Solar System

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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Which part of Earth is experiencing night?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What causes Earth’s seasons?

• Earth’s distance from the Sun

• The ocean

• Earth’s tilted axis as it revolves around the sun

• Fluctuating heat from the Sun

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At position A, in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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At position B, in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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How does the moon get its light?

• it reflects the sun's light onto the earth

• it creates its own light, similar to a star

• it gathers light from earth during the day

• the moon is actually a yellow color, so it appears to be bright during the nighttime

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• A

• B

• C

• D

The sun is a _______________.

• planet

• satallite

• galaxy

• star

It takes the Earth 365 1/4 days to make one what?

• rotation

• revolution 

• resolution 

• circle

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Known as the red planet

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars