ESM Review

_____ is the imaginary line through Earth at the center of Earth's rotation

• tilt

• solar system

• seasons

• axis

An __________ is marked by equal day and night (12 hours each) and occurs twice a year.

• equinox

• season

• month

• birthday

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____ is the slant of Earth's axis, (23.5 degrees) resulting in the North Pole always pointing to the North Star

• tilt

• solar system

• seasons

• axis

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Which is the most accurate definition of umbra?

• illuminated region of space

  
  

• an abbreviation for umbrella

  
  

• area where light is blocked

  
  

• light from the sun

  
  

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________ is the spinning of Earth on its axis.

• seasons

• star

• axis

• rotation

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Which phase is missing?

• First Quarter

• Waning Crescent

• Full Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

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Which of the following describes a lunar eclipse?

• the moon's shadow is on Earth

  
  

• Earth's shadow is on the Sun

  
  

• the Moon's shadow is on the Sun

  
  

• Earth's shadow is on the Moon

  
  

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If we used the sports balls pictured as a model, which of the following describes the motion of the Earth, Moon, & Sun?

• Golf ball moving around basketball, basketball moving around baseball

  
  

• Basketball moving around baseball, baseball moving around golf ball

  
  

• Golf ball moving around baseball, baseball moving around basketball

  
  

• Baseball moving around golf ball, golf ball moving around basketball

  
  

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Which of the following is responsible for the changing of the seasons?

• Orbit of the Earth around the Sun and the rotation of the Earth

  
  

• the Moon's shadow, rotation of Earth and rotation of the Sun

  
  

• Orbit of the Earth around the Sun and rotation of the Sun

  
  

• Tilt of the axis of Earth and the orbit of the Earth around the Sun

  
  

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When the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun, it is called a ________________.

• corona

• lunar cycle

• solar eclipse

• rotation

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