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Day and night are caused by 

• Earth's revolution around the sun
• Earth's rotation on its axis
• the tilt of the earth
• Earth's involvement in eclipses

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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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What causes the seasons to change?

• The Earth's distance from the Sun
• The waming and cooling of Earth's core
• The Earth's tilt in relation to the sun
• The Earth rotation on its axis.

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How are winters in the Northern Hemisphere different from winters in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Winter days are short in the Northern Hemisphere, and long in the Southern Hemisphere
• Northern Hemisphere winters are cold, Southern Hemisphere winters are hot
• In the Northern Hemisphere, winter lasts from December to March; In the South, it lasts from June to September
• In the Northern Hemisphere winter lasts from June to Septermber. In the South it lasts from December to March.

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature year-round?

• It remains the same distance from the sun year round.
• It receives the same amount of direct sunlight year round.

• Its days are more than 18 hours long year round
• The equator rotates slower than the poles

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Imaginary line through the center of the earth (from the north pole to south pole)

• axis
• orbit
• pole
• tilt

Earth has seasons because…?

• The temperature of the sun changes.
• Earth rotates on its axis.
• Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.
• The distance between Earth and the sun changes.

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What is it called when the Earth's nights and days are equal in time?

• aquifer

• equinox

• equal nights

• equinix

When the moon moves directly between the Earth and the sun during a new moon, a ____ may occur.

• Solar Eclipse
• Lunar Eclipse
• Full Moon
• solstice

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Which of the following is a natural satellite of the Earth?

• International Space Station
• Hubble Telescope
• Sun
• Moon

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