Earth, Moon and Solar System Unit Test

Front

What is the phase of the moon when it is fully illuminated?

Back

Full Moon

Front

What is the term for the movement of the Earth around the Sun?

Back

Revolution

Front

What are the two types of eclipses?

Back

Lunar and Solar

Front

What is the phase of the moon during a Solar Eclipse?

Back

New Moon

Front

True or False: A meteorite is a meteoroid that survives its passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth.

Back

True

Front

What is the term for the spinning of the Earth on its axis?

Back

Rotation

Front

What is the term for the moon phase that is between a New Moon and a Full Moon?

Back

Waxing Gibbous

Front

What do we call the shadow of the Earth that causes a Lunar Eclipse?

Back

Umbra

Front

What is the speed at which the Earth moves around the Sun?

Back

18 miles per second

Front

What is the term for the moon phase that appears as a crescent after the New Moon?

Back

Waxing Crescent