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Because Earth rotates, the sun appears to rise in the
a) east
b) west
c) north
d) evening

If it is winter in the United States, what season is it in Australia?
a) winter
b) summer
c) fall
d) spring

Who was the SECOND man to walk on the moon?
a) Buzz Aldrin
b) John Glenn
c) Tom Hanks
d) Neil Armstrong

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?
a) one year
b) 24 hours
c) one season
d) one month

Chicago has the least amount of daylight hours during the
a) cold holidays
b) Winter Season
c) Fall Equinox
d) December Solstice

We experience day and night because
a) The Earth revolves around the Sun
b) the moon rises and sets
c) the Earth rotates
d) the Earth and moon revolve around the sun

How long does it take the moon to complete one lunar cycle?
a) one day
b) one month
c) 2 weeks
d) one year

What holds Earth in its orbit?
a) the lunar cycle
b) gravity from the sun
c) Earth's rotation
d) gravity from the moon

The Sun's energy reaches Earth as ____
a) light and nuclear energy
b) light and chemical energy
c) thermal and chemical energy
d) thermal and light energy

The number of daytime and nighttime hours are the same during a(n)
a) tide
b) equinox
c) solstice
d) eclipse

During Summer and Fall, the amount of daylight hours ___
a) decrease
b) increase
c) remain the same
d) increase then decrease

When more of the moon is visible every night, the moon is __________
a) waning
b) waxing
c) growing
d) revolving

A tide is the _____________ rise and fall of sea level.
a) yearly
b) daily
c) hourly
d) monthly

A solstice is a day when
a) Earth's rotation axis is not tilted
b) Earth's rotation axis is most tilted away or toward the sun
c) We have equal amount of day and night
d) Earth has extreme temperatures

The central dark portion of a shadow is the
a) penumbra
b) umbra
c) eclipse
d) black spot

The seasons change because
a) Earth is tilted as it revolves around the sun
b) the Sun gives off less energy less heat in the winter
c) Earth rotates on its axis
d) Earth orbit s closer to the Sun

The yearly orbit of Earth around the Sun is called its
a) revolution
b) rotation
c) tilt
d) rotation axis

What formed the craters on the moon?
a) volcanoes
b) flowing lava
c) tectonic plate movement
d) impacts from objects in space

Summer occurs on the hemisphere that is ____
a) facing the sun
b) tilted away from the sun
c) tilted toward the sun
d) facing away from the sun

How long does it take the Earth to rotate on its axis?
a) 1 year
b) 1 month
c) 1 day
d) 365 days

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