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Duplicate of Earth In Space
Duplicate of Earth In Space
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Astronomy and Chemistry #science
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1
Which position represents summer on the diagram below?
D
C
A
B
2
What is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion?
inertia
mass
gravity
buoyancy
3
What is the imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles?
axis
orbit
equinox
solstice
4
Which season begins with the fewest hours of daylight?
fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
5
The Earth revolves around the sun in a
24 hours
a day
one week
a year
6
The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space is called
astronomy
science
chemistry
biology
7
The tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun cause?
night
day
sunlight
seasons
8
When is Earth farthest from the sun?
Winter
Summer
Autumn
Spring
9
Which motion causes day and night?
Rotation of the earth
Equinox
Revolution of the earth
Solstice
10
What two factors act together to keep Earth in orbit around the sun?
mass and weight
sun and the moon
force (called inertia) and gravity
gravity only
11
Earth moves through space in two major ways
north and south
solstice and equinox
rotation and revolution
axis and orbit
12
Anything that has mass and takes up space is
elements
compounds
weight
matter
13
The force of gravity is measured in units called
inches
meters
newtons
pounds