Earth, Sun, Moon Pre-Assessment Quiz

Waxing is when the Moon is becoming less lit each day.

• True
• False

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How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once?

• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 27.3 days
• 27.3 hours

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During an equinox, the Sun is directly over the?

• Tropic of Capricorn
• Tropic of Cancer
• Equator
• Santa's Workshop

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Fall and Spring occur during ___.

• solstices
• equinoxes
• New Moons
• Full Moons

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Winter and Summer occur during ___.

• solstices
• equinoxes
• Full Moons
• New Moons

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Which phase of the moon does not reflect any sunlight toward Earth?

• New Moon
• Full Moon
• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous

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Which occurs after the full moon?

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

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Which of the following was evidence of a round Earth?

• sailors saw ships coming in little by little.
• Aristotle saw a curved shadow on the moon.
• Sailors saw the North Star moving up and down in the sky.
• All of the above.

The seasons are caused by the ________ of the axis and the Earth's _____________ around the sun.

• tilt, revolution

• tilt, rotation

• curve, revolution

• curve, rotation

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The largest object in the solar system is the

• Earth

• sun

• Pluto

• Jupiter

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