Earth Science 1st semester

What part of the moon do we see from Earth?

• all of it

• the same side

• none of it

• only one quarter

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The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.

• revolutions

• phases

• rotations

• eclipses

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About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

• 65 days

• 8 days

• 365 days

• 28 days

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Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?

• Waning crescent

• Full moon

• Waxing gibbous

• New moon

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Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

• waxing

• waning

• new

• eclipse

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Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?

• none, quarter, half, three quarters, full

• new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full

• dark, light, half, quarter, blue

• first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter

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There are ______ phases of the moon.

• 12

• 10

• 8

• 5

One complete revolution of the Earth around the sun takes about

• one rotation

• half a year

• one year

• one season

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

• 12

• 24

• 14

• 28

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Name the phase of the moon for letter f

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Crescent

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