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Mini-Quiz: Motion of the Earth

by Ron Kurtus (updated 18 January 2022)

Take this Mini-Quiz to check your understanding of the lesson material.

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1. What is a leap year?

A year with 365.25 days

A year with an extra day to compensate for the actual number of days to orbit the Sun

A year without February

2. Why is it warmer in summer in the Northern Hemisphere?

The Earth is closer to the Sun

The days are longer and the sunlight more direct

The Earth is closer to the equator in summer

3. Is the Earth rotating around the center of the Milky Way?

No, it only rotates around the Sun

The Earth is at the center of the Milky Way

Yes, it follows the Sun in its orbit

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Astronomy. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.

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Mini-Quiz: Motion of the Earth

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Astronomy topics

• Observations in Astronomy

Solar system

• Solar System
• Kepler's Laws of Orbital Motion
• Characteristics of our Sun

• Earth and Moon

• Characteristics of the Earth
• Motion of the Earth
• Characteristics of our Moon
• Motion of the Moon
• Phases of the Moon

Planets

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• Jupiter's 67 Moons
• Jupiter's Galilean Moons

Universe

• Characteristics of the Universe
• Astronomical Distances
• Constellations
• Galaxies
• Black Holes
• Big Bang Theory
• Theory of Multiple Universes
• Bigger Bang Theory

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