Earth, Moon, Sun

Earth's rotation takes about ...

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 1 month

Day and night are caused by ...

• Earth's tilt on its axis

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• One revolution of Earth around the sun

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One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about...

• 365 days

• 1 day

• 1 month

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Earth has seasons because ...

• it rotates on its axis

• the sun changes temperatures

• the earth is tilted on its axis

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When the North end of Earth's is tilted toward the sun, North America is experiencing ....

• summer

• winter

• spring

• fall

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The phase of the moon you see depends on ...

• whether or not an eclipse is occurring

• where you are on Earth

• how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces the Earth

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For a solar eclipse to occur...

• the moon must be directly behind the sun

• the moon must be directly between the Earth and sun

• the Earth must be directly between the moon and sun

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During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur?

• new moon

• first quarter

• full moon

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When are tides higher?

• when sun, Earth, and moon are nearly in a straight line

• when the sun, Earth and moon are at a right angle

• during the moons third quarter phase

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The force that pulls to moon toward the Earth

• velocity

• gravity

• tilt

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