Moon, Stars, and Sun

The earth orbits around...

• The sun.
• the moon
• other planets
• the Milky Way

It takes the Earth _______ days to travel all the way around the Sun.

• 28
• 100
• 24
• 365

When the Earth spins around its own axis one whole time, it is called a ....

• Year
• Day
• Hemisphere
• Seasons

What is the phase of this moon?

• Third Quarter
• Waning Crescent
• First Quarter
• Waning Gibbous

What is responsible for the moon's illumination?

• infrared rays
• sunlight reflecting on the surace of the moon
• sunlight bouncing off the earth's atmosphere
• gamma rays

What is at the center of the Solar System?

• Earth
• Moon
• Sun
• Jupiter

It takes the Earth ___ hours to complete a rotation.

• 12
• 24
• 50
• 365

Does the Moon travel around Earth or around the Sun?

• Earth
• Sun

bowl-shaped indents or cavities on the surface of a planet, moon, or asteroid that are caused by a collision with another object, such as a meteorite.

• gravity
• orbit
• craters
• axis

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon