4.8C shadows, seasons, and moon phases

The sun appears to rise in the _________.

• West

• North

• South

• East

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Which answer correctly completes this statement?

Just before sunset, a shadow is very ________ and it points _______.

• short, west

• long, west

• short, east

• long, east

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Which picture shows the shadow of a pole at noon?

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What causes the moon's phases

• Where you are standing on Earth

• the amountt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

• The tilt of Earth

• how fast the moon is moving

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The phase of the moon that occurs between the sun and Earth

• Full moon

• Waxing crescent

• Waning Crescent

• New Moon

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The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• day

• week

• year

• month

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Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?

• The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

• The norther hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun

• The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

• Why are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?

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What does the earth's tilt cause?

• Tsunamis

• Day and Night

• The seasons

• Earthquakes

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Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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