Sun-Earth-Moon System Review

The intensity of light that the Earth receives from the Sun is strongest at the equator and weakest at the poles everyday because...

• the Sun's heat cycle throughout the year

• we are closer to the Sun in June

• the Earth is tilted

• the light is hitting the curved surface of the Earth's sphere

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If the Earth was not tilted on its axis, which of the following would be true?

• We would still have seasons, but there wouldn't be as much difference between cold and hot average monthly temperatures.

• We would not have any seasons. The equator would still have the highest average annual temperature.

• We would have two seasons: a mild winter and a mild summer.

• We would not have any seasons. All of the Earth would have the same average annual temperature.

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Allison decided to trace her shadow at 11:00am, 12:00pm (noon), and 1:00pm. She stood in the same location all three times. Her shadow at 12:00pm would be:

• All three shadows would be the same length.

• Shorter than her shadow at 11am, but taller than her shadow at 1pm.

• Shorter than both of the other two shadows.

• Longer than both of the other two shadows.

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What is the best explanation for seasons?

• The sun orbits the earth.

• The earth is tilted, causing incoming sunrays to hit the rounded surface of the earth at different angles in opposite hemispheres.

• The earth spins once a day, causing day and night.

• The earth is farther away from the sun at times and closer at other times.

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Seasons are influenced by Earth’s tilt and its orbit around the sun.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Which configuration (order) below would lead to a lunar eclipse (Earth's shadow blocks the sun's light from moon), when the following are aligned?

• Sun, Moon, Earth

• Sun, Moon, Venus

• Earth, Moon, Sun

• Sun, Earth, Moon

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When an object is in orbit, it moves:

• In a curved, or elliptical path

• Up and down

• In a straight line

• Along a perfectly circular path

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The __________ is at the center of the solar system.

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

• Equator

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Which sequence of orbiting is correct?

• The moon orbits around the Sun, and the Earth orbits around the moon.

• The moon orbits around the Sun, while the sun orbits around the Earth.

• The moon orbits around the Earth, and the Earth orbits around the Sun.

• The Sun orbits around the Earth, while the moon orbits around the Sun.

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Sunrays hit the Earth with the most intensity year-round in which region?

• North pole

• South Pole

• Sunrays hit the Earth with equal intensity in all regions

• Equator

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