Sun, Moon, Earth
Quiz by Catherine Swafford
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- Q1What occurs when the moon is between the sun and the Earth?solar eclipse30s
- Q2What occurs when the Earth is between the sun and the moon?lunar eclipse30s
- Q3What are the 2 days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun?solstice30s
- Q4What are the 2 days of the year on which the noon sun is directly overhead at either 23.5 South or 23.5 North?equinox30s
- Q5If it is summer in the northern hemisphere, what is the next season in the southern hemisphere?fallwintersummerspring30s
- Q6It is a new moon now, how long until a full moon?7 days1 month2 weeks27 days30s
- Q7Because the moon rotates once for each revolution around Earththe far side is only visible during a full moona different side of the moon faces Earth each dayyou never see the far side of the moonyou see some phases more that others30s
- Q8On which day are night and day equal?eclipseequinoxperhelionnew moon30s
- Q9Why does the Earth experience seasons?Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sunthere is more heated concentrated at the equator than at the polesthe sun's gravity causes temperatures to changes with the seasonsEarth's distance from the sun changes during the year30s
- Q10Why do we have day and night?Earth's revolution around the sunthe tilt of the Earth's axisEclipsesEarth's rotation on its axis30s
- Q11On what day would you have 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night?October 21March 21June 21December 2130s
- Q12How long does it take the moon to go from full moon to full moon?1 month1 day1 week1 year30s
- Q13If you wanted to see a 1st quarter moon happening on August 1st but the sky is cloudy when would be your next chance to see a 1st quarter moon?September 15August 15September 5August 3030s
- Q14What makes the moon shine?radioactivityit has its own lightreflecting Earth lightreflecting sunlight30s
- Q15What does waxing mean?increasing sizestaying the same sizegetting darkerdecreasing size30s
- Q16What does waning mean?decreasing sizegetting lighterstaying the sameincreasing size30s
- Q17When the north end of Earth's axis tilts toward the sun, North America experiences which season?more direct rays and longer daysmore indirect rays and shorter daysmore direct rays and shorter daysmore indirect rays and longer days30s
- Q18How much of the sunlit side of the moon facing Earth determines what?phases30s
- Q19What is the lightest part of a shadow?penumbrawaxingwaningumbra30s
- Q20What is the darkest part of a shadow?penumbraumbrawaxingwaning30s
