Solar System & Moon-Earth-Sun System

Question 1

Identify the planet that belongs in the black box.

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 2

Is this a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

lunar eclipse

Question 3

What causes the seasons?

Accepted Answer

The tilt of the earth at different positions during orbit

Question 4

Is this a lunar eclipse or a solar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

Solar Eclipse

Question 5

Which of the following is an inner planet?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 6

What is similar about the surface compositions of the inner planets?

Accepted Answer

They are all rocky

Question 7

Is this a lunar eclipse or a solar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

Lunar Eclipse

Question 8

Would you say that the apple is orbiting Peter or rotating around Peter?

Accepted Answer

Orbiting

Question 9

Is this a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

solar eclipse

Question 10

Approximately how many weeks pass between a 1st Quarter and a 3rd Quarter Moon?

Accepted Answer

about 2 weeks

Question 11

Identify the moon phase at (C)

Accepted Answer

New Moon

Question 12

How would the gravity forces change if the Earth and Sun were moved far apart?

Accepted Answer

Decrease

Question 13

Approximately how long does it take the moon to revolve around Earth once?

Accepted Answer

approximately 28 days

Question 14

When is it summer in the northern hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

b

Question 15

What does, "waxing," mean in a waxing moon phase?

Accepted Answer

growing or increasing

Question 16

Which of the following is an outer planet?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 17

Identify the moon phase at (g)

Accepted Answer

Full Moon

Question 18

Approximately how many weeks pass between a 3rd Quarter Moon and a New Moon?

Accepted Answer

about 1 week

Question 19

How would the gravity forces change if the Sun got much BIGGER?

Accepted Answer

Increase

Question 20

Choose the picture you think shows the gravity forces on the Earth and the Sun.

Accepted Answer

b

Question 21

When is it winter in the northern hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

d

Question 22

What is a solar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

Moon gets in the way of the sun’s light and casts a shadow

Question 23

What does, "waning," mean in a waning moon phase?

Accepted Answer

decreasing or shrinking

Question 24

Identify the moon phase at (e)

Accepted Answer

Third Quarter

Question 25

Which of the following is an inner planet?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 26

How would the gravity forces change if the Sun got much SMALLER?

Accepted Answer

Decrease

Question 27

Which of the following is an outer planet?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 28

How would the gravity forces change if the Earth got much smaller?

Accepted Answer

Decrease

Question 29

What is a lunar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

Earth gets in the way of the sun’s light hitting the moon.

Question 30

Identify the moon phase at (a)

Accepted Answer

First Quarter

Question 31

How would the gravity forces change if the Earth was much closer to the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Increase

Question 32

Phases of the Moon are caused by shadows from the Earth.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 33

Choose the picture of how the Earth would move if you “turned off” the gravity forces.

Accepted Answer

d

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