Earth & Moon

One complete revolution of the Earth around the sun takes about

• one rotation
• half a year
• one year
• one season

The Earth takes about __________________ hours to complete one rotation of its axis.  

• 12
• 24
• 14
• 28

The moon cycle (lunar cycle) takes approximately _______________ to complete.

• 14 days
• 28 days/approximately one month
• 58 days
• 1 week

What Moon phase is this?

• Full Moon
• Waxing Gibbous
• New Moon
• Half Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What Moon phase is this?

• Old Moon
• Far Side of the Moon
• New Moon
• Waxing Gibbous

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NGSS.1-ESS1-1

 True or False: The moon does not produce its own light.

• True
• False

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Why does the moon appear bigger than the planets and stars?

• The lack of atmosphere on the moon makes it look bigger.
  
• In reality, the moon is much bigger than the planets and stars.
• The planets and stars are farther away.
  
• The moon's gravity makes it look bigger.
  

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Why do we only see one side of the moon?

• because of where we live

• because the moon rotates as it orbits

• because of an eclipse

• we actually see all sides of the moon

When earth's shadow falls on the moon it causes a

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• blue moon

• new moon

When the moon's shadow falls on earth it causes a

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• blue moon

• full moon

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