PS SOL Astronomy

Night and day are caused by earth's ___

• revolution
• rotation

When the earth moves around the sun, this is called a ___ .

• revolution
• rotation

When the moon is between the earth and the sun, this is called a ____ .

• full moon
• waxing gibbous
• new moon
• waxing crescent

When the moon is on the far side of earth away from the sun, this is called a ___

• new moon
• waxing crescent
• waxing gibbous
• full moon

When the moon is between the earth and sun and casts a shadow on earth, a ___ occurs.

• solar eclipse
• lunar eclipse

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This planet is the largest in our solar system.

• the sun
• Saturn
• Jupiter
• Neptune

This type of planet has a solid surface.

• terrestrial
• gas giant

What is the main reason we can see the moon in the night sky?

• The moon reflects sunlight
• The moon emits its own light
• The moon reflects light from Earth
• The moon is glowing ball of gas

Which of these is the primary cause of Earth's seasons?

• Earth's gravitational attraction to the sun
• The distance between Earth and the sun
• The tilt of Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun
• The moon's revolution around Earth

What phase of the moon is this?

• waning crescent
• waning gibbous
• full moon
• new moon