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The Earth takes about __________________ hours to complete one rotation of its axis.  

• 12
• 24
• 14
• 28

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A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon casts a shadow on Earth.

• True
• False

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Name the phase of the moon for letter f

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

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When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:

• waning
• full
• waxing
• new

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Which diagram shows the arrangement of the Earth, Sun and Moon during a Neap Tide?

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As the moon continues it's journey around the Earth, the portion we see will begin to grow smaller or ___________?

• Wane

• Grow

• Stay the same

• Wax

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Which term means light is increasing?

• crescent

• waning

• gibbous

• waxing

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As the Earth orbits the sun, the part of the Earth tilted away from the sun is having fall and winter.

• rotation

• revolution

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Movement of Earth around the sun.

• Rotation

• Revolution

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What season would starting on December 21 in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Fall

• Spring

• Winter

• Summer

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