MS-ESS1-1

Which of these identifies what someone on Earth could see when the Earth and Moon are in the positions shown in the drawing?

• a solar eclipse
• a lunar eclipse
• a quarter moon
• a full moon

The Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees on its axis. The direction of the Earth's tilt does not change throughout its orbit. At which position of Earth is it summer in the northern hemisphere?

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Which diagram below shows the relationship between the sun, the moon, and Earth when the moon is full (seen as a completely lighted circle)?

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Which diagram shows the Earth-moon-sun system arranged to cause a total solar eclipse?

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A student observed the shape of the Moon once every 7 days during the month of June. Which of the following sets of drawings shows how the Moon's shape could have changed during the month of June?

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