NC 6E1

Which object has a gravitational force so strong that is forms the center of the solar system?

• Earth

• the Moon

• the Sun

• Mercury

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The diagram shows the Earth revolving around the Sun.

Which position of Earth shows summer in North America?

• Position A

• Position B

• Position C

• Position D

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Why are Earth's high tides at their highest when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are lined up like in the picture?

• The moon is blocking the gravity of the Sun.

• The gravity on Earth is pulling the Moon.

• The Sun's gravity increases as the moon is pulled away from Earth.

• The Sun's gravity and the Moon's gravity are pulling in the same direction.

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Which model correctly shows the position for the Sun, moon, and Earth during a solar eclipse?

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All of these are examples of how the moon and Earth interact EXCEPT-

• The phases of the moon.

• The tides on Earth.

• Seasons on Earth.

• Lunar eclipses.

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When the lighted half of the moon faces the Sun and the dark half faces the Earth -the phase of the moon as viewed from Earth is called;

• Full moon

• New moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning crescent

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Of the planets in the solar system - which characteristic is unique to planet Earth?

• Orbited by a moon.

• Has a gravitational field.

• Revolves around the Sun.

• Covered mostly by water.

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What causes day and night?

• The Earth orbiting the Sun.

• The moon orbiting the sun.

• The Earth rotating on its axis.

• The moon orbiting the Earth.

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To which planet does the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientists hope to send humans?

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Mars

Which properties are MOST important to sustaining life on Earth?

• Time of rotation and revolution.

• Distance from the sun and rocky/watery surface.

• Elliptical shaped orbit and rocky/watery surface.

• Orbit time and distance from the sun.

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