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8th Grade Earth science review on the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
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1
Earth's axis is tilted how many degrees?
25.3°
25°
23°
23.5°
2
What season is occurring in the Southern Hemisphere for Earth #3
Spring
Summer
Winter
Fall
3
Which type of moon phase is this a picture of?
Gibbous
Crescent
Full
Dark Crescent
4
What season is occurring in the Southern Hemisphere for Earth #2
Spring
Fall
Winter
Summer
5
If position 1 is a New Moon, what phase is at position 5?
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous
New Moon
6
What causes Day and Night to happen on Earth?
Earth's Rotation
Earth's orbit around the Sun
The Moon blocking the Sun
The Sun's orbit around the Earth
7
How long does an eclipse usually last?
Days
Minutes
Hours
8
What type of eclipse is shown in the picture?
Lunar
Total Solar
Annular
Solar
9
A total eclipse only occurs within the ______.
Umbra
Penumbra
Umbrella
Annulus
10
If position 1 is a New Moon, what is position 3?
Third Quarter
First Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
11
When the Moon doesn't cover the entire face of the Sun it's called a _______ eclipse.
Ring
Total
Annular
Partial
12
When the Earth is closest to the Sun it is what season, here, in North America?
Spring
Summer
Winter
Fall
13
If you are in the Penumbra of the moon's shadow you will see what type of eclipse?
Total
Annular
Partial
14
The Sun is ____ times bigger than the Moon, but the Moon is _____ times closer than the Sun.
490, 500
390, 400
500, 490
400, 390
15
When the Earth is tilted towards the Sun, that area experiences ________.
Crazy changes in temperature
colder temperatures
warmer temperatures
no change in temperature
16
What season is occurring in the Northern Hemisphere for Earth #1
Spring
Winter
Fall
Summer
17
Which of these words means the lit part of the Moon's surface is increasing?
Crescent
Gibbous
Waxing
Waning
18
In Minnesota, we will see a partial eclipse during which year?
2018
2017
2016
2019
19
What Moon phase is this a picture of?
Waning Crescent
First Quarter
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous
20
How long does it take the Moon to orbit around the Earth?
28.5
25.9
30
29.5