4.8 Earth Patterns

To turn or spin on an axis means to-

• revolve

• eclipse

• phase

• rotate

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When the moon appears to get smaller each night-

• it is rotating

• it is revolving

• it is waning

• it is waxing

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The Moon revolves around-

• another moon

• an eclipse

• the Sun

• the Earth

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When the moon appears to get bigger each night, the moon-

• wanes

• revolves

• rotates

• waxes

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The seasons are related to-

• the moon's revolution around the Earth

• the moon's rotation

• the Earth's revolution around the Sun

• the Earth's rotation

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How long does it take to go through the phases of the Moon cycle?

• About one year

• About one day

• About one month

• About one decade

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When the southern hemisphere is experiencing spring, which season is the northern hemisphere experiencing?

• Autumn

• Spring

• Summer

• Winter

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For the Earth to completely revolve around the Sun, it takes —

• 364 days

• 365 days

• 364 1/4 days

• 365 1/4 days

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Earth's seasons are caused by —

• its axial tilt

• the moon's axial tilt

• revolution of the Sun

• rotation of the moon

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About how old is the sun?

• 2.5 billion years old

• .2 million years old

• 4 million years old

• 4.5 billion years old

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