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Sun, Earth, Moon Systems - Seasons, Lunar Phases, Eclipses, And Tides. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What term is used to describe a moon that the illuminated side is decreasing?
a) Waning
b) Waxing
c) Crescent
d) Gibbous

What term is used to describe the darkest shadow during an eclipse?
a) Shadow
b) Darkness
c) Penumbra
d) Umbra

What phase of the Moon has to occur for a Lunar Eclipse to happen?
a) New Moon
b) 1st Quarter
c) Full Moon
d) 3rd Quarter

If you were outside during a total solar eclipse, what would you experience?
a) The Sun setting in the west
b) The entire Moon turns red
c) The day suddenly becomes dark as night
d) The moon suddenly disappears

Which phase comes after First Quarter Moon?
a) New Moon
b) Full Moon
c) Waxing Gibbous
d) Waning Gibbous

What phase comes after Waning Gibbous?
a) First Quarter
b) Third Quarter
c) Full Moon
d) New Moon

How many tides occur during 1 day?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 12

A __________ occurs when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth and throws a shadow on Earth.
a) Solar Eclipse
b) Lunar Eclipse
c) Waning Gibbous
d) Waxing Gibbous

During a full Moon, why is one side of the Moon dark?
a) The dark side of the Moon is shaded from the direct light of Earth
b) The dark side of the Moon is shaded from the direct light of the Sun
c) The light side of the Moon is releasing less energy than the dark side
d) The light side of the Moon is releasing more energy than the dark side

The Moon takes approximately how long to revolve around the Earth?
a) 24 hours
b) One day
c) One month
d) One year

The Moon revolves around the Earth in what direction?
a) Counter-clockwise
b) Clockwise
c) West
d) East

About how many times does the Moon revolve around the Earth in one year?
a) 1
b) 6
c) 12
d) 24

What force keeps the Sun, Earth and Moon in orbit?
a) Air resistance
b) Frictional force
c) Normal force
d) Gravity

What area of Earth experiences 6 months of sunlight and 6 months of darkness?
a) The Equator
b) Temperate regions
c) The Poles
d) New Jersey

What season are we experiencing in New Jersey when the Earth is tilted toward the Sun?
a) Winter
b) Spring
c) Summer
d) Fall

If the date is June 21st, what season would it be in the southern hemisphere?
a) Spring
b) Summer
c) Fall
d) Winter

What causes night and day?
a) Earth orbiting the sun
b) The moon revolving around the Earth
c) The Earth moving closer to the Sun
d) The Earth rotating on it's axis

What is the main cause of Earth's seasons?
a) The Sun
b) The Moon
c) Earth's 23° tilt
d) The Earth rotating on it's axis

What is the name given to the 2 days that are the longest and shortest days of the year?
a) Solstices
b) Equinoxes
c) Vernal
d) Autumnal

Earth ____________ on it's axis, and ____________ around the Sun.
a) Revolves, rotates
b) Orbits, revolves
c) Rotates, spins
d) Rotates, revolves

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