Sun Moon Earth

The number of hours of daylight that a location receives varies depending on how far north or south it is from the:

• Line of Capricorn

• North Pole

• Equator

• Moon

Which is true?

• The Earth revolves around the Moon

• The Earth’s moon revolves around the Earth.

The moon and the Sun each exert a gravitational pull on the Earth, and this pull has a major impact on the Earth’s:

• crop seasons .

• ocean tides

• hurricane seasons

• tsunamis

The alignment of the Sun, Earth and Moon can produce shadows on the Earth or Moon resulting in:

• very dark nights

• very long shadows

• lunar or solar eclipses

• vernal equinox

Which of the following best explains why the Sun appears to move across the sky every day?

• The Sun rotates on its axis.

• Earth rotates on its axis.

• The Sun orbits around Earth.

• Earth orbits around the Sun.

The Earth's Moon is:

• always much closer to the Sun than it is to the

  Earth

• always much closer to the Earth than it is to

  the Sun

• about the same distance from the Sun as it is

  from the Earth

• sometimes closer to the Sun than it is to the

  Earth and sometimes closer to the Earth than

  it is to the Sun

When the people on Earth cannot see a moon, which phase is the moon in?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Waxing Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

Which best explains why Earth has tides?

• Earth orbits the Sun.

• Earth rotates on its axis.

• The Sun has a gravitational pull on Earth.

• The Moon has a gravitational pull on Earth.

Where do Earth’s oceans bulge in response to the Moon’s gravitational attraction to produce tides?

• the side facing the Moon

• the side opposite the Moon

• the sides at right angles to the Moon

• the sides facing and opposite the Moon

What does Earth's rotation on its axis cause?

• a year

• day and night

• the seasons

• solar eclipse