MCA Review-Earth Science

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere at Position 3?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere at Position 4?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

The term equinox means....

• equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
• Equal amount of winter and summer
• Equal amounts of direct sunlight for everyone
• The longest day of the year

Which of the following best describes the solstices?

• Either the longest or shortest day of the year for a hemisphere
• Direct sunlight hits the Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn
• Happens in June and December
• All of the above

One rotation of Earth is equal to

• a day.
• a year.
• a month
• a week

What are the reasons for the season?

• Earth's tilt & rotation
• Earth's tilt & revolution
• Earth's rotation & revolution
• Earth's tilt & distance from the sun

What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed.

• Total
• Umbra
• Penumbra
• Partial

Which type of eclipse is shown in this picture?

• Solar Eclipse
• Orbit
• Lunar Eclipse
• Total Eclipse

Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?

• Solar Eclipse
• Lunar Eclipse
• Total Eclipse
• Partial Eclipse

Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as ____________.

• waxing
• waning
• new
• eclipse