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Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.

• rotation
• revolution
• phase
• comet

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The sun is a...

• planet
• star
• asteroid
• moon

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What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of _____

• the Earth
• the stars
• the planets
• the Earth's axis

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What moon phase is at position 4? 

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

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Name the moon phase

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

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The lunar cycle begins with which moon phase?

• New Moon
• Full Moon
• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Gibbous 

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A solar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.

• Full moon
• New moon
• Quarter moon

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1. Students used pictures of the Sun, Earth, and Moon to model positions during tides.

Which of

the following diagrams best represents a spring tide?

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When we are observing WAXING phases, which part of the moon looks illuminated (lit)?

• right

• left

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The beginning of autumn in North America is in September, but the beginning of autumn in South America is in March. The diagram shows the positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun on one day in September and one day in March.

Why does autumn start in different months of the year in North America and South America?

• Earth's orbit around the sun is not a perfect circle

• North America has a larger landmass than South America

• The moon has a greater pull on South America than on North America

• Earth's axis has a 23.5 degrees tilt

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