Chapter 27 Earth Moon Sun System

Identify the moon phase shown.

• Waning Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waxing Crescent

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Identify the moon phase shown.

• 1st Quarter

• 3rd Quarter

• Full Moon

• New Moon

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What causes the seasons to occur?

• Earth's Rotation

• Tilt of the Earth

• Revolution of the moon

• The distance of the sun

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How long does it take Earth to rotate on its axis?

• About a year

• 24 hours

• 6 months

• 27.3 days

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Why are temperatures warmer in the summer than in the winter?

• The rotation of Earth

• The tilt of Earth's axis

• The Earth is closer to the sun

• The revolution of the moon

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When Earth, the sun, and the moon align to form a right angle, which type of tide takes place?

• neap tide

• high tide

• spring tide

• low tide

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The diagram below shows the position of Earth at four different times during the year. In what position would the United States receive the most hours of daylight?

• position 3

• position 1

• position 4

• position 2

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The diagram below shows the relative positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun. The moon is shown at four possible positions around Earth. Which position of the moon could result in a lunar eclipse?

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 1

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Which is a similarity between a neap tide and a spring tide?

• Neap tides occur once a year in fall and spring tides once a year in spring.

• A neap tide occurs at night, and a spring tide occurs during the day.

• Each tide occurs twice a month, and is determined by the pull of gravity of the moon.

• Each occurs twice a year and relates to the phases of the moon.

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The diagram below shows the relative positions of the sun, the moon, and Earth. What does the diagram show?

• a third-quarter moon

• a lunar eclipse

• a first-quarter moon

• a solar eclipse

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