Moon Cycles

Moon Cycles

By Jamie Jackson

Multiple Choice

A cycle is

• a pattern of events that repeats

• what the washing machine does

• when the Earth moves on its axis

• when the Earth orbits the Sun

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The Earth is spinning on it's

• equator

• axis

• rotation

• revolution

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How long does it take the earth to revolve around the sun?

• 24 hours

• 1 day

• 365 days

• 24 years

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Why do we have a cycle of seasons?

• because of the Earth's orbit

• because of the Earth's feelings

• because of the Earth's age

• because of the Earth's tilt

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Which is the cycle of the Earth's seasons?

• winter, fall, spring, summer

• summer, fall, winter, spring

• spring, summer, fall, winter

• winter, summer, spring, fall

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The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.

• revolutions
• phases
• rotations
• eclipses

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As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

• swelling
• waxing
• waning
• disappearing

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About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

• 65 days
• 8 days
• 365 days
• 28 days

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Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?

• Waning crescent
• Full moon
• Waxing gibbous
• New moon

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What lunar phases is located at position 6

• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Gibbous 
• Waning Gibbous

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If position 1 is a New Moon, how many days will it be before we view a Last quarter moon?

• 7 days
• 14 days
• 21days
• 28 days

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What phases comes after a Waxing Gibbous

• New Moon
• 1st quarter
• Full Moon
• last quarter

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Dec. 4th ,2014 there is a 1st quarter moon visible. What date can you expect to see a Full Moon?

• Dec. 11th
• Dec. 18th 
• Dec.7th
• Jan.4th