ES 22.2 Formative

The turning, or spinning, of a body on its axis. (a)  

• rotation
• revolution
• orbit
• apogee

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The motion of a body, such as a planet or moon, along its orbit around some point in space.

• rotation

• revolution

• apogee

• orbit

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Earth is closest to the sun at a point called (a)  

• perihelion
• aphelion
• apogee
• precession

What movement of Earth is responsible for night and day? (a)  

• rotation
• revolution
• precession
• apogee

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Seasons are caused by (a)  

• Earth's tilted axis
• Earth's rotation
• precession
• Earth's distance from the sun

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The moon is closest to Earth at

• perigee

• apogee

• perihelion

• aphelion

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During the period that the moon's phases are changing from NEW to FULL, the moon is (a)  

• waxing
• waning
• approaching Earth
• exhibiting retrograde motion

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The moon phase shown in the picture is a

• new moon

• waxing crescent

• third quarter moon

• first quarter moon

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The diagram shows a

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• new moon

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The diagram shows a

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• full moon

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