JMS Seasons, Eclipses, Phases Review

What causes Earth to have seasons?

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Earth's tilt on its axis

• The moon's revolution around Earth

• Earth's revolution around the sun

If the moon's orbit were not tilted, how often would we have eclipses?

• The number of eclipses would not change.
• Four times a month
• Three times a month
• Twice a month

What season is the SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE experiencing based on the picture?

• summer
• fall
• winter
• spring

What is being shown in the diagram?

• A lunar eclipse

• A solar eclipse

• A new moon

• A neap tide

How does the amount of daylight and darkness compare during an equinox?

• There are 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness during an equinox.
• There are more hours of daylight than darkness during an equinox.
• There are fewer hours of daylight than darkness during an equinox. 
• There is no daylight during an equinox. 

Which moon phase is being shown in the diagram?

• new moon
• 1st quarter
• waxing crescent
• full moon

Which shows the correct chronological sequence of phases in a SINGLE lunar cycle, beginning with the new moon?

• waning crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous
• waxing gibbous, 1st quarter, waxing crescent
• waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waning gibbous
• waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, full moon

Which description is true about Earth's revolution?

• This is Earth's movement around the sun once. 
• It takes Earth 365.25 days to complete one revolution around the sun. 
• One revolution around Earth gives Earth its year. 
• All of these statements describe Earth's revolution. 

What phase must the moon be in for a solar eclipse to occur?

• new moon
• 1st quarter moon
• full moon
• 3rd quarter moon

How much of the moon's surface facing Earth is visible during a NEW moon?

• all of it
• some of it
• none of it
• half of it