Earth in Space Review

1. What is at the center of the solar system?

(a)  

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2. The Earth is the (a)   planet from the sun. (first, second, third, fourth, etc)

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3. What causes day and night on Earth?

• The spinning of Earth around its axis
• The Earth orbiting around the sun
• The moon spinning around Earth
• The sun orbiting around the Earth

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4. Which season is it when the North Pole STARTS to tilt away from the sun?

• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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5. True or False? The moon makes its own light.

• True
• False

Answer explanation

The moons seems to glow but it is only a reflection of the sun's light.

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6. How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?

• 4 weeks
• 4 months
• 4 days
• 4 years

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7. Choose the correct phase of the moon shown in the picture below.

• New moon
• Crescent moon
• Quarter moon
• Full moon

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8. An eclipse happens when the sun's light __________.

• is bright
• reflects off of the Earth
• is blocked
• stops shining

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9. Which term best identifies what is shown in the Illustration?

• full moon
• crescent moon
• lunar eclipse
• solar eclipse

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10. When Earth blocks the sun's light from reflecting off of the moon, this is called a __________.

• solar eclipse
• lunar eclipse
• total eclipse of the heart

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