What is a Lunar Eclipse?

When Earth moves between the Sun and Moon

What does the .25 mean?

We have an extra day every 4 years

What is a Solar Eclipse?

When the moon moves between the Earth and the Sun

What are the Phases of the Moon?

Appearance of the moon as it rotates around the Earth

What is a "Full Moon"?

When the Moon is super big & bright

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Earth Pop Quiz

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1
The Earth spins about how fast at the equator?
1,100 kmh
1,000 kmh
1,100mph
1,000 mph
2
When the sun is not directly above us, what the the degree of sun light we get?
Anything greater then 45 degrees
Anything lower then 90 degrees
45 degrees
80 degrees
3
What is the outside of a shadow called?
Lunar Shadow
Umbra
Penumbra
Outer shadow
4
The mantle is made up of what?
Melted stuff
Melted minerals
Lava
Melted Rocks
5
The tilt of the Earth's rotation is how many degrees?
23.4563 degrees
23 degrees
23.5
23.5 degrees
6
What is the inside of a shadow called?
Umbra
Lunar Shadow
Penumbra
Inner Shadow
7
What is a Lunar Eclipse?
When there is directly sunlight on the moon
When Moon moves between the Sun and Earth
When Earth moves between the Sun and Moon
When the moon casts a shadow
8
The thing the world rotates on is called what?
The Axis
The Tilt
The Kilt
The Axle
9
The circumference of the Earth is about how many miles at the Equator?
24,000 miles
24,500 miles
25,000 miles
40,000 km
10
What is the placement of the sun in the sky during the summer months in America?
In the sky
Low in the sky
Average in the sky
High in the sky
11
Describe the shape of Earth's Orbit using a vocabulary word.
Circle
Eclipse
Ellipse
Oval
12
What is the temperature of the outer core?
2,200 degrees Celsius
2,200 degrees Fahrenheit
2,200 degrees
Over 2,200 degrees
13
What is the inner core made up of?
Iron and Copper
Iron and Nickel
Metals
Nickel and Silver
14
How did the Earth's Moon form?
Gravitational Hypothesis
Asteroid Hypothesis
Formation Hypothesis
Giant Impact Hypothesis
15
What is a "New Moon"?
When the moon is not seen
When the moon is big and bright
When the moon casts a shadow
When there is a partial moon
16
Why do we have different phases of the moon?
The Sun rotates
Sunlight hits the moon
The Earth rotates
The moon rotates
17
What does the .25 mean?
We have an extra day every 2 years
We have an extra day every 3 years
We have an extra day every year
We have an extra day every 4 years
18
What percentage of the Earth is covered in water?
85%
90%
80%
70%
19
What is the Earth's period of Rotation
24 hours
12 hours
24
12
20
What is a Solar Eclipse?
A rotation of the Moon
A partial shadow cast by the moon
When the moon moves between the Earth and the Sun
When the Earth moves between the Moon and Sun
21
What are the Phases of the Moon?
Appearance of the moon as it rotates around the Earth
Appearance of the moon as it rotates around the sun
Appearance of the moon as Sun hits it
A position of the moon during the month
22
What is a "Full Moon"?
When the moon is half seen
When the Moon is super big & bright
When the moon is not seen
When the Sun is bright
23
When the sun is directly above us, what the the degree of sun light we get?
90 degrees
70 degrees
45 degrees
60 degrees
24
What percentage of our atmosphere is made up of Oxygen?
45%
21%
25%
78 %
25
What is the Earth Period of Revolution?
365
366
365.25
I dont know

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