The Sun-Earth-Moon System Test

Daylight hours are shorter for the hemisphere that is tilted toward the Sun during the solstice.

• True
• False

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When it is summer in the United States, Earth is closest to the Sun.

• True
• False

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The Sun's rays strike Earth at their northernmost and southernmost positions during ____.

• winter and summer solstices
• spring and fall equinoxes
• lunar eclipses
• solar eclipses

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Which statement is true about both the September equinox and the March equinox shown below?

• There are about 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness everywhere on Earth.
• Spring is starting for the southern hemisphere.
• Spring is starting for the northern hemisphere.
• They are the longest days of the year.

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When the north end of Earth’s rotation axis is pointing toward the Sun, which statement is true?

• The southern hemisphere receives more energy from the Sun.
• Temperatures decrease in the northern hemisphere.
• The northern hemisphere receives more energy from the Sun.
• Temperatures increase in the southern hemisphere.

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Which is NOT true about a solstice?

• Earth’s rotation axis is most toward the Sun
• Earth’s rotation axis is most away from the Sun.
• Earth’s rotation axis is neither leaning toward or away from the Sun.

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The seasons are caused by ___________.

• the tilt of Earth's axis as Earth orbits the Sun
• Earth's distance from the Sun
• the shape of Earth’s orbit
• the tides of the ocean

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Why do solar eclipses happen only during a new moon?

• A new moon occurs when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth are all aligned. This allows the Moon to appear to cover the Sky.
• A new moon occurs when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth are all in a 90-degree angle. This allows the Moon to appear to cover the Sun.
• A new moon occurs when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth are all aligned. This allows the Sun to appear to cover the Moon.
• A new moon occurs when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth are all in a 90-degree angle. This allows the Sun to appear to cover the Moon.

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A lunar eclipse can only occur during which type of moon phase?

• first quarter moon
• full moon
• new moon
• third quarter moon

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Why don’t lunar eclipses occur every full moon?

• The temperature is not always right for an eclipse.
• The Moon’s orbit around Earth and Earth’s orbit around the Sun are not in the same plane, so the three bodies only line up occasionally.
• The Moon’s orbit around the Sun and Earth’s orbit around the Sun are not in the same plane, so the three bodies only line up occasionally.
• The Moon’s orbit around Earth and the Sun’s orbit around Earth are not in the same plane, so the three bodies only line up occasionally

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