Unit 3 Summative 3 Seasons, Moon Phases, Eclipses, and Tides

_________ is the time it takes a body to orbit around another object.

• axis

• revolution

• rotation

• year

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The ___________ is an imaginary line that runs through the center of an object from end to end.

• axis

• revolution

• rotation

• year

A ___________ is the time it takes a body to spin once on its axis.

• axis

• revolution

• rotation

• year

Our planet's period of revolution around the sun is also known as a _________.

• axis

• revolution

• rotation

• year

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Earth's seasons are caused by _______.

• rotation

• revolution

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Both the North and South Hemispheres experience the same seasons at the same time. (For example: When it is winter here in the USA, it is also winter in Australia.)

• True

• False

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Which of the following receives the most direct sunlight?

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

Which of the following describes when the sun illuminates both the north and south hemispheres equally?

• Autumnal Equinox

• Summer Equinox

• Vernal Solstice

• Winter Solstice

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When starting with the New Moon, which of the following has the moon phases in the correct order?

• New Moon, Waning Crescent, Third Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous, First Quarter, Waxing Crescent

• New Moon, Full Moon, Waxing Crescent, Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Third Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous

• New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent

• There is no particular order

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What is the name of the moon phase where a majority of the left side of the moon is illuminated?

• New Moon

• Third Quarter

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

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