Quarterly: Marking Period 2

First Name

Last Name

Period

• Period 1
• Period 3
• Period 5
• Period 6
• Period 8

In position B, what day is represented in the Northern Hemisphere?

• winter equinox
• winter solstice
• summer solstice
• summer equinox

In position C, where do the sun’s most direct rays hit?

• Tropic of Capricorn
• Tropic of Cancer
• Equator
• Terminator

Approximately, what day is the Earth closet to the sun?

• Sept 23
• June 21
• December 22
• March 20

What is the main reason the Earth has seasons?

• Speed of Earth’s revolution around the sun
• 23.5 degree TILT of Earth's axis
• Climate in a given area
• Earth’s distance from the sun

What could the figure below illustrate?

• lunar eclipse
• solar eclipse
• full moon
• waxing gibbous

The figure below shows a lunar eclipse. Why does this not occur during every full moon?

• The size of Earth’s shadow changes during every moon cycle.
• The moon's orbit is tilted so the full moon does not always fall into Earth’s shadow during a full moon.
• Lunar eclipses do not occur during full moons.
• Lunar eclipses occur during every single full moon, but they are only visible from certain places on Earth.

During a total lunar eclipse, the moon passes through the _______ during the __________ moon phase

• umbra, full
• prenumbra, full
• umbra, new
• prenumbra, new