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Sun Earth Moon - Solar System

Authored by Tracy Vassiliev

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Sun Earth Moon - Solar System
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the Earth completes one orbit around the sun then it has completed one

revolution

rotation

one day

year

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An earth day is

~ 24 hours

one earth rotation

one lunar month

one earth revolution

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Moon phases...

occur in irregular patterns

have two full moon per cycle

are caused by changes in the relative positions of the moon, sun, and earth as the moon revolves around earth.

occur due to the earth's shadow covering parts of the lit moon

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A lunar eclipse occurs...

when the moon casts a shadow on a portion of Earth’s surface

when Earth casts a shadow on the moon

when the moon is between the Earth and the sun

when the sun is between the Earth and the moon.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The following statements are about the time of day and night on Earth.

The day and night are a result of the Earth’s rotation.

The day and night are a result of the Earth’s revolution.

Daylight in the northern hemisphere lasts longer during the winter.

Daylight last longer in the southern hemisphere when the North Pole is pointed towards the sun.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The shape of Earth’s orbit around the sun is...

unpredictable.

extremely elliptical.

almost circular / slightly elliptical.

a straight line.

the cause of the seasons.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The moon phase between a quarter moon and a full moon is called __________ moon.

a gibbous

a full

a quarter

a crescent

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