Quiz on The Sun and the Earth-Moon System

Who proposed the idea that the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun?

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Nicolaus Copernicus

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What causes the Earth's seasons?

• The Moon's orbit around the Earth

• The Earth's rotation on its axis

• The Earth's distance from the Sun

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

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What is a solar eclipse?

• The Moon passing between the Sun and Earth

• The Earth passing between the Sun and Moon

• The Sun hiding behind the Earth

• The Sun moving behind the Moon

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What happens during a lunar eclipse?

• The Sun passes between the Earth and the Moon

• The Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun

• The Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon

• The Moon moves behind the Sun

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What is the phase of the moon when it is completely illuminated as seen from Earth?

• New Moon

• Crescent Moon

• Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

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What causes tides on Earth?

• The rotation of the Milky Way

• The Sun's rotation

• The gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun

• The Earth's magnetic field

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What type of tide occurs when the Sun and Moon are aligned with the Earth?

• Spring tide

• Lunar tide

• Solar tide

• Neap tide

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What is the term for when the daylight and nighttime hours are exactly equal?

• Solstice

• Eclipse

• Equinox

• Zenith

Which phase of the moon occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Gibbous Moon

• Quarter Moon

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What is the effect of the Earth's tilt on its axis?

• It results in the change of seasons

• It affects the Earth's orbit around the Sun

• It leads to the phases of the Moon

• It causes solar eclipses

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