Unit 2 Earth, Moon, Sun Review 1

What is the EXACT amount of time it takes for the Earth to make one complete orbit around the Sun? Mark only one oval.

• 365 days

• 365 days 6 hrs

• 366 days

• 364 days

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What causes the seasons on Earth?

• Sun

• Rotation

• revolution

• Tilt of axis

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What occurs on the summer solstice?

• The amount of sunlight and dark is equal

• The amount of sunlight is the most of any other day of the year

• The amount of sunlight is the least of any other day of the year.

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What occurs on the winter solstice?

• The amount of sunlight and dark is equal

• The amount of sunlight is the most of any other day of the year

• The amount of sunlight is the least of any other day of the year.

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What occurs on the equinox?

• The amount of sunlight and dark is equal

• The amount of sunlight is the most of any other day of the year

• The amount of sunlight is the least of any other day of the year.

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When one body orbits around another body we know that to be

• rotation

• revolution

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When an object spins on its axis we know that to be.

• revolution

• rotation

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When the moon appears to decrease in size, astronomers label this activity as.

• Waning

• Waxing

• Black hole

• Lunar Melt Down

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When the Moon is more than half full, astronomers call this a ____________ moon.

• Gibbous

• Equinox

• Crescent

• Solstice

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Why do the sun and moon appear to be the same size?

• They are the same size.

• They are the same distance away from Earth.

• The moon is 400 times farther away than the sun.

• The sun is 400 times farther away than the moon.

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