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- 1. Multiple Choice
The diagram shows positions of the Moon as it orbits the Earth. Half of the Moon's surface is lit by sunlight no matter what the Moon's position. But the amount of the lit surface visible from Earth varies with the Moon's position. Which phase of the Moon is represented by position 5 on the diagram?
Last Quarter
Full Moon
Waning crescent
New Moon
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the moon phase pictured if it occurs between the 1st quarter moon and full moon?
Waxing crescent
Waning crescent
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the images below shows the positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun during a lunar eclipse?
- 4. Multiple Choice
During a neap tide, the Earth, Sun, and Moon need to be in alignment with a 90˚ angle. This means that, during the Moon’s cycle, neap tides occur during which moon phases?
New Moon
Full Moon
both the New Moon and Full Moon
both the Quarter Moons
- 5. Multiple Choice
When the earth completes one full revolution around the sun, how much time has passed?
About 365.25 days
About 29.5 days
About 24 hours
About 1 hour
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following causes the change in seasons on Earth?
the spinning of the Earth on its axis and the Earth revolving around the Sun
the tilting of the Earth on its axis and the Earth revolving around the Sun
the tilting of the Earth on its axis and the Sun revolving around the Earth
the Earth revolving around the Sun and the Moon revolving around the Earth
- 7. Multiple Choice
There are two days every year when daytime and nighttime are equal. These days happen when the Sun appears in a special position in the sky. The exact moment when the Sun appears in this position is called an equinox (EE–kwuh–noks).
During which two seasons do equinoxes happen?
spring and summer
winter and summer
autumn and spring
autumn and winter
- 8. Multiple Choice
Different seasons arise as the Earth revolves around the Sun because the Earth's axis is tilted. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, what seasons will the two hemispheres be experiencing?
The Northern Hemisphere will be in winter, and the Southern Hemisphere will be in summer.
Both hemispheres will be in summer.
Both hemispheres will be in winter.
The Northern Hemisphere will be in summer, and the Southern Hemisphere will be in winter.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true about the solar system?
All of the planets have moons.
None of the planets have moons.
Earth is the only planet with a moon.
Most of the planets have moons.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Meteoroids are small pieces of rock and dust. Meteoroids become __________when they enter the Earth’s atmosphere and burn from all of the atmospheric friction into a bright streak.
Comets
Meteors
Meteorites
Asteroids
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