Moon and Planet Review

an instrument that magnifies distant objects, or makes them appear larger

• comet
• satellite
• telescope
• planet

chunks of rock that look like giant potatoes in space

• planets
• asteroids
• comets
• satellite

the moon has

• craters
• water
• land
• air

The Moon goes through a complete cycle of phases approximately every

• 7.4 days

• 14.7 days

• 27.3 days

• 29.5 days

When the Earth is between the moon and sun, it causes a ____________.

• new moon

• full moon

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

Name the phase of the moon for letter a

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Gibbous

What phase of the moon is this?

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

The moon appears to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.

• revolutions

• phases

• rotations

• eclipses

The only planet that has life

• Mercury
• Saturn
• Earth

Name the largest planet

• Neptune
• Jupiter
• Earth