Sun Earth Moon System

What causes day and night?

• Earth revolving around the sun

• Earth rotating on its axis

• Earth getting closer to the sun

• Earth moving further from the sun

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When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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The sun appears to move from East to West in the sky.

• True

• False

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Which part of the Earth typically receives more energy from the sun.

• North Pole

• Equator

• South Pole

• Africa

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Explain what a Midnight Sun is and how it happens.

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Fall and Spring occur during ___.

• solstices

• equinoxes

• New Moons

• Full Moons

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Winter and Summer occur during ___

• solstices

• equinoxes

• Full Moons

• New Moons

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During what moon phase does a solar eclipse occur?

• new moon

• waxing gibbous

• full moon

• first quarter

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Which moon phase could a moon be in when only a small sliver of the moon is visible?

• new moon

• first quarter moon

• waning crescent moon

• last quarter moon

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How long does it take the moon to complete a cycle of phases?

• 7 days

• 4.5 days

• 27.5 days

• 29.5 days

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