Earth and Space Science

During which season do we experience the most hours of daylight because of the tilt of the Earth?

• Summer

• Spring

• Fall

• Winter

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In which position would the Northern Hemisphere be experiencing spring?

• Position

  A

• Position

  B

• Position

  C

• Position

  D

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What phase is illustrated here?

• 1st quarter

• Waning gibbous

• Waxing cresent

• New moon

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The movement of Earth around its axis is called

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Spin

What is the approximate distance from the Earth to the Sun?

• 93 million miles

• 150 million miles

• 93 thousand miles

• 150 thousand miles

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What is the name given to the distance that light can travel in one year that is used to measure distances in the universe?

• Revolutions

• Mile- year

• Light-year

• Miles

The movement of Earth around the sun is called

• Spin

• Tilt

• Revolution

• Orbit

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Name of the elongated path of Earth as it revolves around the sun

• Orbit

• Tilt

• Spin

• Axis

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are the reasons for the seasons.

• Earth's tilt and revolution

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's rotation and revolution

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If there is a full moon today, what moon phase will be occur tomorrow?

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

• new moon

• 3rd quarter

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