Earth Moon Sun System

The spinning of an object on its axis is called _?_.

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

What are the reasons for the seasons?

• Earth's tilt and rotation.
• Earth's rotation and revolution.
• Earth's tilt and revolution.
• Earth's tilt and resolution

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When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is tilted away from the Sun, What season is the SOUTHERN Hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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Which diagram(s) BEST represent(s) the position of the Moon during a New moon?

• A
• B
• C
• A and C

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What causes the phases of the Moon to change over the course of a month?

• The moon's orbit (revolution)
• The moon's spin (rotation)
• The earth's orbit (revolution)
• The earth's spin (rotation)

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Name this phase of the moon.

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

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What causes us to only see the same side of the moon?

• The Moon's tilt.
• The Moon's gravity.
• The Moon's rotation and revolution are at the same pace.
• None of the above

During an equinox, the Sun is directly over the?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Santa's Workshop

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Which phase occurs directly AFTER the full moon?

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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What causes day and night?

• The sun's ROTATION

• The tilt of the earth on its axis

• The earth's ROTATION on its axis every 24 hours

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