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Earth Science Test
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a science test that covers topics learned over the last 6 weeks
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1
One orbit around the sun takes....
One day
It never orbits the sun
2 years
365 days
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"Waning" means...
Decreasing in size
half of the moon is seen
Increasing in size
a quarter of the moon is seen
3
Gibbous moon....
decreasing in size
more than half of the Moon appears to be illuminated
none of the moon is illuminated
less than half of the moon appears to be illuminated
4
The full moon is
less than half of the moon is illuminated
none of the moon is illuminated
moon is increasing in size
A phase in which all of the Moon appears to be illuminated
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The crescent moon.....
increasing in size
more than half of the moon is illuminated
less than half of the Moon appears to be illuminated
decreasing in size
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What is revolution?
The Earth spinning.
When a planet or moon travels once around an object
Spins on it's axis
The imaginary line the Earth spins on
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The third quarter moon
half of the moon is illuminated
all of the moon appears to be illuminated
none of the moon appears to be illuminated
exactly half of the Moon appears to be illuminated (left)
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The new moon is....
more than half of the moon is illuminated
decreasing in size
phase in which none of the moon appears to be illuminated
phase is which all of the moon appears to be illuminated
9
Earth has how many motions?
3
5
1
2
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One rotation takes....
365 days
One year
One day
26 hours
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An axis is......
The earth rotating.
The trip around the sun.
The imaginary line that the Earth spins on.
1 day
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The first quarter moon....
moon is increasing in size
none of the moons appear to be illuminated
moon is decreasing in size
exactly half of the moons appear to be illuminated (right)
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"Waxing" means....
moon is increasing in size
more than half of the moon can be seen
less than half of the moon can be seen
moon is decreasing in size
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How do we know the Earth is moving
Seasons & Weather
Shadows
Daylight/Night time hours change
We can see it
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What is rotation?
Moving around
The Earth spinning
The imaginary line that Earth spins on
The trips the Earth makes around the sun.
