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When the moon is at full moon or new moon, what type of tide will we experience?

• rip tide
• spring tide
• neap tide
• breaker tide

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One rotation of Earth is equal to

• a day.
• a year.

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What is the primary reason the United States is warmer in July than in February?

• The Earth is traveling faster in its orbit in February.
• The altitude of the noon Sun is greater in February.
• The insolation in the United States is greater in July.
• The Earth is closer to the Sun in July.

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When the moon is at full moon or new moon, what type of tide will we experience?

• rip tide
• spring tide
• neap tide
• breaker tide

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Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?

• Sun and moon orbit Earth

• Earth and moon orbit Sun

• Earth orbits the Sun and the moon orbits Earth

• Earth and sun orbit moon

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choose 2 things that cause seasons

• Moon Phases

• Rotation

• Tilt of the Earth

• Revolution of the Earth around the sun

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The diagrams above show Earth and the Moon in different positions, as seen from above (top view). Sunlight is coming from the left, but these diagrams do not show what parts of Earth or the Moon are light or dark.

Could the half of the Moon that faces Earth ever be completely dark in any of these diagrams?

• No, the Moon is always lit by the sun.

• Yes, always in Diagrams 2 and 3, but never in Diagram 1.

• Yes, always in Diagram 2, but never in Diagrams 1 or 3.

• Yes, always in Diagram 2 and sometimes in Diagram 3.

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The Earth's revolution around the sun results in _____.

• The lunar cycle

• The seasons

• The day & night cycle

• The rotation of the Earth

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One of the Artemis objectives is to __________

• establish a moon base

• send people to Venus

• get gold from the Sun

• transport water back to Earth from Jupiter

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The movement of earth around the sun is_________

• Periodic motion

• Oscillatory motion

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