Quiz about Cyclical Patterns in Space Practice Quiz

Question 1

What causes day and night?

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation

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Sun's rotation

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Moon's rotation

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None of these

Question 2

What is "rotation"?

Accepted Answer

Spinning on an axis

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Jumping to a new place

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Running in place

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Going completely around something

Question 3

How long does it take Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

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365.25 days

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1 month

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1 week

Question 4

What causes 1 year?

Accepted Answer

Earth's orbit around the sun

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Earth's rotation on its axis

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The sun's rotation

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The moon's shadow

Question 5

The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____

Accepted Answer

rotation

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revolution

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precession

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orbit

Question 6

The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called its _____

Accepted Answer

revolution

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rotation

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precession

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gyration

Question 7

What causes different constellations to be visible from Earth at different times of year?

Accepted Answer

Earth's orbit around the sun

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Earth's rotation on its axis

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movement of the stars

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none of these

Question 8

Another word for "revolution" is

Accepted Answer

Orbit

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Jumping to a new place

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Spinning

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Standing still

Question 9

How long does it take Earth to make one complete revolution around the sun?

Accepted Answer

365.25 days

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1 month

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1 day

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1 week

Question 10

What is the name of the red line on the earth?

Accepted Answer

Equator

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Hemisphere

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Arctic

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Belt

Question 11

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

Accepted Answer

It is winter

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It is summer

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It is spring

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It is fall

Question 12

What is the longest day of the year?

Accepted Answer

summer solstice

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winter solstice

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fall equinox

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spring equinox

Question 13

Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

Accepted Answer

tilt of the earth's axis

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distance from the sun

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rotation of the earth

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change in solar output

Question 14

Why is the Equator warmest?

Accepted Answer

Because it receives the most direct sunlight

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Because it is closest to the sun.

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Because no clouds form here.

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Because it is far from the sun

Question 15

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

Accepted Answer

Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

Question 16

What transfers more heat, indirect sunlight or direct sunlight?

Accepted Answer

direct

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indirect

Question 17

What direction is the axis of the earth pointed in winter?

Accepted Answer

away from the sun

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towards the sun

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up from the sun

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down from the sun

Question 18

Why is it warmer in the summer?

Accepted Answer

More direct light due to Earth's tilt

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Closer to the sun

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The sun is shinier

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Earth spins slower

Question 19

What direction is the axis of the earth pointed in summer?

Accepted Answer

towards the sun

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up from the sun

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down from the sun

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away from the sun

Question 20

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

Accepted Answer

Summer

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Winter

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Spring

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Fall

Question 21

If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

winter

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spring

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summer

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fall

Question 22

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

Accepted Answer

waning

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swelling

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waxing

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disappearing

Question 23

About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

Accepted Answer

28 days

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65 days

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8 days

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365 days

Question 24

Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?

Accepted Answer

New moon

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Waning crescent

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Full moon

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Waxing gibbous

Question 25

What causes the phase of the Moon to change each night?

Accepted Answer

The alignment between the Earth, Moon, and Sun determines the amount of light reflected by the Moon.

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The Moon changes its actual shape throughout the course of the month.

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The season of the year determines the phase of the Moon.

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The closer the Moon is to Earth, the more light the Moon reflects.

Question 26

As the moon's shape appears to be getting larger, we say that the moon is___

Accepted Answer

waxing

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waning

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new

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eclipse

Question 27

Define Waxing

Accepted Answer

Light on the moon appears to be growing

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Completely illuminated

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dark side is facing earth

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Light on the moon appears to be shrinking

Question 28

Define Gibbous

Accepted Answer

More than half of moon visible

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Less than half of moon visible

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All of moon visible

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None of moon visible

Question 29

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

Full Moon

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First Quarter

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Last Quarter

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New Moon

Question 30

How much of the moon is always lit?

Accepted Answer

half

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can't tell

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always changes

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3/4

Question 31

What causes the phases of the moon?

Accepted Answer

the moon's movement around Earth

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Earth's movement around the sun

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Earth's movement around the moon

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the sun's movement around the moon

Question 32

Define Waning

Accepted Answer

Light on the moon appears to be shrinking

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Light on the moon appears to be growing

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Completely illuminated

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dark side is facing earth

Question 33

Define Crescent

Accepted Answer

Less than half of moon visible

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More than half of moon visible

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All of moon visible

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None of moon visible

Question 34

What is the name of the shape when the moon appears to be less than half lit?

Accepted Answer

crescent

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gibbous

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quarter

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full

Question 35

What is the name of the shape when the moon appears to be more than half lit?

Accepted Answer

gibbous

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crescent

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quarter

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full

Question 36

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

Accepted Answer

Moon

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Comet

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Saturn

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Venus

Question 37

What happens when there is a spring tide

Accepted Answer

High tides and very low tides

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Short Tides and semi-short tides

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low tides and medium tides

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not a big difference between high and low tides

Question 38

What happens when there is a neap tide

Accepted Answer

not a big difference between high and low tides

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Short Tides and semi-short tides

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High tides and very low tides

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low tides and medium tides

Question 39

The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ___________.

Accepted Answer

high tide

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low tide

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waves

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tsunamis

Question 40

What causes tides?

Accepted Answer

moon's gravitational pull

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wind

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seasons

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NASA

Question 41

How many high tides are there on Santa Monica Beach every day?

Accepted Answer

Two

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One

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Three

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Four

Question 42

How many low tides are there on Santa Monica Beach every day?

Accepted Answer

Two

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One

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Three

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Four

Question 43

Which eclipse is shown in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

Solar eclipse

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Lunar eclipse

Question 44

In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

Accepted Answer

In alignment

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Below each other

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Above each other

Question 45

Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Solar eclipse

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Lunar eclipse

Question 46

What eclipse is shown in the picture?

Accepted Answer

lunar eclipse

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solar eclipse

Question 47

What is the darkest inner part of the shadow called?

Accepted Answer

Umbra

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Total

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Penumbra

Question 48

To view totality, where do you have to be located?

Accepted Answer

Within the Moon's full shadow

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Within the Sun's full shadow

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Within the Moon's partial shadow

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Within the Earth's partial shadow

Question 49

What is the hazy outer part of the shadow called?

Accepted Answer

Penumbra

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Total

Answer

Umbra

Question 50

Which type of eclipse occurs when the Earth comes directly between the Moon and the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Lunar eclipse

Answer

Solar eclipse

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