Earth, Moon, and Celestial Cycles

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Day and night on Earth is caused by

• The tilt of Earth's axis
• Earth's revolution around the sun
• Eclipses
• Earth's rotation on it's axis

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Earth's rotation takes about 

• 365 days
• 6 months
• 24 hours
• 1 month

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This picture shows Earth's

• Rotation
• Revolution

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choose 2 things that cause seasons

• Moon Phases

• Rotation

• Tilt of the Earth

• Revolution of the Earth around the sun

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Which of the following amounts of time has gone by when the Moon makes 1 revolution around the Earth?

• 1 month on Earth
• 1 year on Earth
• 1 day on Earth
• 1 week on Earth

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How long does it take for the earth to rotate one time?

• day

• week

• year

• month

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When the sun gets higher in the sky, shadows get ______.

• longer

• gone

• shorter

• darker

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Shadows are shortest around______.

• morning and evening

• noon

• night

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The sun appears to __________.

• rise in the east, set in the west

• rise in the west, set in the east

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A constellation

• is a pattern or group of stars that people imagine represents a figure, animal, or object

• "Ge" is the Greek word for Earth. Therefore, it is an Earth centered model.

• "Helios is the Greek word for Sun. Therefore, it is a sun-centered model.

• an oval shape, rather than a perfect circle. It is an orbit of each planet

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Polaris is also known as the...

• Big Dipper

• Little Dipper

• North Star

• South Star

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How can you use Polaris (North Star) in everyday life?

• Make a wish on it.

• Use it for directions.

• Use it to read in the dark.

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What is the reason for the seasons?

• Earth's tilted axis and rotation

• Earth's rotation and size

• Earth's tilted axis and revolution

• Earth's rotation and revolution

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Which two months have Solstices?

• June and December

• March and September

• March and June

• September and December

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When daylight hours are almost equal to night time hours, it is called

• Equinox

• Solstice

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In what position will it be winter in the southern hemisphere

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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At what position will it be summer in the Southern hemisphere.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Match

Match the following vocabulary words.

• north and south poles

• summer solstice

• equator

• winter solstice

• length of time for all 4 seasons

will have longer periods of day/night

the longest time of daylight

will have equal amounts of day light.

the shortest amount of daylight

12 months

• will have longer periods of day/night

• the longest time of daylight

• will have equal amounts of day light.

• the shortest amount of daylight

• 12 months

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What would be the result if the Earth's axis was not tilted but straight up and down?

• Nothing would change
• There would be no seasons
• Days would get longer
• The Equator would burn up and the poles would freeze

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Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?

• The equator

• The poles

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Tropic of Capricorn

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During which season in the Northern Hemisphere is Earth closest to the Sun?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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During the summer solstice the sun is in its lowest position.

• True

• False

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During the winter solstice the sun is in its lowest position.

• True

• False

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The higher the sun rises (altitude), the ------- the days become

• Same

• Longer

• Shorter

• No idea

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At winter solstice, the suns altitude is.....

• Highest

• Lowest

• Middle

• The same

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Craters: holes on the surface of the moon caused by the impact of meteoroids.
Highlands: the light-colored, elevated regions on the moon's surface that are covered in craters
Maria: large, dark plains that cover about 16% of the Moon's surface
Phase: the apparent shape of the Moon as seen from Earth

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Waxing= Moon is on the right

Waning=Moon is on the left)

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Which moon phases are "crescents"?

• 1 and 5
• 2 and 8
• 4 and 6
• 3 and 7

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Which moon phases are "gibbous"?

• 1 and 5
• 2 and 8
• 4 and 6
• 3 and 7

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Which moon phases are "waning"?

• 1 and 2
• 2 and 4
• 6 and 8
• 1 and 5

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What moon phase is this picture?

• This is the full moon phase.
• This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
• This is the waning gibbous moon phase.
• This is the first quarter moon phase.

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What is this moon phase?

• This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
• This is the last quarter moon phase.
• This is the first quarter moon phase.
• This is the new moon phase.  

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What phase of the moon is this image?

• This is the last quarter moon phase.
• This is the full moon phase.
• This is the first quarter moon phase.
• This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.

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In what phase does a Solar Eclipse occur

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Third Quarter

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For a solar eclipse to occur, the alignment must be ?

• none of the above

• Sun, moon, Earth

• Earth, sun, moon

• sun, Earth, moon

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What type of eclipse is this?

• a) Solar Eclipse

• b) Lunar Eclipse

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Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?

• they are the same
• the moon is larger than the sun
• tides are not caused by the moon
• the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun

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Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• full moon tide
• new moon tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

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What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• neap tide
• spring tide
• new moon tide
• full moon tide

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What are tides?

• More water filling up the ocean
• The rising and falling of the water on the earth surface
• Jupiter orbiting the moon
• Waves in the oceans 

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Tides are caused by

• strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
• the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
• the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
• variations in the salinity of ocean water