Earth Sun Seasons

It takes the Earth __________ to revolve around the sun.

• 365. 365.25 days

• 365 days

• 51 weeks

• 24 hours

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What star does our Earth orbit around?

• North Star

• Sun

• Neptune

• Pluto

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Each time revolution around the sun is _________ .

• 24 hours

• 1 week

• 1 year

• 28 days

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In what season does the sun appear the highest in the sky?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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The seasons occur because of Earth's revolution around the Sun.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Based on your knowledge and our observations outside, when might your shadow be the shortest?

• morning

• noon

• evening

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What angle is this Earth's axis tilted?

• 365.25

• 28

• 23.5

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Why are there 4 Earth's shown in this diagram?

• 4 Seasons

• 4 Time zones

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In which month does the Northern Hemisphere (the hemisphere we live in) experience summer?

• March

• June

• September

• December

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During the Northern Hemisphere summer months is the Earth closer or farther from the Sun?

• Closer

• Further

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