Earth, Moon, and Sun Review

At which stage of a solar eclipse will Earth's surface lose the most heat?

• stage 1

• stage 3

• stage 4

• stage 5

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During a solar eclipse, what is the phase of the Moon?

• full

• first quarter

• new

• third quarter

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How are solar eclipses different from lunar eclipses?

• Solar eclipses last longer than lunar eclipses.

• Solar eclipses happen more often than lunar eclipses.

• Solar eclipses are dangerous to look at, but lunar eclipses are not.

• Lunar eclipses are dangerous to look at, but solar eclipses are not.

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During a lunar eclipse, what is the phase of the moon?

• waxing crescent

• new

• first quarter

• full

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Why do temperatures change over the months?

• Because the Sun is tilted on its axis.

• Because Earth is tilted on its axis.

• Because the Moon is tilted on its axis.

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What would most likely happen if the Sun did not heat the Earth?

• The weather would be more severe.

• The weather would be about the same.

• There would be NO weather.

• The weather would be slightly less.

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What does Z show in the diagram?

• Earth's daily rotation on its axis

• the Moon's monthly orbit around the Earth

• the Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun

• the Moon's yearly orbit around the Sun

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True or False: The moon phases are caused by the moon's orbit around the earth.

• True

• False

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True or False: Waxing and waning occurs because different parts of the moon catches sunlight as it orbits earth.

• True

• False

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A total eclipses of the Sun happens with what moon phase?

• Full Moon

• Waning Crescent

• New Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

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