Earth Phenomena

When the moon passes between the earth and the sun, this results in a.....

• Waxing moon

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

• sun rise

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In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

• Below each other

• Above each other

• In alignment

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The day of the year with the most daylight hours is the

• spring equinox

• fall equinox

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

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The day of the year with the fewest daylight hours is called the

• spring equinox

• fall equinox

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

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When daylight hours are almost equal to night time hours, it is called

• equinox

• solstice

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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 axix

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Changes in the moon's appearance are

• phases

• eclipses

• stages

• cycle

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A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New

• Cresent

• Gibbous

• Full

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Which generic term is used when one object passes into the shadow of another object?

• terminator
• eclipse
• occlusion
• solstice

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The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

• upwards

• downwards

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