Earth's Movement in Space

________ causes day and night.

• Gravity

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Core

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What are the reasons for the season?

• Earth's tilt & rotation

• Earth's tilt & revolution

• Earth's rotation & size

• Earth's tilt & resolution

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The time of year when the Sun is directly over the equator; occurs in the spring (vernal) on March 21/22 and in the fall (autumnal) on September 22/23; means equal day and night

• Equinox

• Eclipse

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

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The time of year when the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn; occurs in the winter on December 21/22 and in the summer on June 21/22

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

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The sun's gravity helps

• keep the moon in orbit around the Earth

• keep the Earth in orbit around the Sun

• to shape the Earth as a sphere

• to control the tides on Earth

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What is the term for one complete spin of an object around its axis?

• Revolution

• Gravity

• Rotation

• Orbit

What is the movement of the planets around the Sun called?

• Rotation

• Spin

• Orbit

• Twirl

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How long does it take for the Earth to journey around the Sun?

• 24 days

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• half a year

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Earth's axis is tilted at an angle.

• True

• False

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What causes the change in seasons on Earth?

• The Earth's distance from the Sun

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

• The Earth's rotation

• The Earth's orbit speed

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