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Grade 7 Planetary Motion
Day and night are caused by                                  .
  1. the tilt of Earth's axis
  2. Earth's revolution around the Sun
  3. eclipses
  4. Earth's rotation on its axis
Grade 7 Planetary Motion
When does an equinox occur?
  1. neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the Sun.
  2. the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun.
  3. the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun.
  4. Earth's axis is parallel to the Sun's rays.
Grade 7 Planetary Motion
What must happen for a solar eclipse to occur?
  1. the Sun must be directly between Earth and the Moon.
  2. the Moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.
  3. the Moon must be directly behind Earth.
  4. Earth must be directly between the Sun and the Moon.
Grade 7 Planetary Motion
One complete revolution of Earth around the Sun takes                .
  1. one rotation
  2. one season
  3. one year
  4. one eclipse
Grade 7 Planetary Motion
The position of the axis on Earth is important for what reason?
  1. night and day
  2. length of a year
  3. seasons
  4. position in the solar system
Grade 7 Planetary Motion
Path an object follows as it revolves around another object.
  1. revolution
  2. rotation
  3. orbit
  4. ellipse
Grade 7 Planetary Motion
The spinning of Earth is called its                .
  1. ellipse
  2. orbit
  3. axis
  4. rotation
Grade 7 Planetary Motion
When the north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the Sun, what will North America experience?
  1. more indirect rays and shorter days
  2. more indirect rays and longer days
  3. more direct rays and shorter days
  4. more direct rays and longer days
Grade 7 Planetary Motion
The speed at which a planet orbits the Sun is its                 .
  1. orbital velocity
  2. asteroid belt
  3. perihelion
  4. ellipse
Grade 7 Planetary Motion
A lunar eclipse can only occur during the                .
  1. new moon
  2. waxing crescent
  3. full moon
Grade 7 Planetary Motion
Movement of one object in orbit around another object. Earth goes around the Sun.
  1. revolution
  2. rotation
  3. spinning
  4. axis
Grade 7 Planetary Motion
Match the planet with its revolutionary period.
365.25 days 88 days 30 years 12 years 165 years
Saturn
Earth
Neptune
Jupiter
Mercury
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