Sun, Moon, and Earth

One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes how long?

• 1 day
• 365.25 days
• 24 hours
• 29.5 days

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Earth has seasons because

• it has an axis
• the sun gets closer and farther from the sun
• axis is tilted as it moves around the sun
• the sun gets hotter

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The phase of the moon you see depends on

• where you are on Earth's surface
• how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth
• if the moon is making its own light
• whether or not an eclipse is occurring.

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What force pulls the moon towards Earth?

• gravity
• inertia
• weight
• mass

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Earth spinning on its axis is 

• rotation
• revolution
• inertia
• phases

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Which moon phases comes directly after a new moon?

• waning crescent
• waning gibbous 
• waxing crescent
• first quarter

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The earth's shape is a

• circle

• square

• sphere

• oval

Night and day is evidence that the earth is

• rotating

• revolving

• cold

• warm

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Rotation of the eath takes

• 365 days

• 365 1/2 days

• 24 hours

• 365 hours

What causes the variation in light in some parts of the world during the year?

• rotation

• tilt of the earth on its axis

• day and night

• revolution

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