Unit 3 Earth and Space Part 1

What is an orbit?

• the turning of a planet on its axis
• the distance of a planet from the sun
• the speed at which a planet moves around the sun
• the path one object takes around another object in space

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Which of these is responsible for changes from day to night on Earth?

• Earth's tilt
• Earth orbiting the sun
• the moon orbiting Earth
• Earth rotating about its axis

How long does it take the moon to revolve once around Earth?

• 3 months
• 24 hours
• 27 days

• 365 days

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Which of the following best compares the amount of daylight during the Winter and the Summer?

• Summer experiences more daylight than winter.
• Winter experiences more daylight than fall.
• Winter experiences more daylight than spring.
• Summer experiences less daylight than spring.

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During the ________ phase the moon appears to grow.

• waxing
• waning
• new moon
• full moon

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_______ is an imaginary straight line that runs through the center of the Earth at its poles.

• axis
• rotate
• revolve
• orbit

_________ means to spin around on an axis.

• axis
• rotate
• revolve
• orbit

_________ means to travel in a closed path.

• axis
• rotate
• revolve
• orbit

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Which moon phase do you see from Earth?

• full moon
• first quarter
• last quarter

• waxing crescent

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Which of the following best describes why the Moon orbits Earth?

• The distance the Moon and Earth are from the Sun.

• The energy reflected from the surface of Earth.

• The winds generated on Earth by the energy of the Sun.

• The gravitational attraction between the Moon and Earth.

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