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Nancy Larson Lesson 20 Assessment
Nancy Larson Lesson 20 Assessment
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Astronomy Exploring our Solar System
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1
How many days are there between each full moons
almost 30 days
14 days
23 days
15 days
2
What is the reason the Moon looks like it is shining in the night sky?
The moon is really a star
The moon is hot and burns gas
The light of the Earth bounces off the moon
The moon reflects lights from the Sun
3
Which shows the that the Earth revolves around the sun as the moon revolves around the Earth?
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F
G
H
4
What motion causes the Sun, Moon, and starts to appear to move across the sky?
The Sun's rotation
Earth's rotation on it's axis
The Moon orbiting the Sun
Earth orbiting around the Sun
5
A lunar eclipse happens during a new moon
False
True
6
Why is the northern hemisphere so hot in the summer time.
More direct sun hits the northern hemisphere in the winter not the summer
Earth moves more quickly in the summer
The Sun is hotter and gives off more heat in the winter.
More direct rays from the sun, and longer hours of sun light.
7
Which object is in the center of our solar system?
Jupiter
Moon
Sun
Earth
8
Which diagram represents the sun, Earth, moon during a lunar eclipse?
C
D
B
A
9
Which phase is NEXT?
3rd Quarter
Full Moon
New Moon
1st Quarter
10
A solar eclipse is most likely to occur when Earth, moon, and the sun are in which location?
J
H
F
G
11
A solar eclipse happens during a new moon
True
False
12
What motion causes sun, moon and stars to appear to move across the sky each day?
the sun's rotation
Moon orbiting Earth
Earth rotation on it's axis
Earth orbiting around the Sun
13
How long does it take the Earth to orbit
1 year or 365 1/4
48 hours 2 days
1 day 24 hours
2 years
14
During which month does a city in the northern hemisphere have the fewest hours of daylight?
March
October
June
December
15
What phase of the moon is this?
Waning Gibbous
Waning Crescent
Third Quarter
First Quarter
16
A Solar Eclipse happens during the night
True
False
17
In which month does the Earth receive the greatest amount of sunlight?
December
September
June
March
18
What causes Day and Night?
The Earth rotation on its Axis
The Moon Orbiting the Earth
The Moon Spinning on Earth's Axis
The Avengers Protecting the World
19
A lunar eclipse occurs at night
True
False
20
The phase in which the moon is
not
"visible" from Earth is called.
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Crescent
Full Moon
New Moon
