Space Exploration, Moon, Seasons and Planets

During which moon phase can we have a solar eclipse?

• Full moon

• New moon

• 1st Q

The asteroid belt is found between...

• Earth and Mars

• Saturn and Neptune

• Mars and Jupiter

Choose several: The telescope helped us understand our solar system by...

• discovering new moons

• providing clear images of objects

• proving that planet orbits are prefect circles

• proving the heliocentric model

Which season occurs in America when the Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun?

• summer

• winter

• spring

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which is the main cause of tides on Earth?

• the Earth's tilt

• the moon's gravity

• the Earth's gravity

• the Earth's revolution

When the north pole is tilted away from the sun, North America will experience...

• summer & have longer days

• winter & have shorter days

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Which side do we see if the moon is waning?

• right

• left

What has been used recently to explore Mars' surface?

• landers

• satellites

• rovers

What explains why the moon orbits Earth?

• the magnetic field

• earth's rotation

• gravitational attraction between them

What causes day & night on Earth?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1