Seasons, Moon Phases and Eclipses Review

What causes the seasons to change?

• The warming and cooling of Earth's core.

• The distance from the sun.

• Earth's tilt in relation to the sun.

• Earth's rotation on its axis.

What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

Objects in the sky appear to move from _______ to _______.

• East to West

• West to East

• North to South

• South to North

The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

• 23.5

• 25.3

• 30.2

• 24

About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?

• 7 days

• 365 days

• 29 days

• 20 days

When the Earth is between the moon and sun, it is most likely a:

• new moon

• full moon

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

Changes in the moon's appearance are

• phases

• eclipses

• stages

• cycle

What causes the moon's phases

• Where you are standing on Earth

• the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

• The tilt of Earth

• how fast the moon is moving

Why do we always see the same side of the moon from Earth?

• because the phases change

• because it rotates and revolves at the same rate

• because half of the moon always receives sunlight

• The moon changes positions

Define Full Moon

• None of moon is visible

• Half moon phase is visible

• Complete moon face is visible

• Less Than half of moon is visible