Astronomy and Space

Earth's rotation takes about _________.

• 365 days

• 6 months

• 24 hours

• 1 month

One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about one ________

• rotation

• season

• year

• eclipse

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Earth has seasons because_________.

• it rotates on its axis

• the distance between Earth and the sun changes

• Its axis is tilted as it moves around the sun

• the temperature of the sun changes

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When the north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun, North America will experience ______________.

• more indirect rays and shorter days.

• more indirect rays and longer days.

• more direct rays and shorter days.

• more direct rays and longer days.

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The phase of the moon you see depends on ___________

• where you are on Earth's surface.

• how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth.

• how much of the moon's surface is lit by the sun.

• whether or not an exlipse is occurring.

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For a solar eclipse to occur, ___________________

• the sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.

• the moon must be directly between Earth and the sun.

• the moon must be directly behind Earth.

• Earth must be directly between the sun and the moon.

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Galileo saw that much of the moon's surface is covered with round pits called__________

• highlands

• seas

• craters

• maria

An equinox occurs when ________

• neither end of Earth's axis is tilted toward or away from the sun.

• the north end of the Earth's axis it tilted away from the sun.

• the north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun.

• Earth's axis is parallel to the sun's rays.

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The moon appears to be cut in half during__________

• new moon and full moon phase

• new moon and first quarter phase

• first quarter and third quarter phase

• full moon and third quarter phase

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Characteristics used to classify stars include______________

• distance, size, and color.

• size, distance, and brightness.

• color, brightness, and distance

• size, brightness, and temperature.