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What causes there to be longer number of hours of light during the summer

• Earth tilt's away from the sun in summer
• Earth's revolves slower in summer
• Earth tilts toward the sun in summer
• Earth is closer to the sun

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The term equinox means....

• equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
• Equal amount of winter and summer
• Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
• The longest day of the year

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What moon phase is at position 5? 

• waxing crescent 
• waxing gibbous
• full moon
• waning crescent 

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Name the phase of the moon for letter a

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Gibbous

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In which 4 months do the seasons begin

• January, July, August, October

• April, May, November, December

• March, June, September, December

• February , June, September, December

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About how many days are in between each the start of each moon phase?

• 28 days

• 7 days

• 2-3 days

• 365 days

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What term is associated with the moons that are increasing in size (more light on them) each day?

• Waxing moons

• Waning moons

• Crescent moons

• Gibbous moons

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movement of one solar system object into the shadow of another object

• equator

• equinox

• solstice

• eclipse

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Which statement best describes the phases of the Moon?

• During the waxing and waning phases of the Moon, the amount of light received by the Sun changes.

• During the waning phase of the Moon, less of the Moon’s near side is lit each night.

• During the waxing phase of the Moon, less of the Moon’s near side is lit each night.

• During both the waxing and waning phases, the Moon is not visible to people on Earth.

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What is one factor that contributes to seasons occurring in New York?

• the revolution of the Moon around the Earth

• the tilt of Earth on its axis

• the rising and falling of ocean tides

• the distance of Earth from the Sun

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