SPACE TEST

Earth's rotation takes about...

• 365 and 1/4 days

• 6 months

• 24 hours

• 1 moth

Day and night are caused by

• the tilt of Earth's axis

• Earth's revolution around the sun

• eclipses

• Earth's rotation on its axis

One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about

• one rotation

• one season

• one year

• one eclipse

Earth has seasons because

• it rotates on its axis

• the distance between Earth and the sun changes

• its axis is tilted as it moves around the sun

• the temperature of the sun changes

From new moon phase to full moon phase, you see

• an increasing amount of the lighted side of the moon

• a decreasing amount of the lighted side of the moon

• the same amount of the lighted side of the moon

• more of the lighted side, then less of the lighted 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

During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur?

• new moon

• first quarter

• waxing gibbous

• full moon

Tides are caused mainly by

• Earth's rotation on its axis, which causes water to move.

• differences in how much the sun pulls different parts of the Earth

• strong winds blowing water onto coasts

• differences in how much the moon pulls on different parts of Earth

An equinox occurs when

• neither end of Earth's axis is tilted toward or away from the sun

• the north end of Earth's axis is tilted away from the sun

• the north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun

• Earth's axis is parallel to the sun's rays

Because the moon rotates once for each revolution around Earth

• you see some phases more than others

• a different side of the moon faces Earth each day

• you never see the far side of the moon from Earth

• the far side of the moon is visible only during the full moon phase