Earth Space Unit 2 - The Solar System and Beyond

The Moon is Earth's natural satellite.

• True 
• False

We do not feel Earth moving because we move with Earth as it rotates.

• True
• False

Tides, eclipses, and phases happen because of the Moon's revolution around Earth.

• True
• False

On the Moon, craters are formed when space objects hit the surface.

• True

• False

When the Moon is three-quarters of the way around Earth, its phase is called a half moon.

• True
• False

The Moon is always changing shape.

• True
• False

The revolution of Earth causes our seasons.

• True
• False

Because the tilt of the Earth's axis always points in the same direction, the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere are always _______________.

• three months apart
• six months apart
• the same 
• opposite

When the lit part of the Moon grows larger, it is in the _____________ phase?

• waxing
• waning 
• the first quarter
• the last quarter

Which object in the solar system is considered a dwarf planet?

• Neptune
• Mars 
• Mercury
• Pluto