Unit 1.1 Review Earth, Sun, & Moon as a System

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Why do we see day and night? Options: rotation of Earth, revolution around the sun, the elliptical orbit, the tilt of the axis

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rotation of Earth

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Which causes the seasons? Options: moon, closeness to sun, tilt, elliptical orbit, Jupiter, eclipses, axis, shape of earth, revolution around the sun, moon phases, sun strength, north & south poles

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axis, shape of earth, revolution around the sun

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Which eclipse is this? Options: lunar, solar

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solar

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Which eclipse is this? Options: lunar, solar

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lunar

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Which is NOT describing ROTATION? Options: spinning, on the Earth's axis, orbiting around the sun, cause DAY and NIGHT

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orbiting around the sun

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Which is NOT describing REVOLUTION? Options: the orbit (path), a year, or 365 days, orbiting the sun, spinning on an axis

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spinning on an axis

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Which phase is this? Options: waxing crescent, new moon, full moon, waxing gibbous

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new moon

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Which phase is this? Options: first quarter, last quarter, waxing gibbous, waning gibbous

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waning gibbous

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Which phase is this? Options: waxing crescent, first quarter, waning crescent, new moon

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waxing crescent

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What does this picture explain? Options: why a solar eclipse happens, why some see a total eclipse and some only see partial, why some see lunar eclipse and others don't, why a lunar eclipse happens

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why some see a total eclipse and some only see partial