Rotation Revolution Seasons

Base your answer on the two maps for Australia below. Map I shows Australia's major landscape regions. Letters A through H represent locations in Australia. Map II shows Australia's general climate regions.

On which day with the noon Sun be directly overhead at location C?

• March 21

• June 21

• September 23

• December 21

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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

Which movement of Earth causes day and night?

• rotation

• revolution

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What are the reasons for the season?

• Earth's tilt & rotation

• Earth's tilt & revolution

• Earth's rotation & rovolution

• Earth's tilt & resolution

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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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Earth spinning on it's axis is called

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Summer

• Fall

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Earth's movement around the sun is called

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Summer

• Fall

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How long is a day on earth?

• 22 hours

• 365 days

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

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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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Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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