Earth in Space Pretest

How many moons does Earth have?

• 1

• 4

• 3

• 9

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One rotation on Earth is equal to?

• 8 days

• 2 days

• 1 day

• 1 month

How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?

• one day

• one week

• one month

• one year

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The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____

• revolution

• rotation

• precession

• orbit

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What is the approximate distance from the Earth to the Sun?

• 93 million miles

• 150 million miles

• 93 thousand miles

• 150 thousand miles

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The illustration represents which of the following?

• Revolution of Earth

• Swimming Earth

• Bicycle wheel

• Roation of Earth

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The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____

• the 12 months

• the years

• the seasons

• day and night

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What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of _____

• the Earth

• the stars

• the planets

• the Earth's axis

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When the part of the world that you're living in is leaning towards the Sun, its _____

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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The invisible line that passes through the North Pole and the South Pole is called Earth's ____

• axis

• equator

• ecliptic

• prime meridian

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