Sun Earth Moon

Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter
• Summer
• Spring
• Fall

The right side of this illustration represents...

• ...night.
• ...winter.
• ...summer.
• ...fall.

One rotation of Earth is equal to

• a day.
• a year.
• a month. 

How long does it take the Earth to make one complete revolution around the Sun?

• 365.24 days
• 27.3 days
• one month
• from March to September

The closest star to Earth is the _____.

• Sun
• Moon
• Maria
• Equinox

What is the order of the Earth, Moon and Sun during a SOLAR eclipse?

• Earth, Moon, Sun
• Moon, Earth, Sun

On what factors does force of gravity between the two objects depend?

• mass and weight of the objects
• mass and gravity of objects
• weight and speed of objects
• the mass and distance of objects

What causes a solar eclipse?

• The moon blocks sunlight from reaching the Earth
• The sun blocks moon beams from reaching the Earth
• One side of Earth blocks other side from sunlight
• Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon

What pulls the moon and Earth towards each other?

• wind
• sunlight
• phases
• gravity

During a lunar eclipse, ____________ blocks sunlight from reaching the moon. 

• Moon
• Earth
• Mars
• Sun