Earth, Sun, and Moon

Hours of daylight and nighttime are equal during an _______________.

• solstice

• equinox

• lunar eclipse

• season

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Why don't lunar eclipses occur every full moon?

• Earth is spinning on its axis

• Moon rotates in the wrong direction

• Earth, moon and sun are not in the same plane and don't line up

• Sun moves out of position

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A lunar eclipse can only occur during which type of moon phase?

• penumba

• partial

• cresent

• full

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When the north end of Earth's rotation axis is pointing toward the Sun, the northern hemisphere receives more energy from the _________.

• stars

• Sun

• Moon

• other planets

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When the _________ end of Earth's rotation axis is pointing toward the Sun, the northern hemisphere receives more energy from the Sun.

• North

• South

• East

• West

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A __________ is a day when Earth's rotation axis is most toward the Sun and most away from the Sun.

• season

• solstice

• eclipse

• equinox

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The _________- are caused by the tilt of Earth's axis as Earth orbits the Sun.

• weather

• temperature

• seasons

• day and night

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The Sun's rays strike Earth at their northernmost and southernmost postiions during winter and summer ____________.

• eclipse

• equinox

• seasons

• soltices

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When it is _________ in the United States, Earth is closest to the Sun.

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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Daylight hours are __________ for the hemisphere that is tilted toward the Sun during the Solstice.

• shorter

• longer

• hotter

• colder

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