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One complete revolution of the Earth around the sun takes about

• one rotation
• half a year
• one year
• one season

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How long does it take the Earth to revolve once around the sun?

• 29 1/2 days
• 24 hours
• 30 days
• 365 1/4 days

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What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?

• The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
• The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
• The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon. 

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What causes tides?

• gravity
• wind
• spring
• neap

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What moon phase is at position 1? 

• new moon
• waxing gibbous
• waning gibbous 
• waning crescent 

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What causes seasons?

• The spinning of an eclipse
• A revolution
• A rotation
• One day

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The length of a year on Earth is a little over 365 days. The length of a year on a planet is BEST described as the time it takes for which to occur?

• the planet to revolve once around the Sun

• the seasons to complete a full cycle

• the planet to rotate once on its axis

• the Sun to rotate once on its axis

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What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?

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

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Partial lunar eclipses are visible when the moon is in which part of an eclipse shadow?

• Umbra

• Penumbra

• Partly in the umbra

• Partly in the penumbra

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when the Moon is completely dark due to Earth's shadow

• orbit

• new moon

• lunar eclipse

• exoplanet

• waning

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