Seasons and Eclipses

What causes seasons?

• Earth's tilted axis as it rotates on its axis.

• Earth's tilted axis as it revolves around the sun.

• Earth's distance from the sun in the summer.

• Earth's hemispheres receiving equal amounts of sunlight.

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Which statement is true based on the diagram?

• It is summer in the northern hemisphere.

• Its is winter in the southern hemisphere.

• It is an equinox.

• It is summer in the southern hemisphere and the northern hemisphere is receiving less direct sunlight.

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Which of the following is responsible for the changing of seasons on Earth?

• Orbit of Earth around the Sun and Rotation of Sun

• Tilt of the axis of Earth and orbit of Earth around the Sun

• Orbit of Earth around the Sun and Rotation of Earth

• Rotation of Earth and Rotation of Sun

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Some students are using objects to model the Earth-Sun-Moon system. They wish to represent the positions of these objects during a solar eclipse. To accurately model the solar eclipse, the golf ball should be placed in which labeled position?

• Position W

• Position Y

• Position Z

• Position X

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What is this diagram showing?

• tides

• lunar eclipse

• revolution

• solar eclipse

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The drawing shows the position that Earth, the Sun, and the Moon are in when which of the following occurs?

• a solar eclipse

• a lunar eclipse

• the summer equinox

• the winter equinox

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On what dates does the Earth experience the 2 equinoxes? These days have approximately 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night.

• March 21st and September 21st

• December 21st and June 21st

• February 21st and August 21st

• December 25th and July 4th

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What phenomena is being shown in this image? Select ALL that apply.

• A spring tide.

• A neap tide.

• A new moon.

• A solar eclipse.

• A lunar eclipse.

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On what dates does the Earth experience the 2 equinoxes? These days have approximately 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night?

• March 21st and September 21st

• December 21st and June 21st

• February 21st and August 21st

• December 25th and July 4th

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An equinox happens twice a year.

• false

• true

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