Astronomy Part 1 Test Review

Day and Night are caused by

• The tilt of Earth's Axis

• Earth's revolution around the sun

• eclipses

• Earth's rotation on it axis

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One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about

• one rotation

• one season

• one year

• one eclipse

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Earth has seasons because

• it rotates on it axis

• the distance between the earth and the sun change

• its axis is tilted as it moves around the sun

• the temperature of the sun changes

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When the north end of Earth's Axis is tiled toward the sun, North America will experience

• more indirect rays and shorter days

• more indirect rays and longer days

• more direct rays and longer days

• more indirect rays and shorter days

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From new moon phase to full moon phase, you see

• a decreasing amount of the lighted side of the moon

• an increasing amount of the lighted side of the moon

• whether or not an eclipse is occuring

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For a solar eclipse to occur

• the moon must be directly between the Earth and the sun

• The sun must be directly between the earth and the moon

• The moon is on the other side of the moon

• The suns light goes out.

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During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur?

• new moon

• first quarter

• second quarter

• full moon

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The ocean tides on Earth are mostly influenced by

• The Earth

• the moons gravity

• the suns inertia

• the moons inertia

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When are tides the highest?

• new moon, first quarter

• new moon, full moon

• first quarter, second quarter

• full moon, second quarter

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When do neap tides occur?

• new moon, first quarter

• new moon, full moon

• first quarter, third quarter

• full moon, third quarter

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