Earth Science 3 - Moon Phases

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

• One year

• One day

• One week

• One month

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How many moon phases are there?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

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The revolution of the moon around the Earth causes the moon's shape to seem to change.

• True

• False

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The moon is visible only at night.

• True

• False

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The apparent shape of the moon changes throughout the month in a repeating pattern.

• True

• False

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The moon moves in which two ways?

• The moon rotates on its axis

• The moon orbits around the Earth

• The sun revolves around the moon.

• The moon never moves.

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The same side of the moon is always visible from Earth.

• True

• False

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What causes the phases of the moon that we see from Earth?

• The moon's rotation on its axis

• The moon's revolution around Earth

• The Earth's rotations on its axis

• The Earth's revolution around the Sun

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The moon changes shape.

• True

• False

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Half of the moon always faces the sun.

• True

• False

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