Earth as Planet

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1. The seasons are the result of the variation in distance from the sun to earth as it circles around the sun in an elliptical orbit for the duration of one year. Fact or Fiction?
   
   
2. The Earth has a tilt that always points toward the same direction as it revolves around the sun. Fact or Fiction?
   
   
3. Our night and day is caused by the rotation of the earth. Fact or Fiction?
   
   
4. During our summer, let’s say August 1^st, the length of day is longer in Seattle than it is in the Sacramento Area. Fact or Fiction?
   
   
5. The Earth is a completely perfect sphere, thus the need for map projections. Fact or Fiction?
   
   
6. The Milky Way is our galaxy, of which the sun is the center. Fact or Fiction?