Astronomy

Movement of Earth around the sun.

• Rotation
• Revolution

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Spinning of Earth on its axis.

• Rotation
• Revolution

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Occurs when Earth is positioned between the moon and the sun and when Earth's shadow crosses the lighted half of the moon.

• Solar Eclipse

• Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Perigee

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Name the moon phase

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

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Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

• new moon
• first quarter
• full moon
• last quarter/3rd quarter

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Tides are caused by ___________

• wind
• gravitational pull of moon
• waves gravitation toward land
• rain

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Waxing means...

• Growing
• Dying
• Losing light
• Moving

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Name the phase of the moon for letter f

• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Crescent

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Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Uranus
• Mercury
• Neptune
• Earth

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Which planet is farthest from the sun?

• Neptune
• Pluto
• Earth
• Uranus

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