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What causes day & night?

• Earth's rotation on the equator

• Earth's revolution around the Sun

• The Moon's rotation around the Sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

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What is the line running down the center of Earth called?

• Equator

• Axis

• North Pole

• South Pole

• No longer tilted on its axis

• Stopped rotating on its axis

• Took an additional month to orbit the Sun

• Revolved around the Sun in the opposite direction

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If there is a 3rd Quarter moon on July 2nd, what is the approximate date of the next full moon?

• July 9th

• July 16th

• July 23rd

• July 30th

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A student keeps a record of the phases of the moon for one month. On the first night of the student's observations, the full moon is visible in the sky. After the full moon, which of these phases will the student observe next?

• Waxing crescent moon

• Waxing gibbous moon

• Waning crescent moon

• Waning gibbous moon

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• H

• G

• J

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• 2

• 3

• 4

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Day

• an invisible line around which an object spins.

• to turn around a center point or axis.

• the period of time during which the Earth completes one rotation around its axis with respect to the Sun

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Season

• object's complete turn around its own axis.

• an invisible line around which an object spins.

• period of the year distinguished by special climatic conditions.

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Orbit

• object's complete turn around its own axis.

• path of one object around a more massive object.

• Circle drawn around the Earth that divides it into two equal halves called hemispheres.

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