Earth, Moon, and Sun Interaction

Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

• waxing
• waning
• new
• eclipse

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What Moon phase is this?

• Full Moon
• Waxing Gibbous
• New Moon
• Half Moon

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What phase comes AFTER this one?

• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous
• Third Quarter

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What phase comes BEFORE this one?

• New Moon
• Third Quarter
• Waxing Crescent
• Full Moon

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23.5 degrees, this is the cause of the seasons on earth.

• Tilt of Earth's axis
• Vernal Equinox
• Autumnal Equinox
• Summer Solstice

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In the Spring; Earth's position when the lengths of day and night are equal, the sun is at a 90 degree angle over the equator.

• Vernal Equinox
• Summer Solstice
• Winter Solstice
• Autumnal Equinox

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In the Fall; Earth's position when the lengths of day and night are equal, the sun is at a 90 degree angle over the equator.

• Vernal (spring) Equinox

• Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

• Autumnal (fall) Equinox

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What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

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Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

• The equator rotates slower than the poles.
• The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
• The equator always receives direct sunlight.
• The equator has 18 hour days.

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Longest day of the year

• Autumnal Equinox
• Summer Solstice 
• Winter Solstice
• Vernal Equinox

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