Sun-Earth-Moon System Lessons 1-3 Quiz

The equinoxes occur on the first day of (two possible answers) _______.

• winter

• spring

• fall

• summer

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What does NASA stand for?

• Natural Air and Space Administration

• National Air and Sky Administration

• Normal Aviation and Star Advisors

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The Anasazi were _____.

• ancient Germans who worshiped the Sun

• South Pacific Islanders who used the stars for navigation

• slaves of the Egyptians in the second millennium BC

• early Native Americans who developed a calendar using rocks

When we have summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere is having_______.

• winter

• spring

• fall

• summer

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Earth’s orbit around the Sun takes_______.

• 1 day

• 1 week

• 1 month

• 1 year

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The Moon appears about the same size as the Sun because it is_______ times smaller than the Sun and about _______ times closer. (Pick one answer.)

• 4

• 40

• 400

• 4000

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The apparent motion of the Sun is that it rises in the _______ and sets in the _______.

• north, south

• east, west

• west, east

• south, north

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The North Star is important because it _______.

• is the brightest star in the northern sky

• is the star over Earth’s North Pole and indicates latitude in the Northern Hemisphere

• sends help to people in trouble

• indicates what season we have

Compared to the summer, shadows in the winter in the Northern Hemisphere are generally _______.

• longer

• shorter

• about the same

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The time it takes for the Moon to revolve around Earth is approximately _______.

• 1 day

• 1 week

• 1 month

• 1 year

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