Earth Moon & Sun Test

Which of the following is equal to one complete revolution of the Earth around the Sun?

• One Day

• One season

• One year

• One eclipse

How long is Earth’s rotation?

• 365 days

• 6 months

• 24 hours

• 1 month

What causes the Earth to have night and day?

• The tilt of Earth’s axis

• Earth’s revolution around the sun

• A solar eclipse

• Earth’s rotation on its axis

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What causes the Earth to have seasons?

• It rotates on its axis.

• The distance between Earth & the Sun changes.

• The temperature of the Sun changes.

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

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What determines the phase of the Moon that you see?

• Where you are on Earth’s surface

• How much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth

• How much of the Moon’s surface is lit by the Sun

• Whether or not an eclipse is occurring

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In the days between a new moon phase and a full moon phase, which best describes what you would see?

• An increasing amount of the lit side of the Moon.

• A decreasing amount of the lit side of the Moon.

• The same amount of the lit side of the Moon.

• More of the lit side, then less of the lit side of the Moon.

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In what two phases would you see the same amount of the lit side of the Moon?

• New Moon & Full Moon

• New Moon & First Quarter

• First Quarter and Third Quarter

• Full Moon & Third Quarter

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During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur?

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

• Full Moon

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Which of the following must happen in order for a solar eclipse to occur?

• The Sun must be directly between Earth and the Moon.

• The Moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.

• The Moon must be directly behind Earth.

• Earth must be directly between the sun and the moon.

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Why are you less likely to see a total solar eclipse than a total lunar eclipse?

• The Moon’s shadow covers all of the Earth during a solar eclipse.

• New Moon phases occur less often than full moon phases.

• Only people on the daytime side of Earth can see a solar eclipse.

• The Moon’s umbra only covers a small area on Earth’s surface.

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