Sun, Earth, Moon Test 2

The Northern Hemisphere of the Earth is tilted toward the sun during the _________

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

Tides occur from the _________ gravitational pull.

• Moon

• Earth

• Sun

• Mars

The moon gets its light from the ______.

• electricity

• Earth

• Sun

• Reflection of a larger moon

Shadows in the winter are _____________

• the same length as summer shadows

• longer

• shorter

• fatter

Shadows in the summer are _____________

• the same length as summer shadows

• longer

• shorter

• fatter

The sun looks like it is moving across the sky because

• The sun is spinning on its axis

• The sun is rotating around earth

• Earth is rotating on its axis once per day.

• Earth is revolving the sun

When the lighted part of the moon is getting smaller, it is known as ______________.

• waxing phases

• gibbous phases

• quarter phases

• waning phases

It takes light ________minutes to get from the sun to the Earth.

• 8

• 400

• 80

• 18

When the lighted part of the moon is getting larger, it is known as ______________.

• waxing phases

• gibbous phases

• quarter phases

• waning phases

The main source of energy for Earth is the _____________

• Moon's gravitational pull

• Sun’s radiation

• Earth's Magnetic field

• Electricity