Sun, Moon, and Star Systems

Which best describes the phases of the moon?

• New, waxing, full, waning

• New, full, waxing, waning

• New, waning, full, waxing

• Waxing, waning, full, new

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A shadow forms from perfect alignment of the moon between the Sun and the Earth. What is most likely occurring?

• A lunar eclipse

• A solar eclipse

• A season

• An orbit

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Q1. What determines the measurement of a full year on Earth?

• Hemisphere

• Axis

• Rotation

• Revolution

What determines the measurement of a day on Earth?

• Hemisphere

• Axis

• Rotation

• Revolution

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Which best describes the seasons experienced in the Northern Hemisphere compared to the

Southern Hemisphere?

• They experience opposite seasons

• They experience the same seasons at the same time

• They do not ever experience similar seasons

• None of these

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What is the circular motion around the Sun?

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Axis

• Hemisphere

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What force keeps the Earth in orbit around the Sun?

• A nearby galaxy’s gravitational pull

• The Moon’s gravitational pull

• The Earth’s gravitational pull

• The Sun’s gravitational pull

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The amount of daylight we experience varies from day to day. What factors contribute to this?

• The gravitational pull of the Moon

• The patterns of the ocean tides

• The tilted axis and rotation of the Earth

• The tilted axis and rotation of the Sun

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astronomy

• the time required for the moon to orbit once around the Earth

• the time required for the Earth to rotate once on its axis

• the time required for Earth to orbit once around the sun

• the study of the universe

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year

• the time required for the moon to orbit once around the Earth

• the time required for the Earth to rotate once on its axis

• the time required for Earth to orbit once around the sun

• the study of the universe

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