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The Earth, Its Movement & The Solar System
The Earth, Its Movement & The Solar System
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A Quiz to test the concepts of the Earth's movement within the Solar System
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The third planet from the Sun is
Mercury
Mars
Earth
Venus
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The path followed by an object in space as it revolves around another object is known as
Solar System
Orbit
Rotation
Revolution
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What is a revolution?
How long it takes the Earth to move around Mars
How long it takes the Earth to turn on its axis
How long it takes the Earth to rotate around the Sun
How long it takes the Moon to revolve around The Earth
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If our country is tilted towards the Sun, the season would be
Winter
Autumn
Summer
Spring
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Earth rotates on an angle of
24.5 Degrees
23.5 Degrees
25.5 Degrees
22.5 Degrees
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When it is Spring in Australia, it is _____ in the Northern Hemisphere
Spring
Summer
Winter
Autumn
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How long does it take for one revolution to occur?
365.25 days
365 days
2 weeks
24 hours
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The invisible line which the Earth rotates around is known as the
Revolution
Hemisphere
Axis
Equator
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The planet Mercury has a very short year (88 Earth days). This is because...
It is a much smaller planet
It is further away from The Sun
It revolves faster around The Sun
It rotates faster on its axis
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What am I? I have no air, no water and many craters on my surface.
The Moon
Asteroids
Comets
The Sun
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How many hemispheres does the Earth have?
4
3
2
1
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The planet which is two planets behind Earth is
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
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The Earth rotates from
North to South
South to North
East to West
West to East
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Why does the Earth orbit around The Sun?
Because of the frictional force between the two
Because of the Earth's position in the Solar System
Because of the Earth's moon
Because of the gravitational force between the two
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In which year did Neil Armstrong land on the moon?
1968
1969
1959
1979
