Are you Ready for the Earth, Moon, Sun System Test

The Earth _____________ on its axis causing day and night.

• rotates

• revolves

The Earth rotates on its axis causing ______________.

• day and night

• seasons

The moons rotation period equals its period of revolution which means....

• we always see the same side of the moon

• only half the moon is lit at a time

• the moon causes the tides

• we get to see the whole moon at different portions of the month

This is a diagram of the moon phases. In which phase would a solar eclipse occur?

• New Moon
• 1st quarter
• Full Moon
• 3rd Quarter

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About how many Earth days does it take the Moon to travel around Earth?

• 1

• 27

• 180

• 365

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Distance from the sun does NOT determine seasons. We are actually closest to the Sun during....

• December

• June

• September

• March

What are the reasons for the seasons?

• Earth’s tilt and rotation

• Earth’s rotation and revolution

• Earth’s tilt and revolution

• Earth’s tilt and distance from Sun

Tides are primarily caused by gravity from.... CHOOSE TWO

• The moon

• The sun

• Mars

• Venus

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If the moon was at position 2 what would the moon look like?

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Why can we see the moon?

• The moon reflects light from the sun

• The moon reflects light from the earth

• The moon absorbs light from the sun

• The moon makes its own light

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