Unit 4 Pre-Teach

The apparent shape of the Moon in the sky is called a ________.

• planet

• crescent

• satellite

• phase

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The Northern Hemisphere experiences winter when______.

• it is tilted toward the Sun

• it is tilted away from the Sun

• Earth is closest to the Sun

• Earth is farthest away from the Sun

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Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. Gravity and inertia together keep Earth in ________.

• orbit

• rotation

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Earth completes one full ________ on its axis every 24 hours.

• rotation

• revolution

• resolution

• reservation

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When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, it is ________ in the Northern Hemisphere.

• winter

• spring

• summer

• autumn

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Earth spins on an imaginary line called its __.

• hemisphere

• meridian

• axis

• rod

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Earth's __ causes the change in the seasons.

• rotation on its axis

• revolution around the Sun

• gravitational pull

• orbit around the Moon

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About how long does the Moon take to revolve around Earth?

• one day

• 14 days

• 29 days

• 365 days

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