Quiz #1 8B- The Earth- Sun- Moon System (9/19/2023)
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Answer each statement accordingly.
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Question 8
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Hours of daylight and nighttime are equal during a(n) .
Question 9
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Earth_________________on its axis and ________________around the Sun.
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Question 10
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What season is shown for the northern hemisphere? Explain your answer.
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Question 11
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Molly researched the lunar eclipses that had been observed in her city. She found that all of them occurred during the full moon phase. She then drew a model to show the positions of the Sun, Earth, and the Moon during lunar eclipses. The diagram shows the model that Molly created.
Explain why the model shows that all lunar eclipses occur during the full moon phase.
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Question 14
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What season is shown for the northern hemisphere? Explain your answer.
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Question 17
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Sequence the Moon's phases in order, beginning with the new moon phase.
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Question 20
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Lunar eclipses occur about every 2.5 years. Full moons occur once or twice each month.
Use the diagram of the Sun-Earth-Moon system to explain why lunar eclipses occur less often than full moons.
Daylight hours are shorter for the hemisphere that is tilted toward the Sun during the solstice.
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False
When it is summer in the United States, Earth is closest to the Sun.
True
False
Question 3
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A solstice is a day when ________________.
Earth’s rotation axis is most toward the Sun.
Earth’s rotation axis is most away from the Sun.
Earth’s rotation axis is neither leaning toward or away from the Sun.
Both a and b are correct.
The seasons are caused by ___________.
the tilt of Earth's axis as Earth orbits the Sun
Earth's distance from the Sun
the shape of Earth’s orbit
the tides of the ocean
A lunar eclipse can only occur during which type of moon phase?
first quarter moon
new moon
full moon
third quarter moon
Why don’t lunar eclipses occur every full moon?
The temperature is not always right for an eclipse
The Moon’s orbit around Earth and Earth’s orbit around the Sun are not in the same plane, so the three bodies only line up occasionally.
The Moon’s orbit around the Sun and Earth’s orbit around the Sun are not in the same plane, so the three bodies only line up occasionally.
The Moon’s orbit around Earth and the Sun’s orbit around Earth are not in the same plane, so the three bodies only line up occasionally.
Question 12
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Describe how the model could be changed to show why lunar eclipses do not occur every full moon.
Not only is the summer solstice the longest day of the year, it is also the day on which _____________.
the Sun is lowest in the sky
sunset comes earliest
the Sun appears to be highest in the sky
sunrise comes latest.
The phase of the Moon that comes right before the new moon is the ____.
full moon
first quarter
second quarter
waning crescent
Question 16
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The longest a total solar eclipse lasts is about how long?
1 minute
7 minutes
30 minutes
an hour
Why don’t solar eclipses occur every new moon?
The Moon's orbit around Earth and Earth's orbit around the Sun are not the same speed, so the three bodies only line up during the full moon.
The Moon’s orbit around Earth and Earth’s orbit around the Sun are not in the same plane, so the three bodies only line up occasionally.
The Moon’s orbit around the Sun and Earth’s orbit around the Sun are not in the same plane, so the three bodies only line up occasionally.
The Moon’s orbit around Earth and the Sun’s orbit around Earth are not in the same plane, so the three bodies only line up occasionally.
Which statement is true about both the September equinox and the March equinox shown below?
A. There are about 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness everywhere on Earth.
B. Spring is starting for the southern hemisphere.
C. Spring is starting for the northern hemisphere.
D. They are the longest days of the year.
Which phase of the moon is shown in this picture of the sky at midnight?
