Earth, Sun & Moon System

While the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing Spring, the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing __________.

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring

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We experience seasons on Earth because

• The Earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees causing the sun to heat Earth with direct rays in the summer and indirect rays in the winter.

• We rotate around the sun once per year.

• We are closer to the sun during warmer months and further from the sun in colder months.

• The Earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees.

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Patterns are predictable. Patterns in our Earth, Sun and Moon system include... (select all that apply)

• Moon phases

• Sunrise and sunset

• Seasonal changes

• Meteor showers

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Shown here is an eclipse. Is it a solar eclipse or lunar eclipse?

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Shown here is an eclipse. Is it a solar eclipse or lunar eclipse?

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A solar or lunar eclipse don't occur every lunar cycle because all three celestial bodies (the Sun, Earth and Moon) have to

• move closer together

• rotate clockwise

• rotate counterclockwise

• align

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During which season will the North Pole receive 24 hours of darkness?

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

• All of the above

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At location A, what season are people in the Northern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Fall

• Summer

• Spring

• Winter

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The model shown represents a _____ eclipse

• solar

• lunar

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The model shown represents a _____ eclipse.

• solar

• lunar

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