Earth and our Moon

The rotation of the ________ creates the daily cycle of tides.

• Moon
• Sun
• Earth

What causes the moon's phases?

• the moon's position in orbit
• the Earth's position in orbit
• the sun's position

What causes Earth's seasons?

• Earth's rotation
• Earth's tilt on it's axis
• The moon's rotation

What kind of eclipse occurs when the moon moves directly in line between the Earth and the sun and blocks the sun?

• Solar eclipse
• Lunar eclipse

What kind of eclipse takes place when the moon's orbit crosses Earth's shadow?

• Solar Eclipse
• Lunar Eclipse

What path does a moon follow?

• the sun
• the Earth

The orbit of each planet around the sun is nearly ________.

• rectangular
• circular
• square

How long does it take the Earth's moon to orbit Earth?

• 1 year
• 1 day
• 30 days
• 3 months

How does the moon affect tides?

• the phase
• the pull of gravity
• how bright it is

How many moons does Earth have?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4