Earth Sun and Moon Systems

Which phase of the Moon does not reflect any sunlight towards Earth

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

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From Earth, we only see one side (the same side) of the moon all the time

• True

• False

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The path an object takes when it orbits another object is called ___________

• orbit

• rotation

• revolution

• tide

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If the Earth rotated slower, how would that affect the length of the day?

• longer day

• shorter day

• same time, 24 hours

When the Northern hemisphere of Earth is leaning away from the Sun, what season is the Southern hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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When the Northern hemisphere is pointing towards the Sun, what season is the Southern hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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If Earth revolved more slowly, what would happen?

• Years would be longer

• Years would be shorter

• Summer would be longer

• Winter would be shorter

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During what season is the Sun the lowest in the sky, resulting in long shadows

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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Which of the following will accurately model the relative motions of these bodies?

• Golf ball moving around the basketball, basketball moving around the baseball

• Basketball moving around the baseball, baseball moving around the golf ball

• Golf ball moving around the baseball, baseball moving around the basketball

• Baseball moving around the golf ball, golf ball moving around the basketball

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We would observe a totally dark moon starting to become illuminated when the moon moves between which two phases?

• Position W and Position Z

• Position Z and Position Y

• Position Y and Position X

• Position X and Position W

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