Season, Sun, & Moon Phases

Which of the following causes Earth

to experience seasons?

• Earth’s tilted axis as it revolves

  around the Sun

• The Moon’s revolution around

  Earth

• The order of the planets

• Where Earth is in the solar system

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Using the clues below, which season is being described?

*happens during December-February in the Northern hemisphere

* the days are shorter and colder

*trees have lost their leaves and animals hibernate

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall/autumn

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The diagram shows a part of Earth’s revolution around the Sun. What

season would location X be experiencing in the diagram?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall/autumn

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This is the curved path that an object takes around a larger object in space.

• orbit

• phase

• rotation

• season

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What is the imaginary line that stretches from the north pole to the south pole and our Earth rotates on it.

• equator

• axis

• tilt

• rotation

How many phases does the moon experience in about a month?

• 24

• 8

• 80

• 18

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TRUE or FALSE

During the lunar cycle, the moon appears to grow larger until it is full, then appears to grow smaller again.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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When the appearance of the moon is smaller than half of the moon, it is a _______________ moon?

• half

• full

• gibbous

• crescent

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When NONE of the moon's reflected is visible from Earth it is called what?

• full moon

• new moon

• first quarter

• last quarter

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TRUE or FALSE

Each major phase of the moon lasts 3-4 days.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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