Earth Motions

The apparent rising and setting of the sun as seen from the Earth are caused by the _________

• Rotation of the Sun

• Revolution of the sun

• Rotation of the Earth

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Imaginary line through the center of a planet.

• Spring tide

• axis

• rotation

• phases

The movement of the earth around the sun in a fixed path or orbit is called _______.

• Revolution

• Resolution

• Rotation

• Circular Cycle

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what are the two main motions of the earth?

• rotation and axis

• circular and rotatory motion

• rotation and revolution

• none of the above

Antarctica experiences six months of complete darkness during winter. What is the best explanation of this occurrence?

• Earth’s tilt

• Sun’s distance from Earth

• Earth's rotation

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How many days does it take to go around the sun?

• 300 days

• 365 days

• 364 days

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What is the movement of the earth in its orbit called?

• orbital velocity

• revolution

• rotation

• apogee

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Day and night are caused by the earth's

• shape

• equator

• rotation

• revolution

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The earth completes one rotation in about

• 22 hours

• 23 hours

• 24 hours

• 25 hours

The change of seasons is caused due to ___

• Movement of the sun

• Spherical shape of the earth

• tilt of Earth on its axis

• Rotation

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