Seasons and Moon Phases

How long does it take for the Moon to revolve around the Earth once?

• about a year

• about a week

• about a month

• about a day

How long does it take the Moon to rotate once?

• It rotates at the same speed it revolves.

• It rotates much faster than it revolves.

• It rotates much slower than it revolves.

• It takes about a day.

This picture shows:

• a lunar eclipse

• a solar eclipse

This picture shows:

• a lunar eclipse

• a solar eclipse

What is the pattern in the graph?

• As mass increases, gravity increases.

• As mass increases, gravity decreases.

• As mass decreases, gravity decreases.

• As mass decreases, gravity increases.

If you were looking at the Moon from Earth, which phase of the Moon would you see?

• first quarter

• third quarter

• new moon

• full moon

Why don't we see eclipses every month?

• This is a bad question. We do see them every month.

• We don't see them every month because the Moon's gravity is stronger than the Earth's gravity.

• We don't see them every month because the Moon's orbit around the Earth is tilted.

• We don't see them every month because the Moon goes behind the Sun sometimes.

What fraction of the Moon (and Earth) are always lit up by the Sun?

• 1/30

• 1/8

• 1/4

• 1/2

What season is it in Minnesota when the Earth is at position 3?

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring

What season is it in Minnesota when the Earth is at position 2?

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring