Earth Moon Sun System Pre-Test

Why are days 24 hours long?

• That is how long it takes the Earth to go around the Sun

• That is the time it takes to go from a New Moon to a Full Moon

• That is how long it takes the Earth to spin once on its axis

• That is how long it takes the Moon to go around the Earth

Why are years ABOUT 365 days long?

• That is the time from Full Moon to New Moon

• That is how long it takes for the Earth to spin once on its axis

• That is how long it takes the Moon to go around the Earth

• That is how long it takes the Earth to go around the Sun

Day and Night are caused by?

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

• Earth's revolution around the Sun

• Eclipses

• Earth's rotation on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is Earth's axis?

• An imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole

• When the Moon is invisible

• The path of the Earth as it goes around the Sun

• An imaginary line from the Earth to the Sun

What are the phases of the Moon caused by?

• The difference between the Earth's rotation and revolution

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

• The angle of the Moon, Earth, and Sun

• The Earth's shadow landing on the Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

During a New Moon, people on Earth see a moon that is...

• Lit up on the right hand side

• Lit up on the left hand side

• Not lit up at all

• All the way lit up

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If you can see a lunar eclipse

• You can see Earth's shadow on the surface of the Moon

• You can see the Moon's shadow on the surface of the Sun

• You are standing on the Moon's shadow

• You are standing in the Sun's shadow

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun, Riverside will experience...

• Cold weather, indirect sun rays and short days

• A total lunar eclipse

• Hot weather, direct sun rays, and long days

• Riverside's umbra will become a penumbra

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When it is winter in California (Northern Hemisphere) what season is it in Australia (Southern Hemisphere)?

• Fall

• Summer

• Spring

• Winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why do we have a 366th day once every four years?

• To have Presidential Elections

• It takes 365.25 days for Earth to revolve around the Sun

• The Earth gets farther from the Sun every four years

• Because the equinox is on September 23rd