Earth Science Astronomy

What motion of the Earth takes 365 and 1/4 days?

• Rotation

• Tilting

• Revolution

• Spinning

What is the degree of the tilt of the Earth?

• 25 degrees

• 23 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 24.5 degrees

The Moon REVOLVES around the:

• Sun

• Earth

• The Moon doesn't revolve

• It's axis

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The combined gravitational pull between the sun, moon, and earth in a straight line result in ______ _______.

• neap tides

• spring tides

• tidal range

• tsunamis

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• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• New Moon

• Old Moon

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What does the Geocentric model look like?

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What does the Heliocentric model look like?

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The place where a planet is farthest Away from the Sun in its orbit around the Sun is called the

• perihelion

• aphelion

This movement changes the direction of the Earth's axis and will cause the north star to change over time. Takes 26,000 years.

• barycenter

• precession

• nutation

• ellipse

Earth's wobble is caused by the gravitational pull from the Moon. This changes the degree of the Earth's tilt and will cause slight seasonal changes.

• barycenter

• precession

• nutation

• ellipse

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