Earth and Space System Unit REVIEW

A moon phase will repeat itself approximately every...

• 4 weeks/1 month

• 4 days

• 4 years

• 4 centuries

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The orbit of Earth around the sun (1 revolution) causes which of the following:

• Timing of the tides

• Length of a month

• Cycle of seasons

• The length of a day.

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Imagine that the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun. What season would it be in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

• No way of knowing

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A student reads the following statement in a science book: Earth's axis is not straight up and down, but tilted. This tilt and Earth's revolution causes us to experience changes in the amount of sunlight we receive each day. Which natural occurrence is the statement explaining?

• Moon phases

• Seasons

• Tides

• Constellations

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Which of the following causes the seasons?

• The sun's rotation

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

• The rising and setting of the sun

• The summer solstice

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Around which object do all of the planets in our solar system revolve?

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

• The Equator

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The Earth is tilted on it's axis which makes the seasons of the Northern and Southern Hemisphere opposite.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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For the moon, to complete one complete moon cycle it would take:

• a day

• a year

• a month

• a week

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What causes different parts of the Moon to be lit as it orbits Earth?

• Earth reflects light from the Moon all the time.

• The Sun goes around the Earth and Moon every day.

• The Moon reflects light from the Sun all the time.

• The Moon goes around the Earth every day

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How often can a full moon be seen?

• Once a year

• Once each season

• About once each month

• About once each week

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