Earth, Sun, And Moon Unit Test 3 Question Preview (ID: 2481)


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The Earth's movement that causes us to have a year is ___.
a) rotation on its axis
b)
c) revolution around the sun
d) tilting on its axis

A geocentric universe means that the Earth is the center of the Universe.
a) True
b)
c)
d) False

The Earth is closer to the sun in January than in July.
a) True
b)
c)
d) False

We see phases of the moon because
a) the moon revolves around the sun
b) the moon rotates
c)
d) the moon revolves around the earth

During a total solar eclipse
a) sunlight is blocked from the Earth by the moon
b) the sun is not shining
c)
d) the moon is blocked from view

A lunar eclipse is when
a) the sun takes a break and stops shining
b)
c) a meteor hits the sun
d) the moon moves into the Earth's shadow

What makes spring tides different than neap tides?
a) spring tides are lower because gravity from the sun and moon cancel each other.
b) spring tides are higher because gravity from the sun and moon work together.
c) spring tides and neap tides are the same because only moon's gravity affects tides.
d) spring tides are higher because earth is closer to the sun in the spring.

When the right half of the moon is lit, this is a ____.
a) Third Quarter
b) First Quarter
c) Waxing Gibbous
d) Full Moon

I know it is a crescent moon when
a) the moon is half way lit
b) the moon is more than half way lit
c) the moon is less than half way lit
d) the moon isn't lit

I know it is a gibbous moon when
a) the moon is half way lit
b) the moon is more than half way lit
c) the moon is less than half way lit
d) the moon isn't lit

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