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Earth & Space Science Revision

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1
The Earth's axis is tilted on an angle of _____
250
23.5o
25.30
00
2
Winter solstice
shortest day of the year
when daylight savings start
longest day of the year
the hours of daylight and the hours of darkness are about equal
3
What do we call the imaginary line that pass through an object in space?
axis
axe
axle
axolotl
4
Number of equinoxes in a year
4
2
3
1
5
Number of 'soltices' in a year
1
3
4
2
6
A year is
the time taken to finish year 7
the time taken for the sun to orbit a planet
the time taken for a planet to rotate
the time taken for a planet to orbit the sun
7
Equinox is
longest day of the year
shortest day of the year
the hours of daylight and the hours of darkness are about equal
when daylight savings start
8
A path that an object takes in space when it goes around a star, planet or moon
orbit
rotation
space track
satellite
9
Days are longer than nights when
we have a full moon
the South Pole is tilted away from the Sun.
the South Pole is tilted neither towards nor away from the Sun.
the South Pole is tilted towards the Sun.
10
What do we call it when an object spins on its axis?
rotates
moves
revolves
spins
11
What gives us night and day ?
a VERY big light switch
Earth revolving around the sun
Earth rotating on its axis
the orbit of the earth
12
Summer solstice is
longest day of the year
shortest day of the year
when daylight savings start
the hours of daylight and the hours of darkness are about equal