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Private Universe

This is a personal formative assessment - not to be taken with your neighbor. I'm just trying to get a quick sense of what we collectively know and understand about the world around us.

Which of the following four diagrams most accurately depicts the shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun? *

Which of the following responses most closely explains why it is hotter in New York in June than it is in December? *

A. The Sun gives off more heat energy in June

B. Earth is closer to the Sun in June

C. The Northern Hemisphere is closer to the Sun in June

The Sun is higher in the sky and and provides more hours of daylight in June

Put the following objects in the correct order, starting with the object that is closest to Earth *

A. Moon, Sun, clouds, Pluto, stars

B. Clouds, stars, Moon, Sun, Pluto

C. Clouds, Moon, Sun, Pluto, stars

D. Clouds, Moon, Sun, stars, Pluto

Sometimes you can only see half of the moon. Sometimes you can only see a crescent of the moon. What causes the Moon to change its appearance in this way? *

A. As the Moon orbits Earth, Earth's shadow covers the Moon

B. Clouds block part of the Moon from our view

C. As the Moon orbits Earth, we see different views of the Moon's sunlit side

Which of the following diagrams most closely depicts the distance between Earth and the Moon? *

(EARTH) O----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o (moon)

(EARTH) O----------------------------------------------------o (moon)

(EARTH) O----------0 (moon)

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