Sun/Moon/Earth Study Guide Quiz

What is the angle of the tilt in Earth's axis?

• 21.5 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 25.5 degrees

• 27.5 degrees

The tilt in the Earth's axis causes the amount of sunlight an area receives to change throughout the year, resulting in the Northern Hemisphere receiving more light during _____ and less during winter

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How do the lengths of daytime/nighttime compare on the winter and summer solstices?

• Daytime is longer during summer solstice and shorter during winter solstice

• Nighttime is longer during summer solstice and shorter during winter solstice

• Daytime and nighttime are of equal length during both solstices

• There is no significant difference in the lengths of daytime/nighttime between the solstices

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How do the lengths of daytime/nighttime compare on the spring and fall equinoxes?

• Daytime and nighttime are equally long

• Daytime is longer than nighttime

• Nighttime is longer than daytime

• The length varies depending on the location

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Which statement best describes the effect of the angle of impact of light hitting the Earth's surface on temperatures?

• Temperatures increase as the angle of impact becomes more direct.

• Temperatures decrease as the angle of impact becomes more direct.

• The angle of impact has no effect on temperatures.

• Temperatures are only affected by the Earth's distance from the sun, not the angle of impact.

Which statement best describes the phases of the Moon?

• The phases of the Moon are caused by the shadow of the Earth falling on the Moon.

• The phases of the Moon are caused by the relative positions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon.

• The phases of the Moon are caused by the Moon's own light turning on and off.

• The phases of the Moon are caused by the Sun moving around the Earth.

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Tell how much of the moon’s surface is always lit by the sun.

• About 50%

• About 25%

• About 75%

• None of the above

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Tell why the Moon’s shape seems to change.

• Because of the Moon's phases caused by its orbit around the Earth

• Because the Moon changes its size

• Because the Earth's shadow covers the Moon

• Because the Moon is rotating around its axis

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Tell why we always see the same side of the moon.

• Because the moon rotates on its axis in the same time it takes to orbit the Earth.

• Because the moon does not rotate.

• Because the Earth's gravity prevents the moon from rotating.

• Because the moon is a flat disc.

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Explain why a “New Moon” is completely dark.

• The moon is between the Earth and the Sun, blocking sunlight from reaching the moon's surface.

• The moon emits its own light, which is turned off during the new moon phase.

• The Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon during the new moon.

• The new moon occurs on the side of the moon that is always dark.

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