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  • Q1
    The spin of an object around its own axis is
    equinox
    slstice
    rotation
    revolution
    30s
  • Q2
    _____________ marks the beginning of fall or spring
    sostice
    rotation
    equinox
    revolution
    30s
  • Q3
    ______________ marks the beginning of summer and winter
    equinox
    solstice
    rotation
    revolution
    30s
  • Q4
    What happens during a solar eclipse?
    the Sun appears bigger in the sky
    the Earth moves in the Moon's shadow
    the Moon appears dark because it is shadowed by Earth
    the moon appears to completely or partially block the sun
    30s
  • Q5
    The Moon rotates and revolves in
    29.5 days
    27.3 days
    365.25 days
    24 hours
    30s
  • Q6
    High tides are exceptionally high when
    it is 1st or 3rd quarter moon
    many people go to the beach
    the Earth and the Moon are in line with the sun
    the ocean water is colder
    30s
  • Q7
    A solar eclipse occurs when
    only during the full moon phase
    the Moon is between the Sun and Earth
    only when the tide is high
    Earth is between the Moon and the Sun
    30s
  • Q8
    Objects in the solar system orbit around the sun because...
    the Sun is made out of hot gases
    the Sun provides sunshine for objects in the solar system
    the Sun has most of the mass of any object in the solar system
    the Sun is hotter than other objects in the solar system
    30s
  • Q9
    The Moon's influence on tides is much greater because
    the Moon rotates more slowly than the Earth
    the Moon is much closer to the Earth
    only one side of the Moon is visible to Earth
    the Moon is more massive than the Sun
    30s
  • Q10
    ____________are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun
    tides
    seasons
    eclipses
    night and day
    30s
  • Q11
    Earth's ________________________ causes day and night
    color
    rotation
    revolution
    tilt
    30s
  • Q12
    When one solar system object moves into the shadow of another solar system object a(n) _______ occurs
    tide
    shadow
    galaxy
    eclipse
    30s
  • Q13
    The Sun is one of billions of stars in our ________________
    constellation
    galaxy
    world
    universe
    30s
  • Q14
    When the lit portion of the Moon is getting larger the Moon is
    revolving
    rotating
    waning
    waxing
    30s
  • Q15
    When the lit portion of the Moon is getting smaller the Moon is
    waxing
    rotating
    traveling
    waning
    30s

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