22.2 The Earth-Moon-Sun System

Eclipses occur when the moon comes between Earth and the sun. Such an event is called a ________.

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• planetary alignment

• stellar conjunction

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Eclipses occur when the earth comes between moon and the sun. Such an event is called a ________.

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• planetary alignment

• stellar conjunction

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What are the two main motions of Earth.

• rotation and precession

• rotation and revolution

• revolution and precession

• rotation and aphelion

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Day and night are caused by Earth’s rotation on its axis.

• True

• False

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The point at which Earth is closest to the sun is called ________.

• perihelion

• aphelion

• equinox

• solstice

Seasons are caused in part by the tilt of Earth’s axis of rotation.

• True

• False

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Describes the point at which the moon is farthest from Earth.

• apogee

• aphelion

• perigee

• perihelion

Identify each labeled phase on the figure as one of the following:

• waxing gibbous

• 2

• new

• 4

• first quarter

• 1

• waxing crescent

• 3

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Identify each labeled phase on the figure as one of the following:

• waning gibbous

• 7

• third quarter

• 5

• waning cresent

• 8

• full

• 6

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Lunar phases are caused by changes in how much of the sunlit side of the ___________ faces Earth.

• moon

• sun

• Earth

• stars

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