Sun-Moon-Earth System

Seeing less and less of the Moon each night means that it is the ________________ phases.

• waxing

• waning

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Seeing more and more of the Moon each night means that it is the ________________ phases.

• waxing

• waning

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The phases of the Moon cycle repeat once a ______________.

• week

• year

• day

• month

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The Moon gets its light _____________________________________.

• from nuclear reactions at its core

• from radioactive elements found in its dust

• by reflecting light from the Sun

• from the Earth

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Direct sunlight is more bright and intense in _______, and indirect sunlight is less bright and less intense in _______.

• fall; spring

• spring; fall

• winter; summer

• summer; winter

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Equal daylight and nighttime hours occur during _________________________.

• fall; winter

• fall; spring

• spring; summer

• summer; winter

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What season is it in the northern hemisphere at position A?

• fall

• spring

• summer

• winter

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What season is it in the northern hemisphere at position C?

• fall

• spring

• summer

• winter

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What season is it in the northern hemisphere at position B?

• fall

• spring

• summer

• winter

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What season is it in the northern hemisphere at position D?

• fall

• spring

• summer

• winter

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