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Test your knowledge of astronomy with this informative quiz covering topics such as seasons, moon phases, tides, and more. Learn interesting facts about Earth's relationship with the Moon and Sun.
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How much of the Moon will ALWAYS be illuminated at one time by the sun
How much of the earth will be illuminated at one time by the sun on the first day of our summer?
Which direction is the North Pole pointed the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
What place will receive twenty-four hours of DAYLIGHT on the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
What place will receive twenty-four hours of DARKNESS on the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
What position on the earth gets the most direct sunlight on the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
Why isn’t the moon visible from Earth during the new moon phase?
The sun is lighting up the half of the moon that is pointed away from us
On the first day of spring, how long will the sun be up in Aberdeen?
The moon’s gravity goes right through the earth. What effect does that have on our tides?
It causes a lump of water to form on opposite sides of the earth, giving us 2 high tides a day
Because the sun’s and the moon’s gravity are both pulling in the same direction
What is the instantaneous linear velocity at the North Pole?
ZERO - it just changes directions as the earth spins under it
The moon gets between the sun and the earth, blocking out the view of the sun
38 degrees south of the Equator • Australia