T7L2 - Earth's Movement In Space Question Preview (ID: 61452)
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an imaginary line that passes through a planet's center and its north and south poles, about which the planet rotates
a) axis
b) inertia
c) rotation
d) equinox
the spinning motion of a planet on its axis
a) rotation
b) revolution
c) orbit
d) solstice
the movement of an object around another object
a) revolution
b) orbit
c) rotation
d) inertia
the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
a) orbit
b) revolution
c) rotation
d) law of universal gravitation
either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator
a) solstice
b) equinox
c) fall
d) spring
either of the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun
a) equinox
b) solstice
c) summer
d) winter
the attractive force between objects
a) gravity
b) inertia
c) mass
d) all of the answer choices
the scientific law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object
a) universal gravitation
b) conservation of energy
c) conservation of mass
d) superposition
the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
a) inertia
b) gravity
c) law of universal gravitation
d) orbit
to reach a conclusion based on an assumption or something not proven
a) hypothesize
b) law
c) fact
d) science
At which positions is Earth experiencing a solstice?
a) A and C
b) B and D
c) A and B
d) C and D
At which positions is Earth experiencing an equinox?
a) B and D
b) A and C
c) C and D
d) D and A
Which of the following explains why Earth experiences predictable day and night patterns?
a) rotation
b) revolution
c) orbit
d) all of the answer choices
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