Earth, Moon, Sun SOL Review 4.8

The surface of the Moon is made up of —

• craters, highlands, and flat areas
• swirling gases
• large bodies of water
• a mixture of gases and water

Which of these takes about one year to complete?

• Earth to orbit the Sun
• The Sun to orbit Earth
• Earth to rotate on its axis
• The Moon to orbit Earth

The Apollo 11 mission was able to retrieve samples of the Moon’s surface because it was the first mission to have astronauts —

• land on the Moon
• orbit a planet
• return to Earth
• walk in space

Which of these best describes the Moon?

• Older than Earth
• Smaller than Earth
• Having the same climate as Earth
• Having the same atmosphere as Earth

Which of these describes rotation?

• Mercury goes around the Sun every 88 days.
• The Moon goes around Earth every 28 days.
• Earth orbits the Sun about every 365 days.
• Earth makes one turn on its axis every 24 hours.

 Earth makes a complete revolution around the Sun about once every —

• day
• year
• season 
• minute

The motion of Earth around the Sun most affects the —

• timing of tides
• length of a month
• cycle of the seasons
• phases of the Moon

Which of these best shows that the Earth revolves around the sun as the moon revolves around the Earth? 

• A
• B
• C
• D

. Sometimes you can see the moon during the daytime. The moon looks the same size as the sun, but the moon is 1/400 the size of the sun. Which of these best shows the size of the moon relative to the sun?

• A
• B
• C
• D

If the Earth moved farther away from the sun, which of these would probably happen?

• There would be no moon.
• There would be more solar eclipses.
• There would be colder weather.
• There would be more seasons.