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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Day and Night Cycle is caused by...
Revolution of the Earth
Rotation of the Earth
Revolution of the Sun
Rotation of the Sun
- 2. Multiple Choice
On Earth, the seasons are caused by...
The change in distance between the Earth and Sun
The tilt of the Earth's axis and its revolution around the Sun
The tilt of the Earth's axis and its rotation around the Sun
The tilt of the Earth's axis and the Moon's revolution around the Earth
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Moon rotates on its axis once every...
29.5 hours
29.5 days
29.5 weeks
29.5 months
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Lunar Cycle is caused by...
The rotation of the Earth
The revolution of the Earth
The rotation of the Moon
The revolution of the Moon
- 5. Multiple Choice
When the lighted part of the moon is increasing in size, we call this...
dabbing
getting bigger
waning
waxing
- 6. Multiple Choice
When the lighted part of the moon is decreasing in size, we call this...
dabbing
getting bigger
waning
waxing
- 7. Multiple Choice
A ____________ moon is one that is lighted more than half-way.
crescent
quarter
gibbous
half
- 8. Multiple Choice
A ____________ moon is one that is lighted less than half-way.
crescent
quarter
gibbous
half
- 9. Multiple Choice
A ____________ moon is one that is lighted half-way.
crescent
last quarter
gibbous
half
- 10. Multiple Choice
A ____________ moon is one that is completely lighted.
new
crescent
gibbous
full
- 11. Multiple Choice
The length of shadows grows in the ______________ and decreases in the _______________.
afternoon / morning
morning / afternoon
morning / evening
evening / afternoon
- 12. Multiple Choice
As the Earth rotates and the sun appears to move across the sky, shadows move from ___________ to __________.
north / south
south / north
east / west
west / east
- 13. Multiple Choice
As the Earth rotates, the sun appears to move across the sky from ___________ to __________.
north / south
south / north
east / west
west / east
- 14. Multiple Choice
In the morning, shadows point...
northerly
easterly
southerly
westerly
- 15. Multiple Choice
In the afternoon, shadows point...
northerly
easterly
southerly
westerly
- 16. Multiple Choice
When the North Pole points away from the sun, the season is _________________ in the northern hemisphere
winter
spring
summer
autumn
- 17. Multiple Choice
When the North Pole points away from the sun, the season is _________________ in the southern hemisphere
winter
spring
summer
autumn
- 18. Multiple Choice
All of the following are similarities between the Earth and Moon except...
water ice
craters
rotation and revolution
maria
- 19. Multiple Choice
All of the following are differences between the Earth and Moon except...
phases
living things
rilles
an atmosphere
- 20. Multiple Choice
This is an eruption of hot gas that can curve and loop back to the surface of the sun
your female parent
solar wind
a sun spot
a prominence
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