True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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1.
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If the
results of a study do not support a hypothesis, it means that the experiment failed.
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2.
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A hypothesis
is a decision based on the results of the experiment.
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3.
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A
total solar eclipse can be seen only by people in the area of Earth within the Moon's
umbra.
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4.
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Earth
rotates on its axis about once every year.
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5.
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Night
and day on Earth are caused by Earth's revolution around the Sun.
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6.
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The
summer solstice occurs in June in the northern hemisphere and in December in the southern
hemisphere.
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7.
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A
lunar eclipse occurs when Earth's shadow falls on the Moon.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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8.
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A prediction
about a problem that can be tested is a(n) ____. a. | hypothesis | c. | dependent variable | b. | independent
variable | d. | control | | | | |
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9.
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The
phase of the Moon that immediately precedes the new Moon is the ____. a. | waxing
crescent | c. | waning
crescent | b. | first quarter | d. | third quarter | | | | |
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10.
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A
____ occurs when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth and throws a shadow on
Earth. a. | solar
eclipse | c. | waning
gibbous | b. | lunar eclipse | d. | waxing gibbous | | | | |
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11.
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The
yearly orbit of Earth around the Sun is called its ____. a. | rotation | c. | revolution | b. | ellipse | d. | tilt | | | | |
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12.
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Summer occurs on the hemisphere of Earth that is ____. a. | turned away from
the Sun | c. | tilted away from
the Sun | b. | tilted toward the Sun | d. | turned toward the Sun | | | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement.
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13.
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We
know that Earth's orbit is a(n) ____________________ because the distance between Earth and the Sun
changes during the year.
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14.
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Hours
of daylight and nighttime are equal during a(n) ____________________.
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15.
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Earth
is ____________________ the Sun in January.
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16.
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The
Moon revolves around ____________________.
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17.
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The
spinning of Earth on its axis is called ____________________.
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18.
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Earth
____________________ on its axis and ____________________ around the Sun.
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19.
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Eclipses occur when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth ____________________.
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Matching
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Match each term with the correct description below. a. | sphere | f. | equinox | b. | axis | g. | winter solstice | c. | rotation | h. | Moon
phases | d. | revolution | i. | waxing | e. | ellipse | j. | new
moon | | | | |
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20.
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Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun
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21.
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changing appearances of the Moon from Earth
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22.
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round, three-dimensional object and model of Earth
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23.
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Moon
phase in which none of the lighted surface of the Moon can be seen from Earth
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24.
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when
the Sun's rays strike Earth directly at the equator
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25.
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turning of Earth on its axis
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26.
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Moon
phases in which the amount of lighted surface seen on Earth increases
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27.
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imaginary line extending between the poles around which Earth spins
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28.
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shape
of Earth's orbit around the Sun
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Figure
3-1
Match each description with the correct term
below. a. | first
quarter | f. | lunar
eclipse | b. | full moon | g. | maria | c. | new
moon | h. | craters | d. | third quarter | i. | 27.3 days | e. | solar
eclipse | | | | |
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29.
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occurrence caused by Earth's coming between the Sun and the Moon and casting its
shadow on the Moon
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30.
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Moon
phase in which none of the lighted surface of the Moon can be seen from Earth
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31.
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amount of time of the Moon's revolution and rotation
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32.
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waxing Moon phase in which one half of the Moon's lighted surface can be seen from
Earth
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33.
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occurrence caused by the Moon's being between the Sun and Earth and casting its shadow
on Earth
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34.
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phase
in which all of the lighted side of the Moon can be seen from Earth
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35.
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waning Moon phase in which one half of the lighted side of the Moon can be seen from
Earth
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