SEPUP Solar System Unit Review

About how long does one cycle of the Moon’s phases take?

• a day

• a week

• a month

• a year

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What percentage of the Moon is lit by the Sun?

• Always 50%

• Always 100%

• Varies from 0-50%

• Varies from 50-100%

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The phases of the Moon are caused by which of the following?

• Earth’s rotation around its axis.

• Earth’s orbit around the Sun.

• The Moon's orbit around the Earth.

• Earth’s shadow falling on the Moon.

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Why can we see the moon?

• It shines brightly in the sky.

• The sun's light reflects off the Moon's surface.

• It is a star.

• None of the above.

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Why can't we see the moon during the new moon phase?

• The orbit changes and blocks the moon's view from Earth.

• There is no lit side during a new moon phase.

• We actually CAN see light from the moon during the new moon phase.

• The moon's lit side is facing the sun.

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What do you see when the Moon is waning?

• All the moon

• Nothing

• More of the moon

• Less of the moon

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Which two months have almost equal daylight and nighttime hours (12 hours each)?

• June and July

• December and January

• March and September

• February and October

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TRUE or FALSE: The angle of the sun is directly related to the length of daylight hours.  As the angle of the sun within the sky increases, the amount of daylight hours also increases.

• True

• False

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Which of the following patterns is an effect of the Earth’s rotation?

• The Sun rises and sets once every day.

• Each planet in the Solar System orbits the Sun.

• The changing phases of the Moon.

• The changing of the seasons.

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Changing seasons are caused by which of the following?

• the tilt of Earth’s axis

• changes in the Sun’s energy

• the Earth’s not perfectly circular orbit around the Sun.

• the distance from Earth to the Sun

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