11. Which of the following would happen if the Earth did not rotates
D. Intertropical convergence zone
A. We would not have days and nights
C. The Earth would fall in space.
B. The sun would not shine an Earth.
D. We would not have any new year.
12. Why do we have day and night?
A. Because the earth revolves around the sun.
B. Because the earin rotates on its ads.
C. Because the earth filts on its axis.
13. As the globe rotates, only half of it receives light so this side is brigint. Places on this area
experiences what time of the day?
A. daytime
B. night time
C. dawn D. midnight
14. When the other side of the earth is away from the sun, this side does not receive light so it is
dark. What time on this side of the Earth?
A. daytime
B. night time C. dawn D. midnight
15. As seen from the North Pole in what direction does the Earth rotates.
A. clockwise
C. sideward
B. counter clockwise D. backward
16. How many times does the earth rotate on its ads in one year?
A. 24 times
B. 48 times
C.365.25 times D. 12 times
17. Why does the moon appear to move across the sky during the night?
A. It travels around Earth every day.
B. Earth rotates on its axis.
C. It is extremely far away.
D. All objects in space are moving.
18. The earth's
is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
A axis B. longitude C. orbit D. equator
19. The portion of the earth facing the sun experiences _while the other half away from the
sun experiences
A. day, night B. night, dayC. night, dawn
D. night, day
20. The Earth is tilted on its axis as shown in the picture on the right. What would change if the
Earth's axis was not tilted but straight up and down like in the picture at the left?
A. The Earth would not have seasons.
B. The Earth would stop orbiting the sun.
C. At the equator there would be 24 hours of daylight.
D. The daytime temperature at the North Pole would be the same as the equator.
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