Earth Sun Moon System

What causes us to only see the same side of the moon?

• The Moon's tilt.
• The Moon's gravity.
• The Moon's rotation and revolution are at the same pace.
• None of the above

Season are caused only by the Earth's tilt. 

• True
• False

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Rotaion is the spinning of Earth on its axis.

• True
• False

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Waxing is when the Moon is becoming less lit each day.

• True
• False

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How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once?

• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 27.3 days
• 27.3 hours

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Fall and Spring occur during ___.

• solstices
• equinoxes
• New Moons
• Full Moons

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Winter and Summer occur during ___.

• solstices
• equinoxes
• Full Moons
• New Moons

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Which phase of the moon does not reflect any sunlight toward Earth?

• New Moon
• Full Moon
• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous

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Which occurs after the full moon?

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

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From Earth we only see one side (the same side) of the moon all the time. 

• True
• False

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