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The hottest part of the sun is the......
a) core
b) faculae
c) spiculae
d) flare

What percentage of stars are orbited by planets?
a) 4%
b) 75%
c) 53%
d) 22%

The Sun is made of 75% _______________ and helium/
a) hydrogen
b) oxygen
c) carbon
d) gold

The moon's phases are due to.....
a) the sun's position in relation to the earth and moon
b) due to the Earth position around the sun
c) due to the moon's position around the sun
d) due to the moon's position around the earth

We can only have a solar eclipse during what moon phase?
a) full moon
b) waxing gibbous
c) new moon
d) quarter moon

What is the line between the light and dark part of the moon called?
a) The Dark Night
b) The Lunar Lumination
c) The Terminator
d) The Line of Demarkation

Mrs. Younce loves the ????????? because it will get lighter everyday after this date.
a) summer solstice
b) winter solstice
c) spring equinox
d) fall equinox

What happens if the moon were only half as large as it is now?
a) there would be no tides
b) most areas would receive less high tides
c) the tide levels would rise and fall less dramatically
d) the earth would be pulled into the sun

If the sun is low in the sky at sunrise or sunset the shadows that are cast are....
a) very long
b) very short
c) nonexistent
d) cicular

When will shadows be the longest during the year?
a) summer
b) winter
c) spring
d) fall

Moon phases occur due to.....
a) the Earth's position around the sun
b) the moon's position around the sun
c) the Earth's position around the moon
d) the moon's position around the Earth

The new moon phase is when.....
a) the moon is directly between the Earth and the Sun
b) the moon is directly behind the Earth
c) the moon is directly behind the Sun
d) the moon is gone from view

What effect does the moon's gravity have on the Earth?
a) it keeps the earth in orbit around the sun
b) it causes tides
c) it causes space and time to bend around the Earth
d) it has no effect on the Earth

What determines how long a month is?
a) how long it takes the earth to rotate once
b) how long it takes for the earth to revolve around the sun
c) how long it takes the moon to revolve around the Earth
d) whenever a full moon occurs

A full moon is the only time that a ...... can occur.
a) solar eclipse
b) lunar eclipse
c) first quarter
d) total eclipse

The word waxing means that the moon is.....?
a) getting larger
b) getting smaller
c) staying the same
d) becoming light like a candle

The sun produces heat and light by.....
a) a camp fire
b) nuclear fusion
c) gravity
d) solar eclipses

The Sun is a ......
a) planet
b) eclipse
c) star
d) flare

A Lunar Eclipse only occurs during what moon phase?
a) full moon
b) new moon
c) quarter moon
d) blue moon

The tilt of the Earth is what degree?
a) 23.5%
b) 99%
c) 10%
d) flat

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