Earth, Sun & Moon Review

The rotation of the earth causes:

• day and night time

• tides

• eclipses

• seasons

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The Earth's axis is tilted at _______________ degrees.

• 90

• 50

• 23.5

• 75

Which best explains why the moon has phases?

• The moon rotates along its axis.

• The earth casts a shadow on the moon as it rotates.

• The sun’s position changes in relation to the moon and earth.

• The moon’s position changes in relation to the sun and earth.

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When the lit side of moon appears to get bigger, we say the moon is:

• waning

• rising

• waxing

• warming

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When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, it is _______ in the Northern Hemisphere

• Summer

• Spring

• Fall

• Winter

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Earth has seasons because:

• the temperature of the sun changes.

• it rotates on its axis.

• its axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.

• the distance between Earth and the sun changes.

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The time when the sun is directly above the equator, and daylight hours are equal to nighttime hours is called a(n):

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Neap Tide

• Hemisphere

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When the people on Earth cannot see a moon, which phase is the moon in?

• Waning Gibbous

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Waxing Crescent

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The northern hemisphere experiences summer in June, July, and August because.....

• the Earth is closest to the sun during these months.

• the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun during these months.

• the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun during these months.

• Earth is orbiting the sun faster during these months.

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When the moon appears to get smaller, we say the moon is ___________________.

• leaping

• waxing

• setting

• waning

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