Earth's Cycles Cba

Which location on Earth will experiences the least change in the number of daylight hours during a year?

• South Pole
• Equator
• Tropic of Cancer
• Tropic of Capricorn

If you were keeping a journal of the phases on the moon, what moon phase would you expect to observe after a full moon?

• waxing crescent moon
• waning crescent moon
• waning gibbous moon
• waxing gibbous moon

Earth would not experience seasons if it..........

• stopped rotating
• was not tilted on its axis
• too longer to orbit the sun
• revolved around the sun in the opposite direction

Brazil is located in the Southern Hemisphere. Which diagram is showing the position of the Earth when Brazil is experiencing summer?

• A
• B
• C

In the diagram, the current moon phase is shown. Which image shows the moon phases that will be seen immediately before and after the current moon phase?

• Image A
• Image B
• Image C
• Image D

What would happen if the rate of Earth's rotation on its axis increased?

• length of the day would be shorter
• length of the day would be longer
• length of the seasons would be shorter
• length of the seasons would be longer

Which position is North America experiencing winter?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

From which position would you shine a flashlight from to correctly demonstrate the lunar cycle during an experiment?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which 2 images show the position of the Earth, moon, and Sun that will have the greatest effect on ocean tides?

• Images A and C
• Images B and D
• Images C and D
• Images A and B

This student is spinning a soccer ball on her finger. What would this student need to do in order to appropriately demonstrate day and night occurring on Earth?

• spin the ball while its tilted
• spin the ball in opposite directions
• color or paint the ball half black
• shine a flashlight or some light source on one side of the ball