Earth, Sun, Moon

When the North pole is facing toward the Sun, which hemisphere is experiencing winter?

• Northern
• Southern

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Which moon phase is this?

• Waxing Crescent
• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Crescent
• Waning Gibbous

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The Earth's revolution and the ________ causes seasons.

• rotation
• orbit
• tilt
• days

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Rotaion is the spinning of Earth on its axis.

• True
• False

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once?

• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 27.3 days
• 27.3 hours

What is shadowed, or hidden, during a solar eclipse?

• Sun
• Moon
• Earth
• Jupiter

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What is shadowed, or hidden, during a lunar eclipse?

• Sun
• Moon
• Earth
• Pluto

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_________ are caused by the pull of the moon's gravity on the Earth.

• Seasons

• Tides

• Day/night cycle

• Moon

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When the moon is a full moon a(n) _______ eclipse can occur.

• solar

• lunar

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Night and day is evidence that the earth is

• rotating

• revolving

• cold

• warm

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