Science

Which of the following does NOT describe the first day of winter in WV

• It is called the equinox

• The date is about December 21

• The sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn

• It is called the solstice

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The day of the year with the shortest amount of daylight and longest night is the ______.

• Spring equinox

• Fall equinox

• Summer solstice

• Winter solstice

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What is the name of this phase of the moon?

• Waxing crescent

• Waning gibbous

• Waxing gibbous

• Waning crescent

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Which position of the earth represents the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Why do we have seasons on earth?

• The alignment of the earth, sun, and moon

• The tilt of the earths axis

• The distance between the earth and sun changes

• The shape of the earths orbit

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Use the table of moon phases to predict the phase of the moon on June 4

• New moon

• Waxing crescent

• Waning crescent

• Third quarter

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What is the phase of the moon in this diagram?

• Full

• Third quarter

• New

• First quarter

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The best theory about the origin of the moon is that the moon was ______

• A piece of the earth that broke away

• Formed at the same time from a nearby part of the nebula that condensed into the earth

• Captured by the earth’s gravity

• Formed after another planet hit the earth

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When is the earth closest to the sun, what season is it here

• Summer

• Spring

• Fall

• Winter

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What is the name of the point on the earth’s orbit where it is closest to the sun

• Apogee

• Aphelion

• Perigee

• Perihelion