Patterns of the Sun, Earth, & Moon

The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.

• revolutions

• phases

• rotations

• eclipses

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About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

• 65 days

• 8 days

• 365 days

• 28 days

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ROTATE vs REVOLVE

What causes the seasons?

• The Earth spinning or rotating

• The Earth revolving around the Sun on its tilted axis.

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How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?

• one day
• one week
• one month
• one year

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The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____

• the 12 months
• the years
• the seasons
• day and night

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As the Earth travels around the Sun, it creates a pattern that makes _____

• the months
• the years
• the seasons
• day and night

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What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of _____

• the Earth
• the stars
• the planets
• the Earth's axis

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The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____

• revolution
• rotation
• precession
• orbit

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The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called its _____

• revolution
• rotation
• precession
• gyration

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When the part of the world that you're living in is tilted towards the Sun, its _____

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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