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VOCAB: When the sun is directly overhead one hemisphere, resulting in longest day/night.
solstice
equinox
rotation
revolution
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VOCAB: When the sun is not pointed toward either hemisphere, resulting in equal day/night.
solstice
equinox
rotation
revolution
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VOCAB: The spin of Earth around its axis (24 hours long)
solstice
equinox
rotation
revolution
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VOCAB: The movement of Earth around the Sun (365 days long)
solstice
equinox
rotation
revolution
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VOCAB: Longer wavelengths due to objects moving away from us.
blue shift
red shift
galaxy
Big Bang Theory
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VOCAB: Shorter wavelengths due to objects moving closer to us.
blue shift
red shift
galaxy
Big Bang Theory
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VOCAB: The theory that our galaxy is 13-15 billion years old, formed from matter expansion.
blue shift
red shift
galaxy
Big Bang Theory
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VOCAB: A collection of billions of stars, nebulae, gases, dust, and planets.
blue shift
red shift
galaxy
Big Bang Theory
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What causes us to experience day and night on Earth?
the rotation of Earth
the revolution of Earth
Earth's orbit
Earth's tilt
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What causes us to experience different seasons on Earth?
the rotation of Earth
the revolution of Earth
Earth's orbit
Earth's tilt
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Which term refers to Earth's spin around its axis?
rotation
revolution
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Which term refers to Earth's orbit around the Sun?
rotation
revolution
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What is the best current theory about how the Moon was formed?
from ice particles orbiting the Sun
the same way the Sun was formed
it drifted into Earth's orbit from another solar system
Earth collided with a Mars-sized object
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How do we classify galaxies?
size
number of stars
shape
diameter
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What kind of galaxy is the Milky Way (where we live)?
elliptical
irregular
spiral
barred-spiral
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If it is a full moon today, what will it be in two weeks?
full moon
first quarter
new moon
third quarter
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If it is a full moon today, what will it be in four weeks (one month)?
full moon
first quarter
new moon
third quarter
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What is the name of this moon phase?
first quarter
third quarter
waning crescent
waning gibbous
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What is the name of this moon phase?
waxing crescent
waxing gibbous
waning crescent
waning gibbous
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What is the name of this moon phase?
first quarter
third quarter
full moon
new moon