Day/Night, Moon Phases, and Seasons Test

Which of the following best describes the amount of daylight received in Georgia throughout the year?

• The amount of daylight is exactly the same all year long.
• More daylight is received in summer than winter.
• The amount of daylight changes as the Moon phase changes.
• Daylight periods are longest during the coldest weather.

The diagram provided shows Earth and its tilted axis at different times of the year. At which point will there be the shortest period of daylight in the northern hemisphere?

• Point A
• Point B
• Point C
• Point D

The diagram provided shows features of Earth and the Sun as a system. Which two features cause the amount of daylight to change throughout the year in some places on Earth?

• The orbit of Earth around the Sun and rotation of the Sun.
• The rotation of the Sun and the rotation of Earth.
• The rotation of Earth and the orbit of Earth around the Sun.
• The tilt of Earth’s axis and the orbit of Earth around the Sun.

Why does Earth have day and night?

• Earth revolves around the Sun.
• Earth rotates on its axis.
• The Moon revolves around Earth.
• Earth revolves around the Moon.

The seasons on Earth are the result of which of the following?

• The orbit of the Moon around Earth
• The gravitational pull between Earth and other planets
• The tilt of the axis of Earth as it orbits the Sun
• The evaporation of Earth’s water caused by sunlight

What is the main source of the moon’s light?

• A. Earth
• B . the Sun
• C. the Moon
• D. the stars in the night sky

Which phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

• A. waxing crescent
• B. full moon
• C. last quarter
• D. waning gibbous

Which best describes why we see phases of the moon?

• a. The moon changes shape from a ball to a crescent.
• b. Earth moves around as it revolves and rotates.
• c. How much of the Earth faces the moon changes as the moon revolves around Earth.
• d. How much of the lit half of the moon we can see from Earth changes.

About how long does it take for the moon to go from one new moon to the next new moon?

• a. 15 days
• b. 30 days
• c. 45 days
• d. 60 days

Earth would no longer have seasons if which of the following changes happened?

• More moons orbited Earth.
• Earth no longer had a tilted axis.
• Earth orbited the Sun more quickly.
• Humans moved toward the poles.