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Grade 6 Planetary Motion
Earth rotates from                 when viewed from the North Pole.
  1. East to West
  2. North to South
  3. West to East
  4. South to North
Grade 6 Planetary Motion

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Which phrase best completes the sentence?

Bianca used a pinhole camera to view the                .
  1. solar eclipse
  2. lunar eclipse
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
A                     is how long it takes a planet to rotate a complete turn.
  1. rotational phase
  2. rotational period
  3. longitudinal phase
  4. longitudinal period
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
The fact that Earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees is responsible for
  1. the change between day and night.
  2. the change of the seasons.
  3. solar eclipses.
  4. lunar eclipses.
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
What occurs during a full moon when Earth is directly between the Moon and the Sun?
  1. lunar eclipse
  2. total solar eclipse
  3. neap tide
  4. partial solar eclipse
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
The two ways Earth moves are
  1. rotation and revolution.
  2. rotation and inertia.
  3. inertia and gravity.
  4. mass and weight.
Grade 6 Planetary Motion

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

occurs at nighttime
  1. solar eclipse
  2. lunar eclipse
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
What happens during a lunar eclipse?
  1. The Sun moves between Earth and the Moon.
  2. The Moon moves between the Sun and Earth.
  3. Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon.
  4. The Moon moves to the opposite side of the Sun.
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
The diagram shows the Sun (A) and planets (B - I) of our solar system. Use the diagram and passage below to answer the question.
Solar System
The planets of our solar system are moving in space. Each planet goes around the Sun in an elliptical shaped path called an orbit. In addition, each planet spins around an imaginary line through its center called an axis. Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of about 23.4°.

Which sentence best describes planet rotation?
  1. The planets of our solar system are moving in space.
  2. Each planet goes around the Sun in an elliptical shaped path called an orbit.
  3. In addition, each planet spins around an imaginary line through its center called an axis.
  4. Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of about 23.4°.
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
If people on Earth are experiencing an equinox, they will have
  1. day longer than night.
  2. night longer than day.
  3. equal day and night.
Grade 6 Planetary Motion

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

is always safe to view without eclipse glasses
  1. solar eclipse
  2. lunar eclipse
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
Earth rotates so that the Sun, Moon, and stars appear to travel from                 each day.
  1. west to east
  2. east to west
  3. north to south
  4. south to north
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