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Study Guide: Earth/Moon
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10
Science
8th Grade
02/15/2012

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Earth rotates on its axis about once every year.
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False
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Night and day on Earth are caused by Earth's revolution around the sun.
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False
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A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth's shadow falls on the Moon.
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True
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Day and night are cause by.
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Earth's rotation
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One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about.
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365 1/4 days
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Earth has seasons because.
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Earth's tilt
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When the north end of the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun, North America will experience
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Summer
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The phase of the moon you see depends on.
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The amount of sun light that hits the moon
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From new moon phase to full moon you see.
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For a solar eclipse to occur.
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