Science STAAR Review- Category 3 Earth and Space

(8.7A) Earth would not have seasons if it-

• no longer tilted on its axis
• stopped rotating on its axis
• took and additional month of orbit the sun
• revolved around the sun in the opposite direction.

When the Earth is between the moon and sun, it is most likely a:

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

What causes the moon's phases

• Where you are standing on Earth
• the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
• The tilt of Earth
• how fast the moon is moving

How long does it take the moon to complete an orbit around Earth?

• 23 days

• 28 days

• 2 weeks (half a month)

• 365 days (a year)

Mrs. Smith says "the moon looks larger than the stars!" What explains this?

• The moons soaks up the star's light
• The moon is larger than Earth
• The moon is larger than stars
• the moon is closer to Earth than stars

The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

• clockwise
• counterclockwise
• upwards
• downwards

Define Full Moon

• None of moon is visible
• Half moon phase is visible
• Complete moon face is visible
• Less Than half of moon is visible

Define New Moon

• None of the moon is visible from Earth

• All of moon visible from Earth

• Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth

• Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth

Name the moon phase

• Waxing Gibbous
• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Crescent
• Waning Gibbous

Name the moon phase

• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous