Sun-Earth-Moon Scope Review

What causes night and day on the Earth?

• One complete rotation of the Earth.

• One complete revolution of the Earth.

• Both of the choices given.

• Neither of the choices given.

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What is the Earth's nearest star?

• Polaris

• Betelgeuse

• Rigel

• Sun

Where on the Earth is the length of day and night the same all year long?

• at the poles

• at the equator

• nowhere

• everywhere

What is the length of one day on the Moon?

• about 24 hours

• about 2 weeks

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Looking down on the North Pole, the Earth rotates _____.

• counterclockwise

• west to east

• Both of the choices given

• Neither of the choices given.

The Sun rises in the ___ and sets in the ____, because the Earth rotates from west to east.

• west, east

• east, west

• north, south

• south, north

The Earth's orbital plane around the Sun is tilted, so that is why lunar and solar eclipses don't happen every month.

• True

• False

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Identify the type of eclipse in the diagrams.

• A = solar, B = lunar

• A = lunar, B = solar

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Identify Moon phases 2 & 6 in the picture.

• 2 = Waxing Crescent, 6 = Waning Gibbous

• A = Waning Crescent, B = Waxing Gibbous

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Identify Moon phases 5 & 7 in the picture.

• 5 = New Moon 7 = 1st Quarter

• 5 = Full Moon, 7 = 3rd or Last Quarter

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