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Which best explains why the moon has phases?

• The moon’s position changes in relation to the sun and Earth. 
• The sun’s position changes in relation to the moon and Earth. 
• The Earth casts a shadow on the moon as it rotates. 
• The moon rotates along its axis

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What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

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What are the reasons for the season?

• Earth's tilt & rotation
• Earth's tilt & revolution
• Earth's rotation & rovolution
• Earth's tilt & resolution

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(8.7B) Some students used records from the U.S. Naval Observatory to make the table below of the percent of the moon that was visible on each night in January 2011.
Based on this data, what part of the lunar cycle occurred between January 5 and Januray 7?

• Waxing crescent moon
• Waning crescent moon
• full moon
• new moon

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Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

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

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Name the moon phase

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

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In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

• Below each other
• Above each other
• In alignment

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Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?

• The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
• The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
• The norther hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
• Why are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?

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What is the name of this model?

• Heliocentric Model

• Geocentric Model

• Circle Model

• Aristotle Model

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Which type of Eclipse is shown in the picture?

• Lunar

• Solar

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