Moon quiz

Select all the reasons that the Earth has fewer craters than the Moon.

• The Earth is protected from asteroids by the Moon

• The Earth has an atmosphere, and the Moon does not

• The Earth has running water, and the Moon does not

• The Earth has plate tectonics, and the Moon does not

• On Earth there is not enough land for an asteroid to strike

Why do we see changing Moon phases from Earth?

• The Moon spins on its axis

• The Moon revolves around the Earth

• The Moon revolves around the Sun

• The Earth revolves around the Sun

Why do we always see the same side of the Moon from the Earth?

• The Moon doesn't rotate

• The Moon rotates at the same rate as the Moon revolves around the Earth

• The Moon rotates at the same rate as the Earth rotates around the Sun

• The Moon rotates at the same rate as the Earth revolves around the Sun

From Earth, what phase is the Moon in according to the diagram?

• New Moon

• 1st Quarter

• Full Moon

• 3rd Quarter

The dominant cause of the tides on Earth is...

• The gravitational pull of the Sun on the Earth

• The gravitational pull of the Moon on the Earth

• The cyclic change in distance between the Moon and the Earth

• Volcanic activity on Earth

One full cycle of Moon phases takes.....

• 15 days

• 23.5 days

• 27.3 days

• 29.5 days

If a New Moon occurs on November 1st, the next new Moon will occur on.....

• November 15th

• November 27th

• November 30th

• December 15th

One week after a New Moon, the Moon will be closest to which phase? (use the diagrams in your notes)

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

• Third Quarter

What phase would be viewed from Earth at position 6?

• Waxing crescent

• Waxing gibbous

• Waning gibbous

• Waning crescent

What phase would the Moon be at position 4?

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