Sun, Moon & Earth Systems

When does the Southern Hemisphere experience the coldest weather?

• When the Earth's orbit is the fastest
• When the South Pole is tilted toward the Sun
• When the South Pole is tilted away from the Sun
• When the northern and southern hemispheres get equal amount of sunlight

When would we have a shorter amount of daylight?

• Earth was larger
• The Sun was larger
• Earth rotated quicker 
• Earth rotated slower

If the speed of the Earth's rotation changed what would it affect?

• Length of Day and Night
• Path of the moon's orbit
• Length of the Year
• Path of it's orbit around the Sun

If the seasons were to change more gradually, what would cause this?

• The Earth increased the time it orbits around the sun
• The Earth increased the time it rotates on its axis
• The Moon decreased the time it moves around the Earth
• The Sun's energy decreases per year

Seasons would change significantly if this were to change...

• The speed of Earth's rotation
• the Earth's orbit changed direction
• The Sun's rotation changed speed
• the Earth's tilt were changed

The moon appears to change in appearance because

• of the changing relative positions of the earth, moon, and sun
• of the Earth's shadow on the surface of the moon
• of the amounts of light the moon emits
• of the gravitational pull of the moon as it orbits the Earth

About how many days after a full moon does a new moon occur?

• 28
• 4
• 14
• 7

Which lunar phase will occur about 7 days after a first quarter moon?

• new moon
• full moon
• waxing crescent
• waning crescent

June 24th there was a first quarter moon.  What moon will most likely appear on July 4th?

• waxing gibbous
• waning gibbous
• waning crescent
• waxing crescent

If the Sun were a flashlight, the moon was a tennis ball, and the Earth was a basketball; which action would be most correct?

• The tennis ball would move around the flashlight
• The tennis ball would move around the basketball
• The flashlight would move around the basketball
• The basketball would move around the tennis ball