Sun, Moon and Earth

Earth has seasons because

• it has an axis
• the sun gets closer and farther from the sun
• axis is tilted as it moves around the sun
• the sun gets hotter

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In the Southern Hemisphere, the summer solstice is in 

• March
• June
• September
• December

The phase of the moon you see depends on

• where you are on Earth's surface
• how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth
• if the moon is making its own light
• whether or not an eclipse is occurring.

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When are there equal days and nights?

• solstice
• equinox
• summer
• winter

What force pulls the moon towards Earth?

• gravity
• inertia
• weight
• mass

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The moon does not create its own __________, but reflects the light of the ___________.

• phase, sun

• light, sun

• sun, phase

• sun, light

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What causes nighttime and daytime on Earth?

• the Moon revolving around the Earth
• the Earth rotating around the Sun
• the Earth rotating on its tilted axis
• the Sun rotating on its axis

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What is the name of the path that the Moon takes around the Earth?

• a phase
• a day
• a revolution
• an orbit

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About how often does the moon revolve around the earth?

• about a year
• about a month
• about a week
• about a day

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What causes moon phases?

• the rotation of the Moon 
• the rotation of the Earth
• the revolution of the Moon around the Earth
• the tilt of the Earth around the sun

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