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    G9 Skills Check 2 - Version A

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    This document appears to be a science skill check for a 9th grade student. It contains 3 multiple choice questions about topics like the motion of Earth, causes of the moon's phases, and definitions of a solar and sidereal day. It also includes 3 short answer questions - one asking about the type of eclipse shown in a diagram, another asking why we don't see a lunar eclipse every month, and a third asking the student to draw and label the sun-earth-moon system during a partial lunar eclipse. The final questions have the student identify phases of the moon in a diagram and explain how long it takes to go from one phase to another. The student is to complete the worksheet and it will be graded out of

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    This document appears to be a science skill check for a 9th grade student. It contains 3 multiple choice questions about topics like the motion of Earth, causes of the moon's phases, and definitions of a solar and sidereal day. It also includes 3 short answer questions - one asking about the type of eclipse shown in a diagram, another asking why we don't see a lunar eclipse every month, and a third asking the student to draw and label the sun-earth-moon system during a partial lunar eclipse. The final questions have the student identify phases of the moon in a diagram and explain how long it takes to go from one phase to another. The student is to complete the worksheet and it will be graded out of

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    This document appears to be a science skill check for a 9th grade student. It contains 3 multiple choice questions about topics like the motion of Earth, causes of the moon's phases, and definitions of a solar and sidereal day. It also includes 3 short answer questions - one asking about the type of eclipse shown in a diagram, another asking why we don't see a lunar eclipse every month, and a third asking the student to draw and label the sun-earth-moon system during a partial lunar eclipse. The final questions have the student identify phases of the moon in a diagram and explain how long it takes to go from one phase to another. The student is to complete the worksheet and it will be graded out of

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    This document appears to be a science skill check for a 9th grade student. It contains 3 multiple choice questions about topics like the motion of Earth, causes of the moon's phases, and definitions of a solar and sidereal day. It also includes 3 short answer questions - one asking about the type of eclipse shown in a diagram, another asking why we don't see a lunar eclipse every month, and a third asking the student to draw and label the sun-earth-moon system during a partial lunar eclipse. The final questions have the student identify phases of the moon in a diagram and explain how long it takes to go from one phase to another. The student is to complete the worksheet and it will be graded out of

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    Grade 9 ____ Al Mawakeb Al Barsha

    Science Skill Check 2 (S2)/ Version A


    2023-2024
    March 2024
    Duration: 35 minutes
    Name: ____________________________________

    10

    Question One: Choose the correct answer. (___/3pts)

    1. Suppose that the period of Earth’s motion is 26,000 years, as


    shown in the diagram below. Which of the following
    statements is NOT true?

    a. After 52,000 years, Polaris will be Earth’s North Star.


    b. After 52,000 years, Deneb will be Earth’s North Star.
    c. After 78,000 years, Polaris will be Earth’s North Star.
    d. After 39,000 years, Vega will be Earth’s North Star.

    2. What causes the moon’s phases?

    a. The rotation of the moon on its axis.


    b. Earth’s tilt on its axis as it revolves around the sun.
    c. Changes in how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth.
    d. The position of the moon each month in relation to the North Star.

    3. Which position in the following diagram represents a solar


    day?

    a. Position 2, since a solar day is 4 mins shorter than a


    sidereal day.
    b. Position 3 since the Sun is overhead again as in day 0
    (position1).
    c. Position 2, since the distant star is overhead as in day 0
    (position1).
    d. Position 3 since a sidereal day is 4 mins longer than a
    solar day.
    Question Two: Answer the following questions. (____/5pts)
    The following diagram represents an eclipse.

    a. What type of eclipse is shown in the diagram above? (1pts)

    b. Explain why don’t we see a lunar eclipse every month? (1pts)

    c. Does everyone on Earth see a total solar eclipse at the same time? Why or why not?
    (1.5 pts)

    d. In the following space draw the Sun-Earth-Moon System during a partial lunar
    eclipse. In your drawing show the umbra and penumbra. (1.5pts)

    Question Three: Answer the following Questions. (____/2pts)


    The following diagram represents different phases of the
    moon.
    a. Identify the phases number 1, 4, 5 and 7 in the diagram.
    (1pt)
    1.

    4.

    5.

    7.
    b. How long does it take from phase 1 to phase 5. Explain your answer. (1pt)

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