Earth System

Which of these is a similarity between the Earth and Moon?

• Both have water, soil, and life.

• Both have atmospheres and changing weather.

• Both have rocky surfaces.

• Both are made of gases.

Which of these explains the correct movement in space?

• The Sun revolves around the planets.

• The planets revolve around their moons.

• The Sun revolves only around the Earth.

• The planets revolve around the Sun.

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Which explains why the Sun and stars appear to move?

• Earth is rotating on its axis.

• Earth is revolving around the Sun.

• The moon is revolving around the Earth.

• The Milky Way is moving.

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What is the Earth's outermost layer called?

• Mantle

• Core

• Crust

• Atmosphere

The movement of the Earth around the Sun is

• called a day, and is 24 hours long.

• called a lunar month, and is 29 days long.

• called a year, and is 24 hours long.

• called a year, and is 365 days long.

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Day and night on Earth is caused by

• the Sun's movement around the Earth.

• the Earth's movement around the Sun.

• Earth's rotation on its axis.

• The moon reflecting the Sun's light.

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At which time of day would the Sun appear in the eastern sky?

• 8:00 AM

• 12:00 PM

• 12:00 AM

• 5:00 PM

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Which of the following causes the moon to show phases when viewed from Earth?

• rotation of Earth

• revolution of Earth

• rotation of the Sun

• revolution of the moon

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In Texas in the summer months, why do we have more hours of sunlight?

• More direct sunlight is shining on the northern hemisphere then.

• The southern hemisphere is tilting more toward the Sun.

• The rotation of the Earth is slowing down.

• The moon is reflecting more light from the Sun.

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Why do we only see one face of the moon from Earth?

• The moon does not rotate at all.

• The Earth revolves around the moon.

• The moon is too far away to see the other side.

• The moon revolves around Earth at the same rate as its rotation.