M3 4.3 Earth's Moon

Multiple Choice

This is a diagram of the Earth's rotation about its axis as it revolves around the Sun. Which image of the Earth represents springtime in the northern hemisphere?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

How long does it take the moon to make a revolution around the Earth?

• 12 hours

• 27.3 days

• 365 days

• 3 months

Multiple Choice

Which correctly completes this series of statements about the Moon and Earth?

We see only one side of the Moon from Earth. This means that _____

• the Moon is rotating at exactly the same rate as it revolves around the Earth

• the Moon's rotation around the Earth is in the opposite plane as the Earth's rotation around the Sun.

• the Moon tilts its axis of rotation as it revolves around the Earth.

• the Moon does not rotate on its axis.

​The Moon's Motion

​Because the Moon takes the same amount of time to orbit Earth and make one rotation, the same side of the Moon is always facing Earth.

Multiple Choice

This is an animated image of the Moon as seen from the Earth.

Which kind of cycle of the moon is shown here?

• Axial tilt

• Lunar year

• Lunar phase

• Lunar day

Multiple Choice

What are the surface features seen on the

Moon?

• lava, maria, rays, craters

• new moon, first quarter, full moon, third quarter

• highlands, maria, rays, craters

• waxing, waning, crescent, ibbous

Multiple Choice

What causes the Moon to revolve around Earth?

• gravitational pull of Earth

• gravitational pull of Sun

• gravitational pull of Moon

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• The Moon seems to shine because it reflects light from the Sun.

• The Moon does emit its own light.

Multiple Choice

Which part side of the Moon cannot be seen from Earth?

• near

• far

• both

The near side of the Moon always faces Earth.

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The far side of the Moon cannot be seen from Earth.

Multiple Choice

A(n) _____ is the lit part of the Moon or a planet that can be seen from Earth.

• moon

• lunar cycle

• sun

• phase

Multiple Choice

Lit part becomes smaller until only the eastern half of the Moon is lit.

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Third Quarter

Multiple Choice

Lit part grows from a sliver to the entire western side of the

Moon being lit.

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Third Quarter

Multiple Choice

Less and less of the near side is lit until the Moon becomes completely dark.

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Third Quarter

Multiple Choice

Lit part grows until entire near side is lit.

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Third Quarter

Multiple Choice

A student models an impact crater on the Moon by dropping a marble from a known height onto a pan of smooth flour. Before reaching any conclusions about the results of this simple experiment, the student repeats the activity several times so that _____ .

• differences produced by standard variability in conditions become clear

• she can produce as large a crater as possible before measuring a diameter

• her ability to simulate a meteor impact becomes more realistic with practice

• she can illustrate a perfectly circular crater for her write-up of the experiment