Sun,Earth and Moon System Quiz

What Moon phase would occur one week from now?

• Waning crescent

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• First quarter

What is the cause of the seasons?

• The tilt of Earth as it revolves around the Sun

• The tilt of Earth as it rotates around the Sun

• The tilt of Earth as it rotates around the Sun

• The distance of Earth to the Sun

Axis

• An obscuring of the light from a celestial body by the passage of an object between the celestial body and the observer or between the celestial body and its source of illumination

• The imaginary line through Earth that extends from the north pole to the south pole and is the center of Earth's rotation

• The four natural divisions of the year based on changes in temperature due to the varied amounts of sunlight (both intensity and number of daylight hours received); caused by the tilt of Earth’s axis during revolution

• The shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth

Solar eclipses occur when –

• The Moon is between Earth and the Sun.

• Earth is between the Moon and Sun.

• The Sun is between Earth and the Moon.

• There is a full Moon.

Earth’s rotation

• The imaginary line through Earth that extends from the north pole to the south pole and is the center of Earth's rotation

• The shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth

• The spinning of Earth on its axis

• The slant of Earth’s axis, which is 23.5 degrees from vertical compared to Earth’s orbital plane around the Sun; as a result, the North Pole always points toward the North Star.

Describe the days and nights on Earth when the northern hemisphere is experiencing direct sunlight.

• Longer days and shorter nights

• Shorter days and longer nights

• Longer days and longer nights

• Shorter days and shorter nights

Seasons

• The four natural divisions of the year based on changes in temperature due to the varied amounts of sunlight (both intensity and number of daylight hours received); caused by the tilt of Earth’s axis during revolution

• The shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth

• The slant of Earth’s axis, which is 23.5 degrees from vertical compared to Earth’s orbital plane around the Sun; as a result, the North Pole always points toward the North Star.

• The spinning of Earth on its axis

Why can't we see a new Moon?

• The light side is facing toward Earth.

• Clouds are covering the Moon.

• The light side is facing toward the Sun.

• The light side is between the Sun and Earth, forming an eclipse.

Which of the following describes a lunar eclipse?

• The Moon's shadow is on Earth.

• Earth's shadow is on the Sun.

• Earth's shadow is on the Moon.

• The Moon's shadow is on the Sun.

If the Moon’s face is not illuminated at all, what phase is it in?

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

• Third Quarter

• New Moon