SCI 311 final review

Day and night are caused by 

• Earth's revolution around the sun
• Earth's rotation on its axis
• the tilt of the earth
• Earth's involvement in eclipses

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What causes the seasons to change?

• The Earth's distance from the Sun
• The waming and cooling of Earth's core
• The Earth's tilt in relation to the sun
• The Earth rotation on its axis.

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Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature year-round?

• It remains the same distance from the sun year round.
• It recieves the same amount of direct sunlight year round.
• Its days are more than 18 hours long year round
• The equator rotates slower than the poles

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Imaginary line through the center of the earth (from the north pole to south pole)

• axis
• orbit
• pole
• tilt

When the moon moves directly between the Earth and the sun during a new moon, a ____ may occur.

• Solar Eclipse
• Lunar Eclipse
• Full Moon
• solstice

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Which of the following is a natural satellite of the Earth?

• International Space Station
• Hubble Telescope
• Sun
• Moon

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When no sunlight hits the side of the Moon facing the Earth, what phase is it?

• new
• full
• 1st quarter
• 3rd quarter

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When the Earth moves directly between the Moon and the sun , a ____ may occur.

• Solar Eclipse
• Lunar Eclipse
• Full Moon
• solstice

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CHOOSE THE CORRECT MOON PHASE

• WAXING CRESCENT
• NEW MOON
• HALF MOON
• WANING CRESCENT

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CHOOSE THE CORRECT MOON PHASE

• WANING GIBBOUS
• WAXING GIBBOUS
• FULL MOON
• WAXING CRESCENT

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