Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Day and night are caused by what?
a. | rotation | c. | the orbit | b. | revolution | d. | the Moon |
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What is the axis?
a. | an imaginary line around the outside of the Earth. | c. | the 0 degree line of
longitude | b. | the 0 degree line of latitude | d. | an imaginary line through the center of the
Earth |
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A year is caused by what?
a. | one rotation | c. | 24 hours | b. | one revolution |
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What does rotation cause?
a. | one day and one night | c. | dizziness | b. | one year |
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What is the Earth’s tilt?
a. | 90 degrees | c. | 23.5 degrees | b. | causes the magnetic field around the
Earth |
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Why is it warmer in the summer?
a. | the Earth is closer to the Sun | c. | days are longer | b. | nights are
longer | d. | the Sun shines
brighter |
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Where do we live?
a. | in the northern hemisphere | c. | below the
equator | b. | in the southern hemisphere | d. | in South America |
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How long does one revolution take?
a. | one year | c. | 24 hours | b. | one day |
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When is the Earth closest to the Sun?
a. | in January | c. | during the summer | b. | in June |
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What is most responsible for the seasons?
a. | rotation | c. | the Earth’s tilt | b. | revolution | d. | the Earth’s orbit |
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