
This the reasons for the Seasons
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This week we will review over Earth's rotation and revolution and how it causes day and night plus the season.
So the following slides are the notes we did in class followed by some practice questions.
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Multiple Choice
Earth rotates on its axis once approximately every-
month
24 hours
year
12 hours
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Multiple Choice
Where does the sun rise?
west
east
north
south
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Multiple Choice
The sun APPEARS to move across the sky, during the day. Which of the following causes shadows to change length throughout the day?
earth's rotation
earth's revolution
sun's revolution
earth's orbit
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This is during the summer near the North Pole region.
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Multiple Choice
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, we experience __________________
Winter
Day
Summer
Night
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Multiple Choice
It is the tilt of the Earth and it's revolution that gives us ___________.
Seasons
Day time
Night time
Both two and three are correct
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Multiple Choice
It takes one day, or ________ hours, for Earth to make 1 full rotation around its axis. This rotation gives us __________ and ____________.
48, night, day
48, summer, winter
24, night, day
24, winter, summer
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Multiple Choice
As the Earth tilts on its axis, it is _________ on its axis as well.
Revolving
Orbiting
Skating
Rotating
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Multiple Choice
The Earth rotates, and tilts, on it's ___________.
Exits
Equator
Axis
Wheels
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Multiple Choice
What is it called when the Earth goes around the sun?
The Earth ORBITS the sun
The Earth REVOLVES around the sun
The Earth ROTATES around the sun
Option one and two are both correct, ORBITS and REVOLVES mean the same thing.
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