Earth's Place in the Universe

This occurs twice a year when the sun is directly above the equator.

• Equinox

• Solstice

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What two months does an equinox occur in?

• December and June

• March and September

• February and August

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What two months does a solstice occur in?

• December and June

• March and September

• February and August

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The scientific law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object

• Conservation of Matter

• Universal Gravitation

• Equilibrium

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What is the shape of Earth´s orbit?

• elliptical

• semicircle

• octagon

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A streak of light produced when a small piece of rock or ice (meteoroid) burns up as it enters Earth´s atmosphere.

• comet

• star

• meteor

What causes the seasons to occur?

• Earth´s rotation

• Earth´s tilt

• Earth´s revolution and tilt

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This occurs twice a year when the sun is directly over the Northernmost (Cancer) or Southernmost (Capricorn) edge of the tropics

• Equinox

• Solstice

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The attractive force between objects is

• Intertia

• Gravity

• Friction

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a huge system of stars, planets, dust, and gas held together by gravity

• supernova

• constellation

• black hole

• galaxy

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