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The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.

• revolutions
• phases
• rotations
• eclipses

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Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• Tilt

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Name the moon phase

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

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Which motion causes some constellations to be visible in New York State only during winter nights and other constellations to be visible only during summer nights?

• Stars in constellations revolve around Earth.
• Stars in constellations revolve around the Sun
• Earth revolves around the Sun
• Earth rotates on its axis.

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Why do we see phases of the Moon?

• Changing angles of the Earth, Moon, and Sun 
• Moon’s revolution around the Earth
• The views of light and dark on the Moon as visible from Earth
• All answer choices are correct

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When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun causing the rays of light to hit Earth at large angles, which season occurs?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

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Which of the following positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon produces a new moon?

• Earth, Moon, Sun

• Moon, Earth, Sun

• Earth with Moon at a 90 degree angle above it, Sun

• Earth with Moon at a 90 degree angle below it, Sun

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When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?

• Winter
• Spring
• Fall
• Summer

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It takes just about a month for the moon to -

• completely revolve around the Earth

• travel to Earth

• leave its orbit

• revolve around the Sun

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At position C, which hemisphere would have winter?

• Northern hemisphere

• Southern hemisphere

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