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Our Solar System
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What does 'waxing' mean in terms of the Moon?
Light goes away
Light grows
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What day falls on December 21st?
Winter Solstice
Vernal Equinox
Autumnal Equinox
Summer Solstice
3
What does the Moon's surface look like?
Grassy
Flat
Rocky
Icy
4
Why do seasons change?
Because the Sun gives us summer and the Moon gives us winter.
Because our seasons are on a timer and they change every few months.
Because Earth orbits around the Sun at a tilt.
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How long does it take Earth to orbit the Sun?
1 year
1 day
360 days
1 month
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When will we have the longest day of sunlight?
July 21st
Never
June 21st
August 21st
7
What shape describes Earth's movement around the Sun?
Elliptical
Rectangular
Circular
In a square
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What former planet was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006?
Earth
Mars
Pluto
Jupiter
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What does 'waxing' mean in terms of the Moon?
Light stays
Light to disappear
Light to grow
More light
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What does the Moon orbit?
The Moon
Mars
The Sun
Earth
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What does 'solstice' mean?
The Sun
The Winter
Sun to stand still
The warmth
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What is the Moon?
A rock
A star
A shooting star
A planet
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What is our Sun?
A star
A rock
A planet
A shooting star
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What degree is Earth's tilt?
24.8 degrees
22 degrees
40 degrees
23.5 degrees
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The Autumnal Equinox begins on December 21st.
False
True
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How many phases of the moon are there?
8
15
9
7
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What does 'equinox' mean?
All night
Same
Equal nights
Equal
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How long does it take Earth to spin on it's axis?
1 day
29 days
23 hours
30 days
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What does orbit mean?
To float around in space in any direction.
A repeating path that an object moves on.
To stick to a planet.
A spaceship
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The Summer Solstice begins on June 21st.
True
False
21
How many planets are in our solar system?
7
8
10
12
22
The Vernal Equinox falls on what day?
March 21st
May 22nd
May 2nd
March 1st
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We see the full moon every 30 days because the moon is glowing.
True
False
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What does Earth orbit?
Earth
The Moon
The Sun
Planets
