Earth Sun Moon System

While the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing spring, the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing __________.

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring

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We experience seasons on Earth because

• The Earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees causing the sun to heat Earth with direct rays in the summer and indirect rays in the winter.

• We rotate around the sun once per year.

• We are closer to the sun during warmer months and further from the sun in colder months.

• The Earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees.

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Patterns are predictable. Patterns in our Earth, Sun, and Moon system include... (select all that apply)

• Moon phases

• Sunrise and sunset

• Seasonal changes

• Meteor showers

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During which season does the North Pole receive 24 hours of darkness?

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

• All of the above

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Which statement BEST describes the relationships between the Sun, Moon, and Earth?

• Earth orbits the Moon, and the Sun orbits Earth.

• Earth orbits the Sun, and the Moon orbits Earth.

• The Sun orbits the Moon, and Earth orbits the Sun.

• The Moon orbits the Sun, and Earth orbits the Moon.

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As the Earth spins, __________ occurs when part of the Earth is facing toward the Sun.

• day

• night

• spring

• summer

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The number of daylight hours is the greatest in the summer and the fewest in the winter.

• true

• false

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What causes the change within every twenty-four hours from day to night on Earth?

• Earth’s rotation on its axis

• Earth’s revolution around the Sun

• the tilt of Earth on its axis

• the distance from Earth to the Sun

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Earth _________ 365.25 times in a year.

• revolves

• axis

• shadows

• clouds

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Although the Sun is very far away, its size keeps Earth in its orbit because of the _______________ between the two masses.

• mass

• weight

• acceleration

• gravitational force

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