Earth and Space Concepts

Fill in the blank: The spinning of Earth on its axis, causing day and night, is called ____.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Precession

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Fill in the blank: The movement of Earth around the Sun, taking one year to complete, is called ____.

• revolution

• rotation

• orbit

• spin

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Fill in the blank: An imaginary line around which Earth rotates, running from the northern to the southern poles, is called ____.

• the axis

• the equator

• the meridian

• the tropic

What is a Constellation?

• A group of stars forming a pattern in the night sky.

• A type of galaxy found in the universe.

• A phase of the moon.

• A type of meteorological phenomenon.

What is Gravity?

• The force that attracts a body toward the center of the Earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.

• A type of electromagnetic radiation.

• A chemical reaction between two substances.

• A process of photosynthesis in plants.

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What is Gravitational Pull?

• The attraction between two objects due to the force of gravity.

• The repulsion between two objects due to magnetic forces.

• The force that pushes objects away from each other.

• The energy produced by the sun.

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What is the Northern Hemisphere?

• The half of Earth that is north of the equator.

• The half of Earth that is south of the equator.

• The entire Earth.

• The equatorial region of Earth.

The Equator is:

• a line of latitude that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• a line of longitude that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• the point where the Earth is closest to the Sun

• the boundary between the Earth's atmosphere and outer space

What is the duration of One Year?

• 365 days

• 12 months

• 52 weeks

• All of the above

What does One Rotation of the Earth cause?

• Day and Night

• Seasons

• Tides

• Year

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