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Georgia Milestones Practice Test 1 (GaMT1)
37. Daylight in the Northern Hemisphere lasts longer in summer than in winter, and the change in the length of day
happens in a predictable pattern. Which statement correctly explains this condition of Earth's environment?
A. The Sun moves closer to Earth in summer and farther away in winter.
B. Earth, with its tilted axis, moves around the Sun in a predictable way.
C. There is a predictable change in the amount of heat and light given off by the Sun.
D. Earth turns slower in summer than it does in winter.
38. How does the number of hours of daylight compare to the number of hours of darkness on March 20, the first day
of spring in the Northern Hemisphere?
A. The hours of daylight and darkness are the same.
B. There are more hours of darkness than daylight.
C. There are more hours of daylight than darkness.
D. The number of hours of daylight and darkness cannot be predicted in advance.
39. An object in the solar system has many wide, flat craters. What must be true about the object?
A. It is an asteroid.
B. It was originally formed with craters.
C. It has been hit by other objects from space.
D. It is a planet.
40. It is about 28 days from one full moon to the next. This is because 28 days is about the time it takes for one
A. revolution of the Moon around Earth.
B. revolution of Earth around the Sun.
C. rotation of the Sun.
D. rotation of Earth.
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