The Sun-Earth-Moon System

The tilt of the Earth toward or away from the Sun determines the ________________.

• eclipse

• seasons

• hemisphere

• equinox

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When the Moon partially or completely covers the Sun, people on Earth may experience a ____ .

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• high tide

• seasons

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The shadow of the Earth completely or partly covers the face of the Moon during a ______.

• orbit

• solar system

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

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The orbit of one object around another object is a (a)  

• revolution
• rotation

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The days on which the hours of daylight are longest or shortest are ​ (a)  

• solstices
• equinoxes

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When the visible portion of the Moon becomes smaller it is (a)  

• waning
• waxing
• phasing
• reducing

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The spin of an object around its axis is (a)  

• rotation
• revolution
• orbit
• waning

beginning of spring and fall; day on which hours of daylight equal hours of darkness

• equinox

• solstice

• full moon

• solar eclipse

visible portion of the Moon becomes larger

• phasing

• gibbous

• waxing

• waning

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The average distance from Earth to the Sun is 150 million kilometers, or ____.

• 14,900 hours

• 1 light year

• 10,000 miles

• 1 astronomical unit

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