Sun-Earth-Moon

Which diagram best represents the relationship of motion among the sun, Earth, and the moon?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The Sun is the largest body in the solar system. The Sun is a

• moon

• planet

• satellite

• star

This is the motion of Earth that causes day and night:

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Reflection

• Orbit

The motion of Earth around the sun is called:

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Reflection

• Orbit

What causes Day and Night on Earth?

• The rotation of the Earth
• Earth moving farther from and closer to the Sun
• The Revolution of  Earth
• The Sun moving around Earth

The time required for the Moon to complete one cycle of phases is about one

• day
• week
• month
• year

How long does Earth take to complete one orbit around the Sun?

• 1 day
• 1 month
• 1 year
• 1 decade

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The earth orbits around...

• The sun.
• the moon
• other planets
• the Milky Way

What is an orbit?

• The tilt of the Earth

• A path an object takes around another object

• A spinning motion

• The rise and fall of sea levels each day