Earth-Moon-Sun Review

True or False: The seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth on it's axis while it revolves around the sun.

• True

• False

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How long does it take the earth to rotate on it's axis?

• 27 days

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 12 hours

When the earth rotates on it's axis, this causes......

• solar eclipse

• tides

• seasons

• day and night

How long does it take for the earth to make one full revolution around the sun?

• 24 hours

• 27.3 days

• 365.25 days

• 12 hours

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Why is there a leap year every 4 years?

• To celebrate the leaping deer

• Because frogs

• To account for the extra 1/4 of a day it takes for the the earth's revolution around the sun

• A dance teacher made it up

Which objects have to align to create a solar or lunar eclipse?

• sun, moon, earth

• sun, mars, earth

• sun, moon, mars

• moon, mars, earth

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Pick two: What are the two effects the moon has on earth?

• seasons

• tides

• moon phases

• day and night

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Which moon phases comes after a waxing crescent?

• waxing gibbous

• third quarter

• new moon

• first quarter

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Which moon phase comes after a waning crescent?

• full moon

• new moon

• waning gibbous

• third quarter

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Pick all the moon phases where the moon is getting bigger.

• first quarter

• third quarter

• waxing crescent

• waning crescent

• waxing gibbous

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