Earth, Moon, Sun

Which moon comes after the full moon?

• new moon
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous
• first quarter

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when the moon is gaining light

• waning
• waxing
• crescent
• eclipse

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Moon is losing light

• waxing 
• crescent
• waning
• full

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When the Earth travels all the way around the Sun, it is called a . . .

• Revolution
• Rotation
• Leap Year
• Spin

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When the Earth spins around its own axis one whole time, it is called a ....

• Revolution
• Rotation
• Hemisphere
• Seasons

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

• distance from the sun

• rotation of the earth

• change in solar output

• tilt of the earth's axis

The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• vernal equinox
• axis
• solar eclipse
• solar flare

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As the Earth orbits around the sun, the direction of the tilt of its axis changes.

• True
• False

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At position C, in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?

• Summer
• Winter
• Spring
• Fall

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At position D in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?

• Summer
• Winter
• Spring
• Fall

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