Earth, moon and The sun

The planets in the solar system are moving relative to the Sun. What kind of motion do the planets have as they orbit the Sun?

• circular

• elliptical

• straight line

• up-and-down

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What makes a day?

• Earth orbits once around the Sun

• The Moon orbits once around the Sun

• Earth rotates once on its axis

• The Moon orbits once around the Earth

Which of the following helped scientists gather data that proved the heliocentric model of the solar system?

• the first manned space mission

• the discovery of meteorites

• the development of geometry

• the invention of the telescope

Which statement BEST explains why Mercury has more craters on its surface than Earth has?

• Mercury has a thinner atmosphere than Earth has

• Mercury rotates faster than Earth does.

• Mercury has a smaller mass that Earth has

• Mercury is much closer to the Sun than Earth is

What causes the different water levels at the beach everyday?

• Earth's revolution

• the Moon's rotation

• the Moon's gravitational pull

• Earth's magnetic field

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 is facing Earth

• how much of the moon's surface is lit by the Sun

• whether or not an eclipse is occurring

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Earth has Season's because

• it rotates on its axis

• the distance between Earth and the Sun changes

• its axis is tilted as it moves around the Sun

• the temperature of the sun changes

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A lunar eclipse can only be seen during a ______ moon.

• new moon

• waxing gibbous

• first quarter

• full moon

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An equinox occurs when

• the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

• neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun

• the Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

• Earth's axis is parallel to the sun's rays

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When are tides the highest?

• During the moon's first quarter phase

• during the moon's third quarter phase

• when the sun, Earth, and moon are nearly in a line

• when the moon is at a right angle to the sun

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