Sun, earth, and moon

Which of the following is a characteristic of both the Earth and the Moon?

• Atmosphere containing oxygen
• Rocky surface covered with landforms
• Flowing water in oceans and rivers
• Fossils and fossil fuels under the surface

About how long does Earth take to rotate once on its axis?

• 365 days

• 6 months

• 24 hours

• 1 month

What causes the seasons?

• The distance between Earth and the sun

• The tilt of Earth's axis

• Length of time until the solstice

• Location on Earth relative to the equator

An equinox occurs when

• neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun.

• the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.

• the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.

• Earth’s axis is parallel to the sun’s rays.

At which location in Earth's rotation is it summer in the Northern Hemisphere?

• SS

• VE

• WS

• AE

From new moon phase to full moon phase, you see

• an increasing amount of the lit side of the moon.

• a decreasing amount of the lit side of the moon.

• the same amount of the lit side of the moon.

• more of the lit side, then less of the lit side of the moon.

For a solar eclipse to occur,

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

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

• the moon must be directly behind Earth.

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

You are less likely to see a total solar eclipse than a total lunar eclipse because

• the moon’s shadow covers all of Earth during a solar eclipse.

• new moon phases occur less often than full moon phases.

• only people on the daytime side of Earth can see a solar eclipse.

• the moon’s umbra only covers a small area on Earth’s surface.

During a total lunar eclipse the moon is in Earth’s

• corona.

• penumbra.

• umbra.

• orbit.

What are the phases of the moon?

• The repeating pattern of night and day

• The monthly pattern of lunar and solar eclipses

• The sequence of seasons the moon causes on Earth

• The different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth