Seasonal Experience Quiz

Troy lives in Atlanta, Georgia. He has a trip planned to visit family in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Based on the model above, what season will Troy experience when he visits his family in Buenos Aires, Argentina?

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

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Drag the correct answer from the list to complete the sentences. Over the course of six months the position of the Earth relative to the Sun changes because of the Earth’s​ ​ ​ (a)   This causes a change in the ​ (b)   ​ hitting Earth. Atlanta is now experiencing ​ (c)   ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

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• orbit
• rotation
• intensity of sunlight
• intensity of moonlight
• winter
• summer
• spring

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Grace is learning about eclipses with her friends. They try to model the Earth, Moon, and Sun during a solar eclipse. Which model shows a solar eclipse?

• Model A, because the Moon blocks the path of the Sun’s light.

• Model B, because the Earth is blocking light from the Sun to the Moon.

• Model C, because the Sun is unable to provide light to all sides of the Earth.

• Model D, because the Moon is closer to the Sun than the Earth.

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Dani has bought a camera and would like to practice their photography by taking photographs of the Moon. The diagram below shows four different phases of the Moon. Look at the model below, then answer the question that follows. If Dani wants to photograph the full Moon, which day should they plan to go out?

• Day 1

• Day 8

• Day 15

• Day 22

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Which of the following statements best explains why the Moon appears to look different over the course of a lunar cycle?

• The Moon produces different amounts of light depending on which lunar phase it is in.

• During some lunar phases, the Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon.

• We see different sides of the Moon as it rotates on its axis.

• As the Moon orbits the Earth, the amount of sunlight we see reflected off its surface changes.

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The Sun is at the center of our Solar System and is orbited by a number of planets. Some of those planets are orbited by their own moons. The model shows the four planets closest to the Sun, along with any moons they have. What is one reason a moon might develop a different orbit than its planet?

• The Sun exerts a gravitational pull on planets, but not on moons. This causes the moons to orbit the planets.

• Moons are not affected by any gravitational force, causing them to move independently through space.

• A moon is much closer to its planet than to the Sun, which means that the planet exerts a relatively stronger gravitational pull on the moon than the Sun.

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Gravity played a role in the formation of the galaxy. Use the model to describe the role of gravity in the formation of the Solar System. Drag and drop the correct answer from the list to complete the sentences.

Planets formed from materials left over from ​ (a)   . These new planets began orbits within the Solar System caused by the gravitational pull of ​ (b)   ​

• solar nebula
• the core of the sun.
• a massive meteorite
• their multiple moons 

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Adam is studying planets in our Solar System. He wants to know how warm some planets are compared to others. Adam already knows that planets are heated by the Sun’s energy. He also knows that atmospheres help a planet store heat by preventing it from radiating out into space. He carries out some research and gathers information shown in the data table. Drag and drop the planet names into the table to order them from warmest to coldest. Two have been done for you.

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b

c

Neptune

Earth

Jupiter

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Scientists collected more data about the celestial object. To figure out whether it is an asteroid or a comet, compare with existing data on those objects. Is the mystery celestial object an asteroid or a comet? Support your claim with data.

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