Unit 1: Sun, Moon, Earth Systems

List the moon phases in order

• New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent
• New Moon, Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waxing Crescent
• New Moon, Waxing Crescent, Third Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, First Quarter, Waning Crescent
• New Moon, Waning Crescent, Third Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous, First Quarter, Waxing Crescent

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An imaginary line through Earth's center and the North and South Poles

• Orbit
• Axis
• Equator
• Grand Meridian

The Sun rises in the East and sets in the West

• True
• False

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Path of an object as it revolves around another object

• Axis
• Orbit
• Equator
• Grand Meridian

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How long does it take the Earth to complete 1 orbit around the Sun?

• 365 days
• 24 hours
• 365 1/4 days
• 1 day

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In order to account for the 1/4 of a day. What do we have every four years?

• Leap Year
• Solar Eclipse
• Lunar Eclipse
• Total Solar Eclipse

The longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere (~June 21)

• Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

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The shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere (~December 21)

• Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

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How many degrees is Earth tilted on its axis?

• 23
• 24
• 23.5
• 0

What causes us to experience the four different seasons?

• Earth's revolution around the Sun and Earth's tilted axis

• Earth's revolution around the Sun and the Moon orbiting Earth

• Earth's tilted axis and the Moon orbiting Earth

• Earth's tilted axis

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