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

2. ANSWER
EQUAL DAYS AND NIGHTS

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

4. ANSWER
longer days and shorter nights

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

6. ANSWER
b. shorter days and longer nights

7. The Earth is split into two parts based on the Equator
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

8. ANSWER
Northern and Southern Hemisphere

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

10. ANSWER
NEAR EQUATOR

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

12. ANSWER
AXIS

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

14. ANSWER 24

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

16. ANSWER
counterclockwise

17. we get day and night due to the Earth’s what?
a. rotation on its’ axis
b. revolution around the sun

18. ANSWER
rotation on its’ axis

19. It takes about how many days for the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
a c
b d

20. ANSWER
365.25

21. 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

22. ANSWER
REVOLUTION

23. 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

24. ANSWER
position C

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

26. maintains the same tilt
ANSWER
maintains the same tilt

27. 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

28. ANSWER
is a rotation

29. 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

30. ANSWER
1 day

31. 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

32. ANSWER:
It take approximately 1 month for the moon to revolve around the Earth

33. 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

34. ANSWER
The northern hemisphere is receiving direct sunlight

35. 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

36. ANSWER
The northern hemisphere is receiving less direct sunlight

37. 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

38. ANSWER
It takes approximately 365 days - 1 year

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

40. 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

41. What causes the Earth’s seasons?
a. tilt only c. tilt and movement
b. movement only

42. ANSWER
Earth’s seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth and it’s revolution around the Sun

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

44. ANSWER
full moon

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

46. ANSWER
NEW MOON

47. During phase X of the lunar cycle, the moon reflects ---

48. ANSWER
LITTLE TO NO LIGHT

49. 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

50. ANSWER
same revolution as rotation that is why we see only one side of the moon

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

52. SAME RATE: that is why you only see one side of the moon
ANSWER
SAME RATE: that is why you only see one side of the moon

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

54. ANSWER 29

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

56. ANSWER
REFLECTED: moon reflects the light of the Sun

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

58. ANSWER
WAX ON

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

60. ANSWER
new moon phase - spring

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

62. quarter moon phase - neap
ANSWER
quarter moon phase - neap

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

64. ANSWER
new moon phase - spring - tides are very high during high tide and very low during low tide

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

66. ANSWER
quarter moon phase - neap - tides are low during high tide and high during low tide

67. 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

68. ANSWER
DIRECTION OF ROTATION