Rotation, Revolution and basic Moon Phases

Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

• double axis

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The EARTH REVOLVES around the:

• Sun

• Moon

• The Earth doesn't revolve

• The sun rotates

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Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution

• orbit

• rotation

• space

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What motion of the Earth takes 365 days?

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• The tilt of the earth on its axis

• Earth's revolution around the sun

• The revolution of the moon around the earth

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What does it mean when we say, " the Moon revolves around the Earth?"

• This means that the moon spins on its axis.

• This means that the moon goes AROUND the Earth.

• This means that the moon goes only around the Sun and not around the Earth.

• Revolution and rotation are the same thing (Don't pick this one!)

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The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• orbit

• axis

• revolution

• rotation

What phase of the moon would the people on earth see in the diagram above?

• New moon

• first quarter

• full moon

• last quarter

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What phase of the moon would the people on earth see in the diagram above?

• New moon

• first quarter

• full moon

• last quarter

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What phase of the moon would the people on earth see in the diagram above?

• New moon

• first quarter

• full moon

• last quarter

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Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...

• mass and distance 
• mass and matter
• distance and weight 
• weight and mass

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