STAAR Science Space Quiz

Where would the Sun need to be in this diagram to cause these phases of the moon?

• At the Bottom

• At the Left

• At the Top

• At The Right

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This is a drawing of the moon on July 7th. What would the moon look like on August 7th? Name the phase.

• 1st Quarter

• 2nd Quarter

• 3rd Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

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What would the moon look like 15 days after this one?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Crescent

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What phase occurs on the designated part of the graph?

• Waxing Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

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What phase comes before this one?

• Full Moon

• 1st Quarter

• 3rd Quarter

• New Moon

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What phase occurs on the 28th of the month?

• Waxing Gibbous

• 1st Quarter

• 3rd Quarter

• Waning Gibbous

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What are the reasons for the season?

• Earth's tilt & rotation

• Earth's tilt & revolution

• Earth's rotation only

• Earth's tilt & revolution

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What causes there to be longer number of hours of light during the summer

• Earth tilt's away from the sun in summer
• Earth's revolves slower in summer
• Earth tilts toward the sun in summer
• Earth is closer to the sun

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In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

• towards
• up
• down
• away

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In spring/summer, how is the axis of the earth tilted?

• towards

• Neither away or toward

• away

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