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Grade 6 Planetary Motion

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Does the statement describe a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse?

This occurs when the Moon perfectly aligns between the Sun and Earth.
  1. solar eclipse
  2. lunar eclipse
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
Earth's axial tilt affects                .
  1. days
  2. years
  3. seasons
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
When the Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned in a straight row, which tide will occur?
  1. spring tide
  2. no tide
  3. back tide
  4. neap tide
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
The orbits of the planets are                .
  1. circular
  2. elliptical
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
When can a solar eclipse occur?
  1. anytime
  2. during a new moon
  3. during a full moon
  4. during a quarter moon
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
Earth rotates on an axis.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
The path that Earth follows is called a(n)                .
  1. eclipse
  2. orbit
  3. rotation
  4. solstice
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
What causes Earth to have day and night?
  1. revolution
  2. axis
  3. rotation
  4. gravity
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
What keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?
  1. the Sun's heat
  2. the Sun's rotation
  3. the Sun's gravitational pull
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
The axial tilt affects what?
  1. years
  2. seasons
  3. days
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
Planets orbit the Sun at the same distance.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 6 Planetary Motion

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Which phrase best completes the sentence?

During a                 the Moon passes through Earth's shadow.
  1. solar eclipse
  2. lunar eclipse
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
A planet's day and darkness is caused by what?
  1. aphelion
  2. precession
  3. revolution
  4. rotation
Grade 6 Planetary Motion

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Does the statement describe a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse?

The Moon's shadow falls on Earth's surface.
  1. solar eclipse
  2. lunar eclipse
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
What is the order of the Sun, Moon, and Earth during a lunar eclipse?
  1. Sun - Moon - Earth
  2. Earth - Sun - Moon
  3. Sun - Earth - Moon
  4. Moon - Sun - Earth
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