Earth, Sun, and Moon Review

What does the Earth use to rotate?

• an axis

• a pole

• a stick

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How long does it take for Earth to make a full rotation?

• 365 days

• 60 seconds

• 24 hours

• 365 seconds

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How long does it take for the Earth to orbit the sun? (Make a full revolution)

• 365 days

• 365 seconds

• 24 hours

• 60 seconds

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What orbits Earth?

• Moon

• Sun

• Mars

• Neptune

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What is another word for a full orbit?

• revolution

• rotation

• orbation

• orbiting

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What is the difference between orbiting and rotating?

• Rotating and orbiting are the same thing

• Orbiting turns around another object and rotating spins on something

• Orbiting moves up and down around something and rotating spins on something

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During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape.  This change in appearance is due to the Moon...

• physically changing size and shape.
• moving closer and then farther away from Earth.
• reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.
• having craters on its surface.

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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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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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What looks to be the motion of the Sun in the sky is really caused by the motion of _____

• the Earth
• the stars
• the planets
• the Earth's axis

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