What does equinox mean?
a. longer days and shorter nights
b. shorter days and longer nights c. equal days and nights
• What does summer solstice mean?
a.longer days and shorter nights
b.shorter days and longer nights
c.equal days and nights
• What does winter solstice mean?
a.longer days and shorter nights
b. shorter days and longer nights
• c. equal days and nights
The Earth is split into two parts based on the Equator. What are the names of the two parts?
a. Southern and Eastern Hemisphere
b. Northern and Southern Hemisphere
c. Northern and Western Hemisphere
d. Eastern and Western Hem
It takes approximately how many hours for the Earth to rotate once fully around?
a.10 c. 18
b.12 d. 24
It takes about how many days for the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
a.345.5 c. 365.5
b.365.25 d. 356.5
The diagram shows four possible positions of the Earth as it travels around the Sun. One complete trip of the Earth around the Sun -
a. is a rotation c. occurs in a dayb. is a revolution d. occurs in a season
• The Northern Hemisphere would most likely experience summer conditions when the Earth is at -
• a. position A c. position C
• b. position B d. position D
The diagram provides evidence that the Earth -
• a. changes tilt each day
• c.rotates yearly
• b. maintains the same tilt
• d.revolves daily
The movement of the Earth spinning on its axis -
• a. occurs in a month c. is a rotation
• b. occurs in a year d. is a revolution
How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on its’ axis?
a. 1 day c. 1 month
b. 1 week d. 1 year
How long does it take the moon to revolve once around the Earth?
a.1 day c. 1 month
b.1 week d. 1 year
If the north pole is pointed toward the Sun, what season is it in the northern hemisphere?
• a. winter c. summer
• b. spring d. fall
If the north pole is pointed away from the Sun, what season is it in the northern hemisphere?
• a. winter c. summer
• b. spring d. fall
how long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
a. 1 day c. 1 month
b. 1 week d. 1 year
ANSWER
t takes 1 month for the Earth to revolve once around the Earth, which means 12 times since we have 12 months in a year
• Which of these answers best describes the revolution and rotation periods of the moon?
a. 29 day revolution, 1 day rotation
c. 365 day revolution, 1 day rotation
b. 29 day revolution, 29 day rotation
d. 365 day for both
• The moon rotates on its axis at ____________ rate it orbits the Earth.
• a. the same rate c. a faster rate
• b. a slower rate
During this moon phase, the tides are what?
a.high high tides and low low tides
b.low high tides and high low tides
ANSWER
• new moon phase - spring - tides are very high during high tide and very low during low tide
During this moon phase, the tides are what?
a.high high tides and low low tides
b.b. low high tides and high low tides
What is a limitation, does not show, of this model?
a.the number of items in our solar system
c.appearance of the planetsb.direction of rotationd. order of the planets