Review - seasons/eclipses/phases/gravity

How long does it take the Earth to complete one rotation?

• 24 hours

• 365.25 days

• 12 hours

• 6 months

What causes day and night?

• the tilt of Earth's axis

• Earth's revolution around the sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• the rotation of the sun

Why does Earth have seasons?

• it rotates on its axis

• the distance between the Earth and the sun changes

• Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun

• because it gets cold and hot

In the Northern Hemisphere, the North Pole is tilted towards the sun during the ____________.

• summer

• fall

• winter

• spring

The phases of the moon you see depends on ___________.

• where you are on Earth's surface

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

• how much of the moon's surface is lit by the sun

• how much of the moon is behind clouds

What happens as the new moon phase moves to the full moon phase?

• you see more of the lighted side of the new moon

• you see less of the lighted side of the moon

• nothing - the moon doesn't look any different

When does a lunar eclipse occur?

• during a full moon

• during a new moon

• during the first quarter

• different times each month

A solar eclipse occurs when

• the sun is directly between the Earth and the moon

• the moon is directly between Earth and the sun

• Earth must be directly between the sun and the moon

During which phase does a solar eclipse occur?

• new moon

• full moon

• 3rd quarter moon

• a different time each month

In the Northern Hemisphere, the longest day of the year is on

• the winter solstice

• the summer solstice

• the fall equinox

• the spring equinox