Earth's Patterns

How long does it take for the Earth to make a full rotation?

• 24 hours

• 15 hours

• one month

• one year

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What is the Earth's axis?

• The path that Earth follows in its path around the sun.

• The imaginary line going through the center of Earth.

• The imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole.

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What causes seasons?

• The Earth's orbit and its tilt causes seasons.

• The Earth's rotation and its tilt causes seasons.

• The Northern and Southern Hemispheres causes seasons.

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What time of day is represented based on the length and position of the shadow in the picture?

• 9 a.m.

• noon

• 5 p.m.

• 7 p.m.

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What causes the need for time zones?

• sun dials

• People moving to other parts of the world.

• Earth's orbit around the sun.

• Earth's rotation on its axis.

Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

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When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.

• It is spring.

• It is winter.

• It is fall.

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About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

• 65 days

• 8 days

• 365 days

• 28 days

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A constellation is a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.  

• planets

• stars

• patterns

• creatures

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