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A cycle of time consisting of 24 hours; also the period of time for the side of Earth in sunlight
a) Rotation
b) Day
c) Axis
d) Night
How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
a) 24 hours
b) 7 years
c) 365 days
d) 1 hour
What causes seasons to change on Earth?
a) Earth rotating on its axis
b) The Moon's gravity pulling on Earth
c) The Earth's rotation changing direction
d) Earth's tilt as is revolves around the Sun
What causes one year on Earth?
a) Earth rotating on its axis
b) Earth revolving around the Sun
c) The Moon revolving around the Earth
d) The Sun rotating on its axis
About how many rotations on its axis does the Earth make in one year?
a) 24
b) 1
c) 7
d) 365
In the morning, the Sun is low in the sky and by noon the Sun is much higher in the sky because -
a) the Sun has increased in temperature
b) the Earth has rotated on its axis
c) the Sun has turned to face the Earth
d) the Earth has moved closer to the Sun
Which direction does the Sun rise?
a) North
b) East
c) South
d) West
Which direction does the Sun set?
a) North
b) East
c) South
d) West
The change from day time to night time, and back again, is caused by -
a) the position of the moon
b) the movement of the tides
c) the brighness of the Sun
d) the rotation of the Earth
How many times does the Earth revolve around the Sun in one year?
a) 1
b) 7
c) 24
d) 365
Which best describes the position of the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun in our solar system?
a) The Earth and Moon revolve around the Sun
b) The Earth revolves around the Sun, and the Moon revolves around the Earth
c) The Sun and Moon revolve around the Earth
d) The Earth and Sun revolve around the Moon
The Sun appears to move across the sky from morning until nightfall because-
a) Earth rotates on its axis
b) the Sun rotates on its axis
c) Earth is tilted toward the Sun
d) Earth revolves around the Sun
About how long does one rotation of the Earth take
a) 12 hours
b) 24 hours
c) 28 hours
d) 365 days
Earth rotates on its axis about once every 24 hours. This movement causes Earth's
a) water cycle
b) climate zones
c) seasons of the year
d) day and night cycle
An area from which light is blocked
a) Rotation
b) Day
c) Axis
d) Shadow
Turning or spinning around an axis
a) Rotation
b) Day
c) Night
d) Shadow
An imaginary line through the center of Earth
a) Rotation
b) Day
c) Axis
d) Night
The period of time when a location on Earth does not experience sunlight
a) Rotation
b) Day
c) Axis
d) Night
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