Sun, Moon, And Earth 2 Question Preview (ID: 49964)


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To move in a curved path around a center is known as
a) Rotate
b) Revolve
c) Season
d) Orbit

The path that an object takes as it travels around another object
a) rotate
b) revolve
c) season
d) orbit

Which of the following would cause the length of a day on the Earth to be shorter?
a) Increasing the length of Earth’s orbit around the Sun.
b) Decreasing the rate at which the moon orbits the Earth.
c) Increasing the speed of the Earth’s rotation on its axis.Decreasing the total radiation output produced by the Sun.
d) Decreasing the total radiation output produced by the Sun.

If Earth’s orbital path were to change so that it would take more time to revolve around the sun, Earth would -
a) have a greater tilt on its axis.
b) have longer days and nights.
c) have seasons that last longer.
d) rotate on its axis at a faster rate.

All of the following affect the seasonal variation in weather on the Earth EXCEPT -
a) the time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun.
b) the varying amounts of daylight during the year.
c) the tilt of the Earth on its axis of rotation.
d) the distance between the moon and the Earth.

Which of the following determines the length of a year on the Earth?
a) The speed of rotation of the Sun on its axis
b) The direction of rotation of the Earth on its axis
c) The time for one orbit of the Earth around the Sun
d) The amount of tilt of the Earth on its axis

Students are modeling the Earth, the Sun, and their relative motions. A basketball is used to represent the Sun, and a tennis ball is used to represent Earth. In order to accurately model the cause of day and night on the Earth, the students must –
a) lift the tennis ball off the table.
b) rotate the tennis ball on an axis.
c) rotate the basketball on an axis.
d) move the tennis ball around the basketball.

The seasons on the Earth are the result of -
a) the orbit of the moon around the Earth.
b) the Sun having a large gravitational pull.
c) the continual rotation of Earth on its tilted axis.
d) the tilt of the Earth and its orbit around the Sun.

The Sun appears to rise and set because of which of the following?
a) The Sun is much larger than the Earth.
b) The Earth rotates on is axis.
c) The Sun’s gravity is very strong.
d) The axis of the Earth is tilted.

To turn around an axis or center
a) rotate
b) revolve
c) season
d) orbit

One of four quarters of a year that are characterized by changes in temperature and weather
a) rotate
b) revolve
c) season
d) orbit

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