Question 1

The spin of an object around its own axis is

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rotation

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equinox

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slstice

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revolution

Question 2

_____________ marks the beginning of fall or spring

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equinox

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sostice

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rotation

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revolution

Question 3

______________ marks the beginning of summer and winter

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solstice

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equinox

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rotation

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revolution

Question 4

What happens during a solar eclipse?

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the moon appears to completely or partially block the sun

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the Sun appears bigger in the sky

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the Earth moves in the Moon's shadow

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the Moon appears dark because it is shadowed by Earth

Question 5

The Moon rotates and revolves in

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27.3 days

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29.5 days

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365.25 days

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24 hours

Question 6

High tides are exceptionally high when

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the Earth and the Moon are in line with the sun

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it is 1st or 3rd quarter moon

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many people go to the beach

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the ocean water is colder

Question 7

A solar eclipse occurs when

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the Moon is between the Sun and Earth

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only during the full moon phase

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only when the tide is high

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Earth is between the Moon and the Sun

Question 8

Objects in the solar system orbit around the sun because...

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the Sun has most of the mass of any object in the solar system

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the Sun is made out of hot gases

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the Sun provides sunshine for objects in the solar system

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the Sun is hotter than other objects in the solar system

Question 9

The Moon's influence on tides is much greater because

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the Moon is much closer to the Earth

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the Moon rotates more slowly than the Earth

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only one side of the Moon is visible to Earth

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the Moon is more massive than the Sun

Question 10

____________are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun

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tides

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seasons

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eclipses

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night and day

Question 11

Earth's ________________________ causes day and night

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rotation

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color

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revolution

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tilt

Question 12

When one solar system object moves into the shadow of another solar system object a(n) _______ occurs

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eclipse

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tide

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shadow

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galaxy

Question 13

The Sun is one of billions of stars in our ________________

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galaxy

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constellation

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world

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universe

Question 14

When the lit portion of the Moon is getting larger the Moon is

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waxing

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revolving

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rotating

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waning

Question 15

When the lit portion of the Moon is getting smaller the Moon is

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waning

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waxing

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rotating

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traveling

Question 16

Seasons are the result of Earth's

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tilt on its axis

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distance from the Moon

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spin on its axis

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distance from the Sun

Question 17

Earth's rotation causes

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night and day

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summer and winter

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spring and fall

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seasons

Question 18

A lunar eclipse can only occur during _________

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a full moon

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1st quarte

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a new moon

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waxing gibbous

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