Sun-Earth-Moon System Quiz

What causes the Earth to have different seasons?

• Tilt on its axis & revolution

• orbital shape

• Rotation

• Summer Equinox

What causes us to have day and night?

• Rotation of Earth

• Moon revolving Earth

• Equinox

• Solstice

What is the shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun called?

• egg

• ellipse

• circle

• sphere

What 2 days of the year does the Earth experience equal amounts of daylight and darkness? 12hrs each.

• Solstice
• Rotation
• Equinox
• Revolution

How long does it take the Earth to complete 1 full revolution?

• 24 hours
• 1 day
• 1 week
• 1 year

The seasons in the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere are opposite.

• True

• False

What phase of the moon is pictured here?

• New moon
• Waxing crescent moon
• Full moon
• Waxing gibbous moon

What phase of the moon is pictured here?

• New moon
• First quarter moon
• Full moon
• Last quarter moon

What phase of the moon is pictured here?

• Full moon
• New moon
• Waxing gibbous
• Waxing crescent

What does this diagram represent?

• Solar eclipse
• Lunar eclipse