Sun-Earth-Moon Review

What event is being shown in the diagram?

• a solar eclipse

• a lunar eclipse

• winter solstice

• summer solstice

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Which event happens during this alignment?

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

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What is the effect caused by the tilt of Earth’s axis?

• the changing seasons

• meteors and asteroids

• the alignment of the planets

• periods of daylight and darkness

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Which action is directly affected by the relative positions of the moon, Earth, and sun?

• the hours in a day

• the weeks in a year

• the daily tide schedule

• the monthly weather patterns

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Which location would experience the most consistent warm temperatures over the course of a year?

• a desert

• mountain regions

• an ocean coastline

• areas near the equator

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Why would the spring tide produce a stronger tide than the neap tide?

• The change of seasons would make the tide stronger.

• The gravitational pull of the sun is added to the gravitational pull of the moon in a spring tide.

• The gravitational pull of the sun overpowers the gravitational pull of the moon in a spring tide.

• The gravitational pull of the moon overpowers the gravitational pull of the sun in a spring tide.

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When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, which season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

• fall

• spring

• summer

• winter

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Which is an example of a revolution?

• Earth circles the sun.

• Earth turns on its axis.

• The moon travels around Earth.

• Large bodies of water periodically rise and fall.

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Based on the diagram, which location of the Moon would MOST likely result in people being able to view a total solar eclipse?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which of the following helps keep the Moon in its orbit?

• friction

• gravity

• longitude

• latitude

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