Sun, Moon and Earth Review

During the moon phases shown in the image Earth will experience a -

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

What is the correct alignment during a solar eclipse?

• sun, earth, moon
• earth, sun, moon
• sun, moon, earth
• moon, earth, sun

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

What is a REVOLUTION?

• When one object orbits around another object

• When one object rotates in place on an axis

• When two objects spin around each other

What causes day and night?

• The sun's ROTATION

• The tilt of the earth on its axis

• The earth's ROTATION on its axis every 24 hours

A lunar eclipse occurs at which moon phase?

• quarter moon

• new moon

• crescent moon

• full moon

Define Waxing

• Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
• Completely illuminated
• dark side is facing earth
• Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking

How long does it take Earth to make one REVOLUTION AROUND the Sun?

• 24 hours (one day)

• 365 days (one year)

• 11 days

Name the phase of the moon for letter f

• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Crescent

A solar eclipse occurs when:

• The earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.
• The moon blocks sunlight from reaching the earth.
• The sun blocks sunlight from reaching the earth.
• The sun doesn't come out during the day.