Unit 5: Systems in Space

The repeating pattern of "changing shapes" of the moon, which occur over the course of the month is called?

• spheres

• phases

• illumination

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The Moon orbits the Earth and the Earth orbits the Sun. What is the force responsible for these orbits moving in this way?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Neither are correct

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The Sun appears to move across the sky each day. This movement of the Sun can best be explained by Earth's?

• Revolution around the moon

• Revolution around the Sun.

• Tilt on its axis.

• Rotation.

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The length of a year is determined by?

• The moon's orbit around the Earth.

• Earth's rotaiton

• Earth's orbit around the Sun

Where we live it is warmer in July than it is in January, why?

• July has more hours of direct sunlight than January has due to the Earth's tilt.

• The gravitational pul

• It is hotter in January than it is in July

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How long does it take the moon to go through one complete phase change?

• A year

• 6 months

• A day

• One month

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Why do the hours of day light change here in La Crosse Wisconsin?

• Seasons of the year change with the movement of Earth.

• The moon changes phases

• We have the same hours of daily light all year round.

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If it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Winter

• Fall

• Summer

• Spring

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The sun rises in the west and sets in the east.

• True

• False

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What determines the length of a planet's day?

• Tilt

• Orbit

• Moons

• Rotation