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Earth in SpaceWrite the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left.

1. ___ Earth is closest to the sun when it issummer in theA Southern HemisphereB Northern HemisphereC Western HemisphereD Eastern Hemisphere

3. ___ In June, there are fewer hours ofdaylight and less direct sunlight in theA Southern HemisphereB Northern HemisphereC Western HemisphereD Eastern Hemisphere

2. ___ When it is summer in the SouthernHemisphere, it is winter in theA equatorB Northern HemisphereC Western HemisphereD Eastern Hemisphere

4. ___ Each of the two days of the yearwhen neither hemisphere is tiltedtoward or away from the sun iscalled a(n)A winter solsticeB summer solstice

C rotationD equinox

Fill in the blank to complete each statement.Word bank: Seasons, ellipse, calendar, rotation, year, equinox

5. Earth has _____________ because its axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun.

6. Earths_____________ causes day and night.

7. Earths orbit is a slightly elongated circle, or_____________.

8. One revolution of Earth around the sun is called a(n) _____________.

9. The most common _____________ in use today is divided into years, months, and days.

10. The __________________________ occurs around March 21 in the Southern Hemisphere.

11. ___ axis

12. ___ rotation

13. ___ revolution

14. ___ orbit

15. ___ calendar

16. ___ equinox

17. ___ solstice

a. path of Earth as it revolves around the sun

b. defines the beginning, length, and divisions of a year

c. line passing through Earths center and poles

d. when the sun is farthest north or south of the

equatore. movement of Earth around the sun

f. movement of Earth around its axis

g. when the noon sun is directly overhead at theequator

Building Vocabulary

Match each term with its definition by writing the letter of the correct definition in theright column on the line beside the term in the left column.

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Phases and Eclipses

1. What phase of the moon would someoneon Earth see when the moon is at

Positions A through F?

A: __________________________________

B: __________________________________

C: __________________________________

D: __________________________________

E: __________________________________

F: __________________________________

Word Bank: eclipse, penumbra, umbra, solar, phase, lunar

2. A(n)_____________ occurs when the moons shadow hits Earth or Earths shadow hits the moon.

3. A person standing in the moons_________________ would see a partial solar eclipse.

4. A person standing in the moons_________________ would see a total solar eclipse.

5. The_______ of the moon you see depends on how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth.

6. A(n)_________ eclipse occurs at a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun.

7. A(n)_________________ occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun.

Write the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left.

8.___ A solar eclipse occurs when the moon

A passes into the penumbra of Earth

B passes into the umbra of Earth

C passes at a slight tilt between Earth andthe sun

D passes directly between Earth and thesun

10.___ As the moon moves through Earthsshadow,

A a lunar eclipse occurs

B the phases of the moon occur

C a solar eclipse occurs

D a new orbital path is formed

9. ___ When Earth is directly between themoon and the sun,

A a total solar eclipse occurs

B a lunar eclipse occurs

C a partial solar eclipse occurs

D the penumbra of the moon shrivels

11. ___ Like Earth, the moon rotates and

A waxes

B goes through a cycle of phases eachmonth

C revolves

D wanes

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Tides

1. What kind of tide will occur when the moon is at positions A, C, D, and F?

2. A(n) ____________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.

3. Differences in the moons and suns pull on different sides of Earth cause _______________.

4. A(n) ______________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth and the moon are nearly in a line.

5. _______________pulls all objects in the universe, including the moon and Earth and the sun and Earth,toward each other.

6. The term _______________________ comes from an Old English word, springen,meaning to jump.

Write the letter of the correct answer on the line at the left.

7. ____ The bulge of water on the side ofEarth closest to the moon produces

A low tide

B neap tide

C high tide

D rip tide

8. ____ Tides are the cycle of rising and fallingocean water that repeats approximately

A every 24 hours

B every 12.5 hours

C every 25 hours

D every 6.25 hours

9. ____ Water flows toward the high tides,halfway between them causing

A low tides

B neap tides

C high tides

D rip tides

10. ____A spring tide can occur

A in any month after March

B in March, april, or May

C in late Februaryearly June

D in any month of the year

Understanding Main IdeasUse the diagram below to answer Question 1 in the spaces provided.

Building VocabularyWord bank: neap, gravity, spring tide, tides, spring