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SBS 8th Earth's Movement

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What motion of Earth causes day and night?

Earth's tilt

Revolution

Rotation

We have summer when the Earth is closest to the sun

True

False

The Sun is a

star

planet

galaxy

The Sun revolves around the Earth?

True

False

The Earth revolves around the Sun?

True

False

Another word for "spinning" is

rotation

revolution

solstice

The part of Earth that is facing away from the Sun experiences night.  

True

False

The part of the Earth that is facing away from the Sun experiences day.

True

False

How long does it take the Earth to complete one rotation?

24 hours

1 month

365 days

How long does it the Earth to revolve around the Sun?

24 hours

1 month

365 days

The Earth is tilted

True

False

The Earth is tilted 

5 degrees

180 degrees

23.5 degrees

The Earth rotates clock-wise.  

True

False

The Sun is

bigger than Earth

the same size as Earth

smaller than Earth

It is the Sun's gravitational pull that keeps Earth in orbit and doesn't float off into space

True

False

The imaginary line on which the Earth rotates is called

North Pole

Equator

Rotation Axis

The Equator receives the most energy from the sun because the energy is

spreads out

concentrated

is at an angle

If the Earth were NOT tilted, we would have the exact same temperature everyday.  

True

False

Sunlight is more spread out the further away you are from the Equator?

True

False

What causes less sunlight to be received at the North and South Poles?

Earth's Rotation

Curvature of the Earth

Earth's Revolution

The Earth has seasons because of its

size

tilt

distance from the sun

When the tilt of the Earth is pointing toward the Sun, it is

Fall

Summer

Spring

Winter

When the tilt of the Earth is pointing away from the Sun, it is

Fall

Summer

Spring

Winter

Last week we experienced the Spring Solstice

True

False

If the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing summer, the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing 

Winter

Spring

Fall

Summer

The days are the longest in 

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

The sun is the highest in the sky during winter

True

False

A day when the Earth's Rotation Axis is the most toward or away from the Sun is called

equinox

solstice

orbit

A day when Earth's Rotation Axis is leaning along the Earth's orbit is called

Orbit

Equinox

Solstice

Summer starts on a(n)

Solstice

Equinox

Spring begins on a(n)

Equinox

Solstice

Winter begins on a(n)

Equinox

Solstice

Fall begins on a(n)

Equinox

Solstice

Shadows are the longest on the Summer Solstice

True

False

When a ___________ occurs, the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere receive the same amount of sunlight.

solstice

equinox

full moon

What is caused by the tilt of the Earth's Rotational Axis?

Earth's revolution

Earth's orbit

Earth's rotation

Earth's seasons

The amount of sunlight received at the South Pole is the same as received by the Equator

True

False

The least amount of Sun energy is received at the North and South Poles

True

False

Each day, the Sun appears to move from West to East across the sky?

True

False