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What does earth create when it is spinning on its axis?
a) seasons
b) time
c) day and night
d) tornado

What is the total number of rotations the earth makes in 2 weeks?
a) 6
b) 3
c) 7
d) 14

Why is the sun not visible at night
a) That side of the earth faces away from the sun.
b) That side of the earth faces the sun.
c) It is the equator.
d) The sun rotated away from the earth.

What type of motion describe one earth year?
a) revolution of earth around the sun
b) revolution of the sun around stars
c) rotation of the earth
d) revolution of the stars around the earth

Why do the stars that we see at night look tiny compared to the sun?
a) The stars are darker
b) The stars are farther away than the sun.
c) The stars are closer than the Sun
d) The earth is close to the sun

Because the earth spins, we see stars
a) appear to move during the night
b) remain in the same location in the sky
c) appear to move only at certain times of the year
d) only at certain times of the month

The motion of the stars the you see over several weeks or months is due to
a) the earth orbiting the sun
b) the earth rotation on its axis
c) the changes in the location of earth's moon
d) the changes in the position of the sun

The sky is divided into how many constellations?
a) 15
b) 27
c) 53
d) 88

We see stars, such as Orion, in different locations depending on the time of night
a) because the earth wobbles
b) because the earth is standing still
c) because the earth rotates
d) because the earth revolves

Which observation provides the best evidence that Earth revolves around the Sun?
a) Stars seen from earth appear to circle other stars
b) The change from high ocean tide to low ocean tide is a repeating system
c) Earth's planets movement cause the stars to move.
d) Different star constellations are seen from earth at different times of the year.

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