A lunar eclipse happens when

the earth is in between the moon and the sun

The seasons are cause by

the tilt on the Earth's axis and revolution around the sun

The summer solstice happens on June 21 this is when

the daylight hours last the longest

An equinox happens in spring and fall , this is when

12 hours of day and 12 hours of night

Seasons occur because

The tilt and revolution of the earth

Day and Night are caused by

rotation of the earth on it's axis

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1
A lunar eclipse happens when
wolves cry out
the moon is in between the earth and the sun
the earth is in between the moon and the sun
the sun is setting
2
The seasons are cause by
The tilt of the earth
The revolution of the earth
the tilt on the Earth's axis and revolution around the sun
The rotation of the earth
3
The summer solstice happens on June 21 this is when
the daylight hours last the longest
daylight hours last the shortest
day and night are equal
the sun never sets
4
The part of the experiment that stays the same is the
variable
constant
control
hypothesis
5
The moon has 8 phases how many days does it take for it to go through all 8 stages
50 days
15 days
29 days
10 days
6
An equinox happens in spring and fall , this is when
day is shorter than night
night is shorter than day
it gets cold quicker
12 hours of day and 12 hours of night
7
What moon phase is this?
first quarter
waxing crescent
wanning crescent
last quarter
8
Seasons occur because
the revolution of the earth around the sun
the moon's gravity
the sun's position in the sky
The tilt and revolution of the earth
9
Who was the first to introduce the heliocentric theory?
Ptolemy
Aristotle
Copernicus
Galileo
10
Sally wanted to know what brand of tennis ball will bounce the highest. Her IV is
how high the ball bounced
how many times it bounced
The brand of the ball
size of the ball
11
The tides are caused by
the center of the earth's gravitational pull
the moon's gravitational pull
the moon's distance from the earth
the distance of the sun
12
The PATH that the earth follows around the sun is
circle
oval
ellipse
orbit
13
Day and Night are caused by
revolution around the sun
position of the earth
rotation of the earth on it's axis
gravity of the moon
14
What planet has a huge temperature range because of it's atmosphere being thin?
Mars
Neptune
Mercury
Venus
15
When both the sun and the moon's gravitational pull is strong
we have low tide
we do a moon dance
we have high tide
we can't sleep
16
High Tide is also called a
spring tide
buldge tide
low tide
neap tide
17
We see the moon because
the Earth reflects light onto it
it reflects light from the sun
it is an image of the sun
it has it's own light source
18
What is Sally's Dependent Variable?
the brand of the ball
the surface it was bounced on
how many times it bounced
How high the ball bounced
19
What moon phase is this?
waxing cresent
wanning cresent
waxing gibbous
first quarter
20
Who discovered that the orbit around the sun was an ellipse not a circle?
Ptolemy
Newton
Copernicus
Kepler

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