Earth Orbit

A student draws a model showing the movements on Earth, the moon, and the sun. Which arrow shows the movement that caused day and night on Earth?

• Arrow 1, because it shows the rotation of the sun

• Arrow 2, because it shows the orbit of Earth around the sun

• Arrow 3, because it shows the orbit of the moon around Earth

• Arrow 4, because it shows the rotation of the Earth

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How long does it take the Earth to orbit around the sun?

• 325.0 days

• 365.25 days

• 1 month

• 24 hours

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What causes different constellations to be visible from Earth at different times of year?

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• movement of the stars

• none of these

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What is the phenomenon that provided evidence against a geocentric model called?

• shadows

• parallelogram

• stellar parallax

• none of these

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• the sun's rotation

• movement of the stars

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The earth orbits around...

• the sun.

• the moon

• other planets

• the Milky Way

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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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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 is the shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun?

• Circular

• Elliptical

• Parabolic

• Hyperbolic

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Which force is primarily responsible for keeping the Earth in orbit around the Sun?

• Magnetic force

• Gravitational force

• Electromagnetic force

• Nuclear force

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