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The spinning of Earth on its axis.
a) rotation
b) revolution
c) equinox
d) solstice

The path Earth follows as it revolves around the sun.
a) orbit
b) axis
c) calendar
d) revolution

A system of organizing time that defines the beginning, length and divisions of a year.
a) calendar
b) equinoxes
c) solstices
d) astronomy

The days when the sun is farthest north and south of the equator.
a) solstices
b) equinoxes
c) revolution
d) rotation

The study of the moon, stars and other objects in space.
a) astronomy
b) astrology
c) lunar
d) solar

The movement of one object around another.
a) revolution
b) rotation
c) equinox
d) solstice

The days when day and night everywhere on Earth is about 12 hours.
a) equinoxes
b) lunar eclipses
c) solar eclipses
d) solstices

The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles.
a) axis
b) tide
c) inertia
d) orbit

_____ is/are caused by the moon's gravitational pull on different parts of the Earth.
a) Tides
b) Gravity
c) A lunar eclipse
d) A solar eclipse

When the moon passes directly between the Earth and sun.
a) solar eclipse
b) lunar eclipse
c) solstice
d) equinox

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