What is the longest day of the year called?
solstice
blue moon
equinox
full moon
Which of the following planets has seasons just like the Earth because it is tilted?
Mars
Mercury
Pluto
Jupiter
What is NOT a reason why it's so important the Earth is spinning?
moon rises and sets
causes all kinds of weather
sun rises and sets
causes earthquakes
When it's Fall in South Africa, it _______ in the United States.
Winter
Summer
Spring
Fall
When are day and nights the same length all over the world?
equinox
full moon
New Year's Day
solstice
What causes the sunrise and sunset?
Rotation
Orbit
Revolution
In Chile, Christmas is during what season?
Summer
Fall
Spring
Winter
We have seasons because the Earth is _____.
tilted
changing
orbiting
rotating
What planet(s) have seasons because they are tilted?
Mars
Earth and Mars
Earth
Earth and Neptune
How long is Earth’s revolution?
23 1/2 degrees
24 hours
365 1/4 days
What effects the way that all things grow and change, every year?
Rotation
Seasons
Space
Spinning
When the part of the Earth is tilted toward the Sun it is ______.
spring
fall
summer
winter
What movement of the Earth did the pendulum from Bill Nye show?
Revolution
Rotation
Spinning
Orbit
The cycle of what happens 12 times a year?
Earth orbit
Moon orbit
Earth spin
Moon spin
What is the longest day of the year for us in Celina, Ohio?
Summer solstice
Winter solstice
Fall equinox
Spring equinox
The tilt of the Earth is ...
90 degrees
0 degrees
23 1/2 degrees
When it's Summer in the United States, it's ______ in Australia.
Spring
Fall
Winter
Summer
How many moon cycles are there in one year?
3
4
24
12
When the Earth is tilted away from the Sun it is _______.
Summer
Spring
Fall
Winter
If it's Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, it's ________ in the Southern Hemisphere.
Winter
Summer
Fall
Spring
What is your favorite season?
Fall
Summer
Spring
Winter
How long does it take for the Earth to turn itself?
365 1/4 days
1 day
365 days
1 hour
How long does it take the Earth to travel around the Sun?
365 days
1 day
365 1/4 days
24 hours
What changes about the the sunlight that we get in the summer?
direct sunlight
less sunlight
more sunlight
Indirect sunlight
When is the solstice for the Northern Hemisphere?
January 21
December 21
May 21
June 21
The Earth is titled ______ degrees.
23
23 1/2
45
90
What is the imaginary line that the Earth is tilted on?
Prime meridian
Axis
Equator
Latitude
If it's Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it's ________ in the Southern Hemisphere.
Winter
Fall
Spring
Summer
If it is _________ on one side of the world, it is winter on the other side.
Spring
Winter
Fall
Summer
What experiment proved the Earth is spinning?
Newton's 3rd Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Foucault's Pendulum
Newton's First Law
How long is Earth‘s rotation?
24 hours
23 1/2 degrees
365 1/4 days
At the North Pole on the first day of summer for us how many hours of daylight do they have?
15
18
24
12