Earth Moon Sun System

What is the average tilt of Earth's axis?

• 0 degrees

• 15 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 52.3 degrees

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True or False: You get more hours of daylight in the Summer.

• True

• False

• Trick question, you have to know what hemisphere you are in.

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In the Northern Hemisphere, when is the longest day of the year?

• The Vernal Equinox

• The Summer Solstice

• The Winter Solstice

• The Autumnal Equinox

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In the Northern Hemisphere, when is the shortest day of the year?

• The Vernal Equinox

• The Summer Solstice

• The Winter Solstice

• The Autumnal Equinox

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What is an equinox?

• When there is 24 hours of darkness

• When there is 24 hours of daylight

• When half of Earth is tilted as far away as possible from the Sun

• When there is equal hours of night and day

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What determines the phase of the moon you observe from Earth?

• How much light the Moon reflects from the Sun

• What season you are in

• How far Earth is from the Sun

• How far Earth is from the Moon

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When the Earth, Moon, and Sun are aligned, what happens to the tides? Select ALL that apply.

• It is a Neap Tide

• It is a Spring Tide

• There is a large range between high and low tide

• There is a small range between high and low tide

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When the Earth blocks the Sun's light from reaching the Moon, what occurs?

• A New Moon

• A Lunar Eclipse

• A Solar Eclipse

• A Full Moon

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