Earth, Moon, and Sun Review

Which of the following is a common characteristic of winter compared to summer?

• longer days and shorter nights

• more daily hours of sunlight

• noon sun lower in the sky

• higher daytime temperatures

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Which event is most likely happening when an object is the sky is large, dark, and has a bright area immediately around it?

• total solar eclipse

• total lunar eclipse

• waxing crescent moon

• waning crescent moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which list represents the position of Earth, the sun, and the moon during a lunar eclipse?

• sun, Earth, moon

• sun, moon, Earth

• Earth, sun, moon

• moon, sun, Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which list represents the position of Earth, the sun, and the moon during a solar eclipse?

• sun, moon, Earth

• sun, Earth, moon

• Earth, sun, moon

• moon, sun, Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the moon is aligned with and between Earth and the sun, which phase is happening?

• full moon

• new moon

• first quarter moon

• last quarter moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the Earth is aligned with and between moon and the sun, which phase is happening?

• full moon

• new moon

• first quarter moon

• last quarter moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the term for a day?

• revolution

• rotation

• lunar

• ellipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the term for a year?

• revolution

• rotation

• lunar

• ellipse

When the Earth, the sun , and the moon are aligned in a straight line, which type of tide takes place?

• spring tide

• neap tide

• high tide

• low tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When Earth, the sun, and the moon align to form a right angle, which type of tide takes place?

• spring tide

• neap tide

• high tide

• low tide