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Q 1/21
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What contributes to the seasons that we experience on earth?
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Tilt of the axis only
Revolution of the earth around the sun and the tilt of the axis
Rotation of the earth about its axis only
Revolution of the earth around the sun only
Q 2/21
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What is the axis?
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An imaginary line drawn from the North to South Pole
A line drawn around the globe.
A wedge used to hack at wood
A team of countries that supported the Soviet Union during World War II
21 questions
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What contributes to the seasons that we experience on earth?
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What is the axis?
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When it is 12 noon in San Antonio, TX, what is the time of day in Petropavl, Kazakhstan on the opposite side of the world?
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What is the amount of the tilt of the Earth's axis?
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Where on the Earth would you experience 24 hour day in the summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
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What is the day in the Southern Hemisphere on December 21?
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How long does it take the earth to revolve around the sun?
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Where would you experience summertime on the earth in July?
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A student wants to use a spinning basketball to model the day-and-night cycle on Earth. What should the student do in order to best model the cause of the day-and-night cycle?
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Argentina is in the Southern Hemisphere. Many locals like to visit the beach during the summertime. Which picture shows the summertime in Argentina?
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What direction does the earth travel when revolving around the sun?
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What best compares the conditions at locations at X and Y?
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During the Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, what is the status of the earth?
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How long does it take for the moon to rotate around the Earth?
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Why do the moon phases occur?
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What is a crescent?
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What does it mean for the moon to wax?
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What does it mean for the moon to wane?
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What is a gibbous?
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Which of the pictured moons represents the moon 1 week after a full moon?
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Which best represents a way to model the Earth, Moon and Sun and view the lunar phases?
