Years, Days, Night and Seasons Flashcards
1
Q
True or False. Day and night are caused by the Earth’s rotating on its axis.
A
True, because the earth is rotating on itself
2
Q
True or false. The earths tilt affects the length of day and night
A
True
3
Q
True or false. The Earth’s revolution actually takes 365.25 days. This is why we have a leap year every four years to make up for it.
A
True
4
Q
What is Earth’s revolution?
A
The movement of the planet around the sun. It travels in an orbit (oval path). The orbit plus the Earth’s tilt causes seasons.