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- 1. Multiple Choice
If the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing Summer, what season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?SummerWinterSpringFall - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhen the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is leaning away from the Sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?SummerWinterSpringFall
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat would happen if the Earth's axis was not tilted 23.5 degrees and it was straight up and down?Nothing would changeSeasons would no longer happenDays and nights would be longerA year would take longer
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes day and night on Earth?The rotation of the EarthEarth moving farther and closer to the SunThe revolution of EarthThe Moon's orbit around Earth
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIf the Earth stopped rotating, what would happen?Nothing would really happenThere would no longer be 24 hours of day/nightSeasons would no longer happenLunar & solar eclipses wouldn't occur
- 6. Multiple ChoiceDuring which phase of the moon can we sometimes have a solar eclipse?new moonfull moon1st quarterlast quarter
- 7. Multiple ChoiceDuring which phase of the moon do we sometimes have a lunar eclipse?new moonfull moon1st quarter3rd quarter
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIf the sun, moon, and Earth are lined up, what does this diagram represent?cresent moonnew moonlunar eclipsesolar eclipse
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes the change of seasons?the Moon's orbit around Earththe Earth's orbit around the sunthe Earth's tilt as it orbits the sunEarth's distance from the sun as it orbits
- 10. Multiple ChoiceAs the Earth orbits around the sun, the direction of the tilt of Earth's axis does not change.TrueFalse
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe moon's gravitational pull makes the surface level of the ocean rise and fall.wavestidesphasescurrents
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat force causes tides?The Moon's gravityThe Earth's gravityThe Earth's revolutionThe Moon's rotation
- 13. Multiple ChoiceBoth the sun and moon appear to travel through our sky because of theEarth's rotationEarth's revolutionMoon's rotationEarth's orbit
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWe are only able to see one side of the moon because of theEarth's rotationMoon's revolutionMoon's rotationMoon's orbit
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe Moon rises and sets almost 1 hour later each night.TrueFalse
- 16. Multiple ChoiceDuring a lunar eclipse, ____________ blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.MoonEarthMarsSun
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA solar eclipse occurs during a ________moon.fullthird quarternewfirst quarter
- 18. Multiple ChoiceA lunar eclipse occurs during a __________moonFullthird quarterNewFirst Quarter
- 19. Multiple ChoiceHow often does the moon go through an entire set of phases? (lunar month)3 weeks29.5 days29.5 months14 days
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat does this diagram represent?Lunar eclipseSolar eclipseDay and NightMoon Phases
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe moon is illuminated by the light of the ________sunearthstarsitself
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the earth's angle of tilt?23.5 degrees25 degrees30 degrees90 degrees
- 23. Multiple ChoiceHow long does it take for the Earth to make one full rotation on its axis?365 days24 hours1 month1 week
- 24. Multiple ChoiceTo decrease gradually in size. The illuminated part of the moon is becoming smallergibbouseclipsewaxingwaning
- 25. Multiple ChoiceTo increase gradually in size. The illuminated part of the moon is getting bigger.GibbousCrescentWaxingWaning
- 26. Multiple ChoiceOne complete revolution of the Earth around the sun takes aboutone rotationone dayone yearone season
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhen the Earth passes through the moon's shadowtotal eclipsesolar eclipselunar eclipsewaning
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhen the Moon passes through the Earth's shadowlunar eclipsesolar eclipseneap tidewaxing
- 29. Multiple ChoiceName the phase of the moon in the picture.waning crescentwaxing crescent1st quarterwaxing gibbous
- 30. Multiple ChoiceName this moon phase.waxing crescentwaning crescentwaxing gibbouswaning gibbous
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