Solar System Part 2 Unit Test Review

The Sun seems to move across the sky each day because the Earth spins on its axis. The Sun's path across the sky also appears to change over the different seasons of the year. Why does the Sun's path change over the different seasons?

• The Sun is tilted, and it is moving around the Earth.

• The Earth is tilted, and it spins around its axis 365 times.

• The Earth is tilted, and it is moving around the Sun.

• The Sun is tilted, and it spins around its axis.

Jeri records the time the Sun rises and sets each day for a month. She notices that the amount of daylight is getting shorter. Which of the following could explain Jeri's observations?

• Summer is about to start.

• The Earth is closer to the Sun.

• Summer is coming to an end.

• The Earth is farther from the Sun.

During the winter, days are _____________ than in the summer.

• slower

• shorter

• longer

• brighter

The ___________ and _____________ Hemispheres of the Earth experience opposite seasons.

• Northern, Southern

• Western, Northern

• Eastern, Western

• Southern, Eastern

Which list of phases is in the correct order?

• full moon, waning crescent, waning gibbous, third quarter

• full moon, waning gibbous, waning crescent, third quarter

• full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent

• full moon, third quarter, waning gibbous, waning crescent

When Earth is between the Moon and the Sun, the fully lit face of the Moon is seen from Earth. This phase of the Moon is called a __________ moon.

• waning gibbous

• new

• full

• waning crescent

How long does it take Earth to rotate once around its axis?

• 36 hours

• 24 hours

• a year

• 12 hours

The cycle of day and night is caused by _______________.

• the movement of the Moon

• the Sun's rotation

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's orbit

What causes the phases of the Moon?

• Earth's orbit around the Sun

• Earth's orbit around the Moon

• the Moon's orbit around Earth

• the Moon's orbit around the Sun

What is the source of the moon's light?

• the Moon

• the Sun

• the Earth