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The Sun-Earth-Moon System
Test Description: Sun-Earth-Moon
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How does Earth move around the Sun?
A
in a straight line
B
in perfect circle
C
in a nearly circular path
2) Why does Earth revolve?
A
It has a Moon.
B
Its axis is tilted.
C
The Sun’s gravity pulls on it.
3) What causes Earth’s seasons to change?
A
Earth’s closeness to the Sun
B
Earth’s rotation on its axis
C
Earth’s tilt on its axis
4) What causes the phases of the Moon to change?
A
the Moon’s rotation
B
the Moon’s revolution
C
the Moon’s craters
5) What happens during a total lunar eclipse?
A
The Moon is in new or last quarter phase.
B
The Moon passes through Earth’s umbra.
C
Part of the Sun passes through the Moon’s penumbra.
6) Where is a total solar eclipse visible?
A
anywhere on Earth where it is night
B
anywhere within the Moon’s umbra
C
anywhere within the Moon’s penumbra
7) What causes tides on Earth?
A
the gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon
B
the gravitational pull of only the Sun
C
the gravitational pull of only the Moon
8) Which is NOT an effect of the motions of the Moon?
A
high and low tide
B
seasons on Earth
C
solar eclipses
D
the lunar cycle
9) On which day is Earth’s rotation axis the most toward or away from the Sun?
A
equinox
B
total solar eclipse
C
total lunar eclipse
D
solstice
10) From new moon to first quarter, the Moon is experiencing _________ phases.
A
equinox
B
waxing
C
solstice
D
waning
11) Arrange the Moon phases in the correct sequence.
A
first quarter, new moon, full moon, last quarter
B
full moon, first quarter, new moon, last quarter
C
last quarter, full moon, new moon, and first quarter
D
new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter
12) What season begins in the northern hemisphere on the June solstice?
A
fall
B
winter
C
spring
D
summer
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