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Martin is writing a report for science class about how the tilt of Earth affects living organisms. Which subject should Martin include in his report that is directly affected by Earth’s tilt?

• night and day

• cloud formation

• phases of the moon

• changing of the seasons

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Earth is tilted as it travels around the Sun. The tilt changes the amount of energy each area gets from the Sun, which makes some months of the year warmer than others. What are the four main temperature changes in a year called?

• seasons

• climate

• weather

• quaters

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Which scientist is credited with using a telescope in the seventeenth century to discover the moons of Jupiter?

• Galileo

• Kepler

• Einstein

• Newton

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The Geocentric model is to the Heliocentric model as _______ is to _________.

• A.

  red; blue

• B.

  right; wrong

• rose; plant

• tundra; cool

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9.

What does the word "geocentric theory" mean in terms of understanding the solar system?

• The Earth is the center of the solar system.

• Both the Earth and stars are the center of the solar system.

• The Sun is the center of the solar system.

• Both the Sun and stars are the center of the solar system.

What causes the Moon to appear to move across the sky? 

A.

the orbit of the Sun and stars

B.

the Earth's rotation 

C.

the orbit of the Moon and Sun

D.

the Moon's rotation

• the orbit of the Sun and stars

• the Earth's rotation

• the orbit of the moon and sun

• the moon's rotation

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Based on the table above, the Moon will appear "half-lit" on which dates?

[Select ALL that apply]

A.

June 5^th

B.

June 13^th

C.

June 21^st

D.

June 28^th

E.

July 5^th

• June 5th

• June 13th

• June 21st

• June 28th

• July 5th

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Which figure shows a waning crescent Moon? 

• Figure A

• Figure B

• Figure C

• Figure D

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The image above is observed by a middle school student wearing special safety glasses.  He observed the Moon crossing the Sun on its orbit of the Earth.

What is this event called?

A.

Blue Moon

B.

Planetary Eclipse

C.

Lunar Eclipse

D.

Solar Eclipse

• Blue moon

• Planetary Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

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Which statements BEST describe Ptolemy's theory of the Universe? (2 points) 

• All planets orbit the Sun in elliptical patterns.

• The Sun is the center of the solar system and the Universe.

• C.

  All planets orbit the Moon in elliptical patterns.

• The Earth is the center of the solar system and the Universe.

• 
  All planets move in their own circular pattern while circling the Earth at the same time.