Space Cycles Practice Quiz 2

Mrs. Poarch

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  1. Earth's axis is _____.
  2. Your answer:
    tilted
    vertical
    horizontal
    curved


  3. Earth completes one _____ each year.
  4. Your answer:
    rotation
    revolution
    solstice
    phase


  5. A _____ occurs when Earth moves into the Moon's shadow.
  6. Your answer:
    moon phase
    lunar eclipse
    solar eclipse
    solstice


  7. _____ are the changing views of the Moon as seen from Earth.
  8. Your answer:
    moon phases
    waxing moons
    waning moons
    orbits


  9. During a(n)_____, Earth's tilt is not toward or away from the Sun.
  10. Your answer:
    solstice
    equinox
    revolution
    solar eclipse


  11. Both Earth and the Moon _____ around an axis.
  12. Your answer:
    revolve
    orbit
    rotate
    co-form


  13. Earth's curved path around the Sun is a(n) _____.
  14. Your answer:
    equinox
    axis
    orbit
    rotation


  15. When the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are lined up and the full moon moves into the Earth's shadow a(n) _____ occurs.
  16. Your answer:
    solar eclipse
    equinox
    moon phase
    lunar eclipse


  17. During each _____, the Sun is directly over either the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn.
  18. Your answer:
    season
    solstice
    moon phase
    equinox


  19. Earth's orbit around the Sun is _____.
  20. Your answer:
    unpredictable
    angular
    circular
    elliptical



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