Unit 6 Review

First name and last name

1. What causes changes in the appearance of the moon’s shape?

• moon craters
• moon marias
• moon phases
• moon eclipses

2. Which 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

3. Which is the result of Earth’s orbit around the Sun while tilted?

• seasons
• shadows
• day and night
• moon phases

4. What object does the Earth revolve around in one year?

• Earth
• Sun
• It’s axis
• Equator

5. What is the order of the seasons?

• Summer, winter, fall, spring
• Summer, spring, fall, winter
• Summer, fall, winter, spring
• Summer, fall, spring, winter

6. What months are in the season of spring?

• January, February, March
• March, April, May
• March, May, July
• April, May, June

7. What object does the moon revolve around in one month?

• the Earth
• its axis
• the Sun
• its equator

8. In what season is the longest day of the year?

• Spring
• Summer
• Winter
• Fall

9. Why are shadows the shortest at noon?

• The sun is setting.
• The sun is covered by clouds.
• The sun is rising.
• The sun is directly overhead and higher in the sky.