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A lunar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?

• New Moon
• 3rd Quarter
• Full Moon
• 1st Quarter

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If the Sun, Earth, and Moon create a 90 degree angle, the Earth would have __________.

• Spring tides
• Neap tides
• Normal tides

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A __________ is an eclipse in which the entire disk of the full moon is covered by earth's umbra.

• total solar eclipse

• total lunar eclipse

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How long does it take for Earth to make 1 revolution?

• 24 hours

• 365 1/4 days

• 1 month

• 1 day

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An equinox occurs when

• neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun.

• the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.

• the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.

• Earth’s axis is parallel to the sun’s rays.

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Which part of the Earth does not see a change in the seasons?

• The arctic and antarctic circles

• The tropics of capricorn and cancer

• The equator

• All areas on Earth see seasons, but not at the same time

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Which of these takes one year to complete?

• 1 rotation of the Earth?

• 1 revolution of the Earth

• 1 rotation of the sun

• 1 revolution of the sun

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What happens during the Winter Solstice?

• shortest day

• longest day

• easy day

• slow day

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Which tide will occur during the New and Full Moon phases?

• Neap

• Spring

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Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

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