Space Science Review Quiz

The Day and Night Cycle is caused by...

• Revolution of the Earth

• Rotation of the Earth

• Revolution of the Sun

• Rotation of the Sun

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On Earth, the seasons are caused by...

• The change in distance between the Earth and Sun

• The tilt of the Earth's axis and its revolution around the Sun

• The tilt of the Earth's axis and its rotation around the Sun

• The tilt of the Earth's axis and the Moon's revolution around the Earth

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The Moon rotates on its axis once every...

• 29.5 hours

• 29.5 days

• 29.5 weeks

• 29.5 months

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The Lunar Cycle is caused by...

• The rotation of the Earth

• The revolution of the Earth

• The rotation of the Moon

• The revolution of the Moon

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When the lighted part of the moon is increasing in size, we call this...

• dabbing

• getting bigger

• waning

• waxing

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When the lighted part of the moon is decreasing in size, we call this...

• dabbing

• getting bigger

• waning

• waxing

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A ____________ moon is one that is lighted more than half-way.

• crescent

• quarter

• gibbous

• half

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A ____________ moon is one that is lighted less than half-way.

• crescent

• quarter

• gibbous

• half

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A ____________ moon is one that is lighted half-way.

• crescent

• last quarter

• gibbous

• half

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A ____________ moon is one that is completely lighted.

• new

• crescent

• gibbous

• full

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