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Concept 4 Quiz

Describe the primary motions of Earth and Earth's relationship with respect to the Moon and the Sun.

This activity contains 12 questions.

Question 1.
Revolution is the motion of a body along a path around some point in space.

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Question 2.
At its closest position to the Sun, called ____________, Earth is 147 million kilometers (91 million miles) distant.

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Question 3.
The apparent path of the Sun, the ecliptic, crosses the celestial equator four times a year.

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Question 4.
The sidereal day is longer than a mean solar day.

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Question 5.
It takes the Moon about ____________ weeks to go from full-moon phase to new-moon phase.

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Question 6.
____________ refers to the fact that the direction in which Earth's axis points continuously and slowly changes.

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Question 7.
Identify each of the indicated phases of the Moon by selecting the correct response.

(Phases of the Moon diagram, Copyright © Prentice Hall, Inc.)

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The letters A through H appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 8 items numbered 7.1 through 7.8. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through H. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
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Question 8.
In the year A.D. 14,000 we expect the axis of Earth to point towards the pole star


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Question 9.
Lunar eclipses occur during the Full Moon phase.

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Question 10.
The cycle of the Moon through its phases as seen from Earth defines the synodic month.

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Question 11.
Solar eclipses occur when Earth is between the Sun and the Moon.

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Question 12.
Explore Earth's relationship with the Moon and the Sun by correctly matching the terms and events to the labels on the figure

(Image copyright © Prentice Hall, Inc.)

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The letters A through E appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 5 items numbered 12.1 through 12.5. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through E. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
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