Earth Moon Sun System

What phase of the moon is shown in the picture above?

• New Moon

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Crescent

• Half Moon

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It takes the Earth _______ to make one revolution.

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 30 days

• 365 days

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The spinning of Earth around its axis that causes day and night is called

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Axial rotation

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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 path an object follows as it moves around another object

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Solstice

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The orbit of one object around another object.

• Orbit

• Sostice

• Rotation

• Revolution

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When Earth's rotation axis is tilted directly away or toward the sun.

• Revolution

• Solstice

• Rotation

• Equinox

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When Earth's rotation axis is tilted neither toward or away from the sun.

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Orbit

• Revolution

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The force that pulls on Earth in its orbit around the sun.

• Revolutions

• Gravity

• Solar Flares

• Rotations

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How long does it take Earth to revolve around the sun?

• 365 day (1 year)

• 24 hours (1 day)

• 12 hours

• 2 minutes

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