Earth & Moon

What causes us to have day and night?

• Rotation of Earth

• Moon revolving Earth

• Equinox

• Solstice

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What is the shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun called?

• egg

• ellipse

• circle

• sphere

What 2 days of the year does the Earth experience equal amounts of daylight and darkness? 12hrs each.

• Solstice
• Rotation
• Equinox
• Revolution

How long does it take the Earth to complete 1 full revolution?

• 24 hours
• 1 day
• 1 week
• 1 year

a force of attraction, or pull between objects

• inertia

• gravity

• momentum

• speed

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The Earth's revolution and its ________ causes seasonal change.

• rotation

• orbit

• tilt

• days

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Which position is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing Winter?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Why do we not experience eclipses every month?

• The moon is stubborn.

• The Moon's orbit is tilted

• Moon is smaller than the Sun

• Earth's orbit is tilted

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Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

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Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

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