6th-8th science week 9

What is the autumnal equinox?

• It is the day between summer and winter when there is equal darkness and daylight on the Earth.

• It is the day between summer and autumn where there is equal darkness and daylight on the Earth.

• It is the day between autumn and winter when there is equal darkness and daylight on the Earth.

• It is the day between summer and winter when there is equal darkness and daylight on the moon.

Earth does not rotate _______.

• around the southern hemisphere

• past the northern hemisphere

• around a vertical axis

• at all

A waxing gibbous phase is

• between the third quarter and a full moon

• between the first quarter and a full moon

• something that happens every other month

• something that cannot be predicted

Solar eclipses _____________.

• happen during a full moon

• happen once every 100 years

• happen only at night

• happen during a new moon

What is distinctive about December 21?

• It is the winter solstice.

• It is the shortest period of daylight of the year

• it is the longest night of the year

• all of the above