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Solar System: Our Solar System- A Day on Earth
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1. What causes day and night?
O the Earth’s orbit around the Sun
O the Earth’s rotation on its axis
O the Moons orbit around the Earth
O the Sun’s rotation on its axis
2. How long does it take Earth to make one full rotation?
O one day
O one year
O one hour
O one month
3. What does it take the Earth one full year to complete?
O one day on Venus
O one phase of the Moon
O one rotation on its axis
O one orbit around the Sun
4. What is the Earth’s axis?
O the path the Earth follows in its orbit around the Sun
O one half of the Earth, either Northern or Southern
O the imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole
O the imaginary line around the center of the Earth
5. What causes seasons?
O The Earth’s orbit and its tilt cause seasons.
O The Earth’s rotation and its tilt cause seasons.
O The Moon’s orbit around Earth causes seasons.
O The Northern and Southern Hemisphere cause seasons.
6. When it’s winter in the United States, what season is it in Australia?
O spring
O summer
O autumn
O winter
7. Why are years on some planets longer than years on other planets?
O Some planets are larger and take more time to spin on their axes.
O Some planets have heavier atmospheres than others.
O Some planets are tiled towards the Sun for a longer period of time.
O Some planets take more time to orbit the Sun than others.