Seasons & Moon Phases Review

At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

• Northern hemisphere
• Southern hemisphere

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What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

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Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

• distance from the sun
• rotation of the earth
• change in solar output
• tilt of the earth's axis

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Why is the Equator warmest?

• Because it is closest to the sun.
• Because it receives the most direct sunlight
• Because no clouds form here.
• Because it is far from the sun

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Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:

• waning
• full
• waxing
• new

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Define Gibbous

• Less than half of moon visible
• More than half of moon visible
• All of moon visible
• None of moon visible

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Name the moon phase

• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous

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When only a small part of the moon is visible, it is probably in what phase?

• waxing or waning crescent
• first quarter
• new moon phase
• waxing or waning gibbous phase

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What phase comes AFTER this one?

• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous
• Third Quarter

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