What does equinox mean? a. longer days and shorter nights b. shorter days and longer nights c. equal days and nights

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What does equinox mean?a. longer days and
shorter nights b. shorter days and longer
nights c. equal days and nights
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ANSWER

• EQUAL DAYS AND NIGHTS

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• What does summer solstice mean?
• a. longer days and shorter nights
• b.shorter days and longer nights
• c. equal days and nights

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ANSWER

• longer days and shorter nights

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• What does winter solstice mean?
• a. longer days and shorter nights
• b. shorter days and longer nights
• c. equal days and nights

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ANSWER

• b. shorter days and longer nights

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• The Earth is split into two parts based on the
  Equator. What are the names of the two parts?
• a. Southern and Eastern Hemisphere
• Northern and Southern Hemisphere
• Northern and Western Hemisphere
• d. Eastern and Western Hem

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ANSWER

• Northern and Southern Hemisphere

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• Where are the hottest places located near?
• a. the prime meridian
• b. the equator

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ANSWER

• NEAR EQUATOR

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• The Earth rotates on its what?
• a. axis b. equator

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ANSWER

• AXIS

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• It takes approximately how many hours for the
  Earth to rotate once fully around?
• a. 10 c. 18
• b.12 d. 24

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ANSWER

• 24

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• What direction does the Earth rotate?
• a. clockwise b. counterclockwise

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ANSWER

• counterclockwise

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• we get day and night due to the Earths what?
• a. rotation on its axis
• b. revolution around the sun

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ANSWER

• rotation on its axis

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• It takes about how many days for the Earth to
  revolve around the Sun?
• a. 345.5 c. 365.5
• b.365.25 d. 356.5

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ANSWER

• 365.25

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The diagram shows four possible positions of the
Earth as it travels around the Sun. One complete
trip of the Earth around the Sun - a. is a
rotation c. occurs in a day b. is a revolution
d. occurs in a season
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ANSWER

• REVOLUTION

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• The Northern Hemisphere would most likely
  experience summer conditions when the Earth is at
  -
• a. position A c. position C
• b. position B d. position D

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ANSWER

• position C

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• The diagram provides evidence that the Earth -
• a. changes tilt each day
• c.rotates yearly
• b. maintains the same tilt
• d.revolves daily

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ANSWER

• maintains the same tilt

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• The movement of the Earth spinning on its axis -
• a. occurs in a month c. is a rotation
• b. occurs in a year d. is a revolution

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ANSWER

• is a rotation

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• How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on
  its axis?
• a. 1 day c. 1 month
• b. 1 week d. 1 year

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ANSWER

• 1 day

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• How long does it take the moon to revolve once
  around the Earth?
• a. 1 day c. 1 month
• b.1 week d. 1 year

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ANSWER

• It take approximately 1 month for the moon to
  revolve around the Earth

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• If the north pole is pointed toward the Sun, what
  season is it in the northern hemisphere?
• a. winter c. summer
• b. spring d. fall

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ANSWER

• The northern hemisphere is receiving direct
  sunlight

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• If the north pole is pointed away from the Sun,
  what season is it in the northern hemisphere?
• a. winter c. summer
• b. spring d. fall

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ANSWER

• The northern hemisphere is receiving less direct
  sunlight

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• how long does it take for the Earth to revolve
  around the Sun?
• a. 1 day c. 1 month
• b. 1 week d. 1 year

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ANSWER

• It takes approximately 365 days - 1 year

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• How many times does the moon revolve around the
  Earth in a year?
• a. 1 c. 12
• b. 10 d. 24

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ANSWER

• t takes 1 month for the Earth to revolve once
  around the Earth, which means 12 times since we
  have 12 months in a year

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• What causes the Earths seasons?
• a. tilt only c. tilt and movement
• b. movement only

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ANSWER

• Earths seasons are caused by the tilt of the
  Earth and its revolution around the Sun

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The phase of the moon that could replace letter Y
in the diagram is ---
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ANSWER

• full moon

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• The phase of the moon that could replace letter X
  in the diagram is ---

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ANSWER

• NEW MOON

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• During phase X of the lunar cycle, the moon
  reflects ---

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ANSWER

• LITTLE TO NO LIGHT

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• Which of these answers best describes the
  revolution and rotation periods of the moon?
• a. 29 day revolution, 1 day rotation
• c. 365 day revolution, 1 day rotation
• 29 day revolution, 29 day rotation
• d. 365 day for both

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ANSWER

• same revolution as rotation that is why we see
  only one side of the moon

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• The moon rotates on its axis at ____________ rate
  it orbits the Earth.
• a. the same rate c. a faster rate
• b. a slower rate

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ANSWER

• SAME RATE that is why you only see one side of
  the moon

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• Over the period of _____ days the moon goes
  through a series of phases.
• a. 10 c. 365
• b. 29

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ANSWER

• 29

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• We see the __________ light of the Sun on the
  moon.
• a. refracted b. reflected

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ANSWER

• REFLECTED moon reflects the light of the Sun

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• What is it called when the moon apears to
  increase in size?
• a. waxing b. waning

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ANSWER

• WAX ON

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• What kind of tide is being shown?
• Neap
• b. spring

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ANSWER

• new moon phase - spring

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What kind of tide is being shown? a. neap
b. spring
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ANSWER

• quarter moon phase - neap

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During this moon phase, the tides are
what? a.high high tides and low low
tides b.low high tides and high low tides
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ANSWER

• new moon phase - spring - tides are very high
  during high tide and very low during low tide

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• During this moon phase, the tides are what?
• high high tides and low low tides
• b. low high tides and high low tides

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ANSWER

• quarter moon phase - neap - tides are low during
  high tide and high during low tide

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• What is a limitation, does not show, of this
  model?
• a. the number of items in our solar system
• c. appearance of the planets
• direction of rotation
• d. order of the planets

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ANSWER

• DIRECTION OF ROTATION