Earth, Sun, Moon Quiz

How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on its axis?

• 24 days

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 28 days

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How long does it take for the Earth to Revolve around the Sun?

• 24 hours

• 24 days

• 365 days

• 28 days

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How often do each of these phases of the moon appear?

• yearly

• monthly

• every day

• every six month

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The moon does not produce any light. Yet we can we see the moon in the sky. Why?

• Moon reflecting Earth's light

• Earth reflecting the Moon's light

• Moon reflecting the Sun's light

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 to spin on an axis

• rotate
• revolve
• orbit
• hop

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to go around, or orbit, another object

• revolve
• rotate
• orbit
• spin

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caused by the spin of the Earth

• seasons
• day/night cycle
• year
• climate

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When the moon passes between the Earth and Sun, blocking the sunlight.

• lunar eclipse
• waning moon
• solar eclipse
• waxing moon

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The moon rotation around the Earth lasts about

• 12 months
• 365 1/4 days
• 30 days
• 15 days

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The time it takes a planet to make one complete trip around the Sun is called what?

• period of revolution
• day
• axis
• period of rotation

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