SBS 8th Earth's Movement - Leni Peper | Library

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What motion of Earth causes day and night?

Earth's tilt

Revolution

Rotation

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We have summer when the Earth is closest to the sun

True

False

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The Sun is a

star

planet

galaxy

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The Sun revolves around the Earth?

True

False

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The Earth revolves around the Sun?

True

False

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Another word for "spinning" is

rotation

revolution

solstice

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

24 hours

1 month

365 days

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

24 hours

1 month

365 days

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The Earth is tilted

True

False

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The Earth is tilted

5 degrees

180 degrees

23.5 degrees

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The Earth rotates clock-wise.

True

False

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The Sun is

bigger than Earth

the same size as Earth

smaller than Earth

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

True

False

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The imaginary line on which the Earth rotates is called

North Pole

Equator

Rotation Axis

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

spreads out

concentrated

is at an angle

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

Earth's Rotation

Curvature of the Earth

Earth's Revolution

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The Earth has seasons because of its

size

tilt

distance from the sun

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

Fall

Summer

Spring

Winter

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

Fall

Summer

Spring

Winter

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Last week we experienced the Spring Solstice

True

False

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

Winter

Spring

Fall

Summer

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The days are the longest in

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

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The sun is the highest in the sky during winter

True

False

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

equinox

solstice

orbit

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

Orbit

Equinox

Solstice

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Summer starts on a(n)

Solstice

Equinox

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Spring begins on a(n)

Equinox

Solstice

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Winter begins on a(n)

Equinox

Solstice

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Fall begins on a(n)

Equinox

Solstice

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Shadows are the longest on the Summer Solstice

True

False

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

solstice

equinox

full moon

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

Earth's revolution

Earth's orbit

Earth's rotation

Earth's seasons

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False