Seasons, Eclipses, Moon Phases

How long does it take the moon to complete a revolution around the earth?

• 365 days or 1 year
• 28 days
• 24 hours
• 1 week

The rotation of the earth causes

• Day and night
• a month
• a year
• season

What is Earth's axis?

• Earth's axis is the imaginary line around which the earth spins
• Earth's axis is the imaginary horizontal line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres
• Earth's axis is the imaginary vertical line that separates the eastern and western hemispheres
• Earth's axis is the imaginary line around which Earth spins around the Sun

What is the name of the curved path that the satellite follows?

• Rotation
• Orbit
• Revolution
• Track

When only a small part of the moon is visible, the moon may be in its

• first quarter phase
• waning crescent phase
• new moon phase
• last quarter phase

If the earth, moon and sun are arranged as shown, what phase will the moon be?

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

The new moon phase is caused by the relative positions of Earth, the moon, and the Sun.  Why is the moon not visible from Earth during the new moon phase?

• The lit side of the moon is not facing the Earth.
• The sunlight is not being reflected off the moon.
• The location of the Earth is between Moon and the Sun
• The tilt of Earth is causes the moon to be blocked by the sun

What is the term that describes the moon as it becomes less illuminated?

• Ironing
• Washing
• Waxing 
• Waning

Solar eclipses rarely occur because

• the moon usually travels directly between earth and the sun
• the moon's orbit is tilted in relation to the earth's orbit
• the moon usually travels directly behind Earth
• the moon is too close to the earth

The position of the Earth, moon, and sun during a Solar eclipse are:

• Sun, Earth, Moon
• Moon, Earth, Sun
• Sun, Moon, Earth
• Earth, Moon, Suun