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The more mass two objects have,
a) the stronger the gravitational pull
b) the weaker the gravitational pull
c) the gravitational pull is not affected
d) gravity may weaken or strengthen

The Earth's spinning motion is its
a) rotation
b) revolution
c) eclipse
d) solstice

Earth's revolution is
a) 365.24 days
b) 24 hours
c) 27.3 days
d) 29.5 days

The tilt of Earth's curved surface means that
a) more energy hits at the equator than the poles
b) more energy hits at the poles than the equator
c) all points of Earth receive the same amount of energy
d) none of the above

When the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, it experiences
a) summer
b) spring
c) fall
d) winter

A ___ is a day when Earth's rotation axis is the most toward or away from the Sun.
a) solstice
b) equinox
c) eclipse
d) new moon

When are the equinoxes?
a) spring and fall
b) spring and summer
c) summer and fall
d) fall and winter

The Moon ___ produce its own light
a) does
b) does not
c)
d)

Right before the Moon returns to the new moon phase, it is in the ___ phase.
a) waning crescent
b) waxing crescent
c) waning gibbous
d) waxing gibbous

As the Moon goes through each phase, it rises later each day.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The lighter part of the shadow where light is partially blocked
a) penumbra
b) umbra
c) eclipse
d) Umbridge

Solar eclipses only happen in the ___ phase.
a) new moon
b) full moon
c) first quarter
d) third quarter

When can you see a total solar eclipse?
a) when you are in the Moon's umbra
b) when you are in the Moon's penumbra
c) when you are in either the Moon's umbra or penumbra
d) when you are in neither the Moon's umbra or penumbra

Lunar eclipses happen only during the ___ phase.
a) full moon
b) new moon
c) third quarter
d) first quarter

The path that an object follows as it moves around another object.
a) orbit
b) rotation
c) revolution
d) conflagration

The shortest day and the longest night of the year for the northern hemisphere
a) winter (December) solstice
b) summer (June) solstice
c) autumnal (September) equinox
d) spring (March) equinox

The day on which daylight and nighttime hours are equal and after which the days will be shorter than the nights
a) fall equinox
b) spring equinox
c) winter solstice
d) summer solstice

The moon reflects light.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

The side of the Moon that doesn't face us is called the
a) far side
b) near side
c) blind side
d) other side

The right half of the Moon is lit while the left half of the Moon is not.
a) first quarter
b) third quarter
c) new moon
d) full moon

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