7) Which of the following statements is true? A) Both the Northern and Southern

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7) Which of the following statements is true? A) Both the Northern and Southern hemispheres receive the same amount of sunlight on the equinoxes. B) The Southern Hemisphere receives the most direct sunlight on the summer solstice. C) The Northern Hemisphere receives the most direct sunlight on the summer solstice. D) Both the Northern and Southern hemispheres receive the same amount of sunlight on the solstices. E) Both A and C are true.

8) Which of the following statements about lunar phases is true? A) The time from one new moon to the next new moon is the same as the time from first-quarter moon to third-quarter moon. B) It is possible to have two full moons during November, but not during December. C) The full moon sometimes rises around midnight. D) It is possible to have two full moons during January, but not during February. E) The time between new moons is two weeks.

9) Which of the following is not a phase of the Moon? A) third-quarter moon B) full moon C) half moon D) new moon E) first-quarter moon

10) When someone on Earth observes the Moon in the first-quarter phase, someone on the Moon facing Earth observes Earth in the A) full Earth phase. B) new Earth phase. C) crescent Earth phase. D) third-quarter Earth phase. E) first-quarter Earth phase.

11) If the Moon is setting at noon, the phase of the Moon must be A) waning crescent. B) waxing crescent. C) first quarter. D) full. E) third quarter.

12) Which of the following statements about the Moon is true? A) The Moon is visible only at night. B) The Moon's distance from Earth varies during its orbit. C) The Moon goes through a cycle of phases because it always has the same side facing Earth. D) If you see a full moon from North America, someone in South America would see a new moon. E) The side of the Moon facing away from Earth is in perpetual darkness.

13) What conditions are required for a solar eclipse? A) The phase of the Moon must be new, and the Moon's orbital plane must lie in the ecliptic. B) The phase of the Moon must be new, and the nodes of the Moon's orbit must be nearly aligned with Earth and the Sun. C) The phase of the Moon must be full, and the nodes of the Moon's orbit must be nearly aligned with Earth and the Sun. D) The phase of the Moon must be full, and the Moon's orbital plane must lie in the ecliptic. E) The phase of the Moon can be new or full, and the nodes of the Moon's orbit must be nearly aligned with Earth and the Sun.

Explanation / Answer

7. E

8.D

9. C

10.D

11.E

12.A

13.B

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