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Earth, Moon, and Sun System
Earth, Moon, and Sun System
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What would we call moon number 3?
Waxing Cresent
Waining Cresent
Waxing Gibbous
Waining Gibbous
2
Spinning on Earth's axis is called
revolution
month
year
rotation
3
Is it possible at some point on Earth's surface to have no daylight or darkness for 24 hours?
Yes
No
4
The daily changes in the level of ocean water is referred to as a
tide
wave
flood
shore
5
What type of tide is this?
Neap
Spring
6
What season is it in the image in the Northern Hemisphere?
Summer
Spring
Fall
Winter
7
The type of tide that occurs when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are in alignment is a
Spring
Neap
8
At which position in the image would the US receive the fewest hours of daylight?
2
3
1
4
9
Revolution coordinates with which of the following words?
month
day
year
zebra
10
In the image the point with two arrows is referred to as
High Tide
Low Tide
Tidal Wave
No Tide
11
Revolution of the moon around the Earth takes about how long (accounts for tidal differences)
6 hours and 12.5 minutes
What?
24 hours
24 hours and 50 minutes
12
Rotation allows for which of the following phenomena?
sonic boom
day
month
year
13
What term refers to Earth's path around the Sun?
day
rotation
revolution
month
14
Would would we call moon number 15?
Fourth Quarter
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
15
Which of the following positions is the Earth in equinox?
1 & 3
1 & 2
2 & 4
3 & 4
16
What would we call moon number 18?
Waining Cresent
Waxing Cresent
Waxing Gibbous
Waining Gibbous
17
An object that orbits another object in space.
Satellite
Planet
Moon
Space Shuttle
18
What is the Earth said to be in when we are in the month of March?
Equinox
Solstice
19
How many high tides can you have in a single day?
3
2
1
4
20
During which moon phase does a lunar eclipse occur?
Full Moon
New Moon
3rd Quarter
1st Quarter
21
Longest day or longest night is?
Solstice
Equinox
22
How long does it take to make one complete orbit around the sun?
27 days
365 days
365 and 1/4 days
1 day
23
What is the darkest part of a shadow cast by an eclipse?
umbra
dark shadow
satellite
penumbra
24
Why do we have a leap year?
A month is longer than 30 days
A year is a little over 365 days
IDK
A day is a little over 24 hours
25
We always see the same side of the moon.
True
False
26
All objects in the universe pull on each other with this force.
mass
gravity
friction
distance
27
Where is sunlight most direct throughout the year?
North or South Pole
23.5o South Latitude
23.5o North Latitude
Equator
28
What two moon form a neap tide
Full and New
1st and 3rd Quarter
29
What month is position 1 in?
December
September
June
March
30
During which moon phase does a solar eclipse occur?
New Moon
3rd Quarter
1st Quarter
Full Moon