1. What do you call the movement of the Earth on its axis? A. revolution B. aphelion C. rotation D. perihelion 2. What do you call the movement of the Earth around the sun? A. axis B. rotation C. spin D. revolution 3. What causes day and night? A. rotation of Earth on its axis C. revolution of the Earth around the sun B. revolution of the moon D. tilting of Earth’s axis 4. What is the shape of the planet’s orbit? A. circular B. elliptical C. irregular D. shapeless 5. How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis? A. 1 day B. 1 year C. 1 month D. 1 week 6. How long does Earth complete its revolution around the sun? A. 24 days B. 365 days C. 24 hours D. 365 ¼ days 7. What do you call the path of a planet around the sun? A. axis B. elliptical C. orbit D. moon 8. The Earth turns on its axis from ______________. A. north to west C. west to east B. east to west D. south to north 9. What is the season in the southern hemisphere when the North Pole is tilted away from the sun? A. winter B. autumn C. spring D. summer 10. From December to February, Earth’s axis is pointing away from the sun. What is the season in the Northern Hemisphere? A. winter B. spring C. summer D. autumn ​