Earth, Sun, and Moon Systems Quiz

What is the source of heat and light in our Solar System?

• the North star

• the sun

• the moon

• the Earth

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

• We rotate around the sun once per year.

• The Earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees.

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Patterns are predictable. Please select the answer that is NOT a pattern in our Earth, Sun and Moon system include.

• Moon phases

• seasonal changes

• sunrise and sunset

• meteor showers

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What type of eclipse is shown?

• solar

• lunar

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The model shown represents a ___________ eclipse.

• solar

• lunar

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When the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, it is

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring

• Summer

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Different angles of the moon's lit surface as the moon revolves around Earth cause

• cycles

• eclipses

• moon phases

• tides

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Different angles of the moon's lit surface as the moon revolves around Earth cause

• cycles

• eclipses

• moon phases

• tides

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What is an Axis?

• An obscuring of the light from a celestial body by the passage of an object between the celestial body and the observer or between the celestial body and its source of illumination

• The imaginary line through Earth that extends from the North Pole to the South Pole and is the center of Earth’s rotation

• A phenomenon or process that involves multiple steps and repeats itself

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What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down and not tilted?

• Seasons would be the same.

• There would be no seasons

• Seasons would be more extreme

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