Rotation Revolution Seasons

How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 29.5 days

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What season is letter A?

• Winter

• Summer

• Spring

• Fall

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When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

• Summer

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Why is it warmer in the summer?

• Closer to the sun

• More direct light from Earth's tilt

• Stronger light from the sun

• Earth spins slower

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In the summer many people enjoy going to the beach. There is a beautiful beach in Argentina, which is located in the Southern Hemisphere. Which diagram shows the position of Earth when it is summer in Argentina?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The term equinox means....

• equal amount of day light and equal amount of night

• Equal amount of winter and summer

• Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone

• The longest day of the year

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Select all of the correct statements

• The Earth revolves around the Sun

• The Moon revolves around the Earth

• The Earth revolves around the Moon

• The Sun revolves around the Earth

• The Earth rotates on its axis

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What causes the variation in light in some parts of the world during the year?

• rotation

• tilt of the earth on its axis

• day and night

• revolution

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Seasonal changes on Earth are primarily caused by the

• parallelism of the Sun's axis as the Sun revolves around Earth

• changes in distances between the Sun and Moon

• elliptical shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun

• tilt of Earth's axis as Earth revolves around the Sun

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The diagram below shows a large pendulum in motion over an 8-hour period.

What is the main reason the pendulum appears to change its direction of swing over time?

• tilt of Earth on its axis

• rotation of Earth on its axis

• revolution of Earth in its orbit

• speed of Earth in its orbit