Earth Motion

Benjamin is learning about the summer solstice and discovers that it occurs in June in the northern hemisphere and in December in the southern hemisphere. Is this true?

• True

• False

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During a school trip, Abigail noticed that it was summer in the region they visited. She wondered which hemisphere of Earth experiences summer when it is ____.

• turned away from the Sun

• tilted toward the Sun

• tilted away from the Sun

• turned toward the Sun

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Jackson is planning a trip and wants to visit a place with the most daylight hours. Which of the following locations should he choose?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Avery is looking at a diagram of the Earth and wants to know what season is shown for the northern hemisphere. Explain your answer.

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What are Tectonic Plates?

• continent 

• The Trees in Vietnam 

• ThE PlaTES That MoVE uNdERGRound :)

• The Plates that move the Continents

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Spinning of the Earth on its axis is known as

• Rotation

• Revolution

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The orbit of Earth around the Sun is known as

• Rotation

• Revolution

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Earth rotates at a rate of

• 10 degrees per hour

• 15 degrees per hour

• 360 degrees per hour

How long does it take for one complete rotation?

• 12 hours

• 15 hours

• 24 hours

Earth revolves at a rate of

• 1 degree per day

• 24 degrees per day

• 360 degrees per day