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- 1. Multiple ChoiceOne complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes aboutone eclipseone rotationone yearone season
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe amount of the lit side of the moon you can see is the same duringfull moon and third quarter phasefirst quarter and third quarter phasenew moon and first quarter phasenew moon and full moon phase
- 3. Multiple ChoiceGalileo saw that much of the moons surface is covered with round pits calledcratershighlandsmariaseas
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA total solar eclipse is visible fromall over Earthonly the dark side of Earthonly within the moon's umbraonly within the moon's penumbra
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe constellations seem to move as the seasons on Earth change. What causes this?Stars move around EarthSeasons of the stars changeAs Earth revolves around sun, we have different views of the starsAs Earth rotates on its axis, we see different parts of the sky
- 6. Multiple ChoiceDuring a total lunar eclipse the moon is in Earth'sumbraorbitpenumbracorona
- 7. Multiple ChoiceEarth has seasons becausethe temperature of the sun changesit rotates on its axisthe distance between Earth and the sun changesits axis is tilted as it moves around the sun
- 8. Multiple Choice
Day and night are caused by
Earth's rotation on its axis
the tilt of Earth's axis
Earth's moves around the sun
eclipses
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA pattern grouping of stars imagined by people to represent a figure is astar chartconstellationseasonal patternmythological object
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhere might water be found on the moon?near the polesin the mariainside the moon rocksin the atmosphere
- 11. Multiple ChoiceDuring what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur?waxing gibbousnew moonfull moonfirst quarter
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe different shapes of the moon seen from Earth are calledeclipsespenumbrasphasesumbra
- 13. Multiple ChoiceYou are less likely to see a total solar eclipse than a total lunar eclipse becauseonly people on the daytime side of Earth can see a solar eclipsethe moon's umbra only covers a small area on Earth's surfacenew moon phase occurs less often the full moon eclipsesmoon's shadow covers all of Earth during a solar eclipse
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe phase of the moon you see depends onhow much of the moons surface is lit by the sunhow much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earthwhether or not an eclipse is occuringwhere you are on Earth's surface
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIn the Southern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs when the sun isclosest to Earthfarthest northat the equatorfarthest south
- 16. Multiple ChoiceBecause the moon rotates once for each revolution around Earthyou never see the far side of the moon from Earthyou see some phases more than othersa different side of the moon faces Earth each dayfar side of the moon is visible only during full moon phase
- 17. Multiple ChoiceAn equinox occurs whenEarth's axis is parallel to the suns raysneither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sunthe Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sunNorthern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
- 18. Multiple ChoiceFrom new moon phase to full moon phase, you seean increasing amount of the lit side of the moona decreasing amount of the lit side of the moonmore of the lit side, then less of the lit side of the moonthe same amount of the lit side of the moon
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA tide with the least distance between low and high tides is aneaplowhighspring
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat are flat areas, once flooded with lava on the moons surfacehighlandscratersmaria
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhen are tides the highest?when the moon is at a right angle to the sunduring the moon's first quarter phaseduring the moons third quarter phasewhen the sun, Earth, and the moon are in line
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhen do neap tides occur?new moonwhen the sun's pull is at right angles to the moons pullfull moonwhen the sub's pull is in the same direction as the moons pull
- 23. Multiple ChoiceTemperature of the moon's surface of the moons surface varies greatly from day to night because the moon hasmariano atmospheremany cratershighlands
- 24. Multiple ChoiceMaria on the moon's surface were formed by ancientice flowsoceansmeteoroid impactslava flows
- 25. Multiple ChoiceFor a solar eclipse to happenthe moon must be directly behind EarthEarth must be directly between the Sun and the moonthe moon must be directly between Earth and the sunthe sun must be directly between Earth and the Moon
- 26. Multiple ChoiceGalileo saw that much of the moons surface is covered with round pits calledcratersmariaseashighlands
- 27. Multiple ChoiceTides are caused mainly bydifferences in how much the sun pulls on different parts of EarthEarth's rotation on its axis, which causes water to movedifferences in how much the moon and the sun pull on different parts of earthstrong winds blowing water onto coasts
- 28. Multiple ChoiceHow large is the moon compared to Earth?about one-half the diameter of Earthabout one-fourth the diameter of Earthabout the same as Earthabout one-sixth the diameter of Earth
- 29. Multiple Choice
Earth rotates on its axis about once every ____________
12 hours
24 hours
year
season
- 30. Multiple Choice
Times when day and night are of equal length are called
equinoxes
full moon
neap tide
summer
- 31. Multiple Choice
The lit half of the moon faces away from Earth during the ______ phase of the moon.
full
gibbous
new
crescent
- 32. Multiple Choice
The darkest part of the moon's shadow is called the
penumbra
umbra
full moon
new moon
- 33. Multiple Choice
The sun and moon seem to move across the sky each day because of Earth's
revolution
position
tilt
rotation
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