Sun, Earth, and Moon

In the winter, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, and receives the smallest amount of solar energy than any other time of the year. What can be expected in the Northern Hemisphere during this season?

• warmer temperatures and decreased daylight

• cooler temperatures and increased daylight

• warmer temperatures and increased daylight

• D)cooler temperatures and decreased daylight

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The phases of the moon are caused by

• the moon revolving around the sun and Earth.

• Earth revolving around the sun and the sun's light being reflect off the moon.

• the moon revolving around Earth and the moon reflecting sunlight towards Earth

• the moon revolving around Earth with sunlight reflecting off of Earth towards the moon.

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If you wanted to make all days on Earth the same length, what would you have to do?

• Keep the Earth from tilting on its axis.

• Increase the speed of the Earth’s rotation.

• Tilt the Northern Hemisphere all the way toward the Sun.

• Tilt the Southern Hemisphere all the way toward the Sun.

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What is primarily responsible for the creation of seasons on the earth?

• the tilt of the sun

• the distance from the sun

• the axial tilt of the earth

• the reflection of the sun's rays from the earth

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What phase of the moon would you observe from the earth if the Sun, moon, and earth were lined up in that order.

• crescent

• full

• half

• new

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When the Sun is completely blocked out by the Moon a ________________ occurs.

• total solar eclipse

• total lunar eclipse

• partial solar eclipse

• partial lunar eclipse

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Which is the correct alignment for a solar eclipse?

• sun - moon - Earth

• moon - sun - Earth

• Earth - sun - moon

• moon - Earth - sun

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Check out the image of Earth. The Northern Hemisphere is found above the equator (Points A and B) and the Southern Hemisphere is located below the equator (Points C and D). Here it is warmer in summer (C) than in winter (A), because in summer

• the days are longer.

• the Earth is closer to the Sun.

• Point C gets more direct sunlight.

• the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun.

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During a ________ moon, we see one whole side of the Moon here on Earth.

• crescent

• full

• gibbous

• new

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Which of these causes the day/night cycle on Earth?

• Earth’s rotation

• Earth’s polar tilt

• Earth’s revolution

• Earth’s circle of illumination

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