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Chapter 19 Section 1
Test Description: This section covers: What is astronomy? What causes day and night? What causes seasons? What are solstices and equinoxes?
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Earth's rotation takes about
A
6 months
B
365 days
C
24 hours
D
1 month
2) Day and night are caused by
A
Earth's rotation on its axis
B
Earth's revolution around the sun
C
eclipses
D
the tilt of Earth's axis
3) One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes
A
one rotation
B
one season
C
one eclipse
D
one year
4) Earth has seasons because
A
the temperature of the sun changes
B
the distance between the Earth and the sun changes
C
it rotates on its own axis
D
its axis is tilted as it moves around the sun
5) In the Southern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs when the sun is
A
closest to Earth
B
at the equator
C
farthest north
D
farthest south
6) When the north end of the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun, North America will experience
A
more indirect rays and shorter days
B
more indirect rays and longer days
C
more direct days and shorter days
D
more direct days and longer days
7) An equinox occurs when
A
Earth's axis is parallel to the sun's rays
B
the north end of Earth's axis is tilted away from the sun
C
neither end of Earth's axis is tilted toward or away from the sun
D
the north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun
8) The sun and moon seem to move across the sky because of Earth's _________ on its axis.
A
revolution
B
tilt
C
rotation
D
orbit
9) Earth rotates on its axis once every _____ hours.
A
6
B
12
C
365
D
24
10) The times when day and night are of equal length are called _________.
A
solstices
B
equinoxes
C
revolutions
D
orbits
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