CA Review Planetary Science

What is a Lunar Eclipse?

• When the moon is full
• When the moon passes through the suns shadow
• When moon passes through the earths shadow

The Earth rotates every...

• 12 hours
• 365 days
• 24 hours
• 366 days

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Why is the Equator warmest?

• Because it is closest to the sun.
• Because it receives the most direct sunlight
• Because no clouds form here.
• Because it is far from the sun

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Why does Earth revolve?

• It has a Moon
• Its axis is tilted
• The Sun's gravity pulls on it

What causes Earth's seasons to change?

• Earth's tilt on its axis
• Earth's rotation on its axis
• Earth's closeness to the Sun

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During the time between a new moon and a full moon, you see the moon do this:

• decrease in the amount of lit area

• increase in the amount of lit area

• keep the same amount of lit area

• increase then decrease the amount of lit area

This is the motion of Earth that causes day and night:

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Reflection

• Orbit

Name the lunar phase:

• Waning Gibbous

• First Quarter

• Waxing Crescent

• New Moon

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

If these three bodies are lined up with each other, what would this diagram represent?

• full moon
• gibbous moon
• lunar eclipse
• solar eclipse