Quiz about Earth Cycles

Question 1

An imaginary line that goes through the center of the Earth that passes through the North and South Pole

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axis

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equator

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ellipse

Question 2

The spinning of the Earth on its axis is called its

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rotation

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revolution

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orbit

Question 3

The movement of one object around another like the Earth moving around the Sun is known as

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revolution

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rotation

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orbit

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ellipse

Question 4

The path Earth takes as it revolves around the Sun is its

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orbit

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rotation

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revolution

Question 5

An Earth's orbit is an ________________. This means it is a stretched out circular path in opposite directions.

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ellipse

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rotation

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revolution

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rectangular

Question 6

When an object in space gets between another object and the Sun you have an_____________.

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eclipse

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ellipse

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revolution

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orbit

Question 7

Look at the image above. Then decide if it is a lunar eclipse or a solar eclipse.

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lunar eclipse

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solar eclipse

Question 8

Look at the image above. Then, decide if it is lunar or solar eclipse

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solar eclipse

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lunar eclipse

Question 9

Look at the image above. Is it showing a lunar or solar eclipse?

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lunar eclipse

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solar eclipse

Question 10

Look at the image above. Is it a solar or lunar eclipse?

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solar eclipse

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lunar eclipse

Question 11

When the moon passes above or below or through the moon's shadow

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lunar eclipse

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ellipse

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solar eclipse

Question 12

When the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth and casts its shadow on Earth.

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solar eclipse

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ellipse

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lunar eclipse

Question 13

A pattern of stars in the night sky

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constellations

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orbit

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galaxy

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ellipse

Question 14

Earth spins around its axis

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True

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False

Question 15

Earth completes one ________each day or every 23 hours and 56 minutes.

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rotation

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revolution

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evolution

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orbit

Question 16

During a ______________the moon casts its shadow on the Earth.

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solar eclipse

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lunar eclipse

Question 17

During a ___________the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow

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lunar eclipse

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solar eclipse

Question 18

A revolution of the Earth around the Sun takes

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365 days

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24 hours

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2 lightyears

Question 19

As Earth rotates, thee sunlight that reaches an object shines on it from different angles. The length and the direction of the shadows change.

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True

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False

Question 20

Some stars are actually bigger than the Sun, we just don't see them that way on Earth because they are farther away than the Sun

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True

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False

Question 21

It takes the Earth one year to revolve around the Sun. Where will the Earth be 6 months from now from where it is currently?

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In the same place on the opposite side of where it is now

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It will be in the same place

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Not enough information

Question 22

Which fact is not a cause of why we have seasons?

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Earth is the third closest planet to the Sun

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Earth revolves around the Sun

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Earth is tilted on its axis

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Sunlight is more direct or less direct causing daylight and temperatures to vary

Question 23

The Sun rises in the East and sets in the West because

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Earth rotates from West to East

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it depends on which hemisphere you are in

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the Sun moves in the same direction as the Moon

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Earth rotates from East to West

Question 24

One reason seasons change on Earth is because

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Earth's axis is tilted

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The Sun's gravity is very strong

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the Moon revolves around the Earth

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Earth rotates around its own axis

Question 25

Which of the following is a reason why day turns into night?

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Earth rotates from west to East on its axis

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Earth is tilted on its axis

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Earth's gravity pulls on the Moon

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Earth revolves around the sun

Question 26

As Sun moves higher in the sky, shadows get

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shorter

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longer

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disppear

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stay the same

Question 27

It is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere when it is turned away from the Sun

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False

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True

Question 28

It is Winter in the Southern Hemisphere when it is facing the Sun.

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False

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True

Question 29

When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is Winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

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True

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False

Question 30

A progressively smaller part of the visible surface illuminated so that it appears to decrease in size.

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waning

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waxing

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phase

Question 31

A progressively larger part of the visible surface illuminated so it appears to increase in size

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waxing

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waning

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phase

Question 32

A distinct period or stage in a process of change or forming part of something's development

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phase

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waxing

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waning

Question 33

This chart shows

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The phases of the moon how we see it on Earth

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The orbit of the Sun around the Earth

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The revolution of the moon around the Sun

Question 34

Question 34.

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waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

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third quarter

Question 35

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third quarter

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waxing gibbous

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first quarter

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waning crescent

Question 36

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waning gibbous

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first quarter

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third quarter

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waxing gibbous

Question 37

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full moon

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new moon

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waxing gibbous

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waning gibbous

Question 38

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waxing gibbous

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waxing crescent

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waning crescent

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waxing crescent

Question 39

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first quarter moon

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new moon

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half moon

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full moon

Question 40

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waxing crescent

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new moon

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full moon

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waning crescent

Question 41

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new moon

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full moon

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first quarter

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third quarter

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