Sun and Moon Quiz

Which phase is shown?

• Third Quarter
• First Quarter
• Second Quarter
• Waxing Crescent

What moon phase would occur directly before the one pictured?

• New Moon
• Full Moon
• First Quarter
• Third Quarter

What moon phase would be seen directly after this picture?

• Waning Gibbous
• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Gibbous
• Waxing Crescent

When the Northern Hemisphere is in winter, what is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer
• Spring
• Winter 
• Fall

Why does the moon seem to be producing its own light?

• The moon is reflecting light from Earth.
• The moon is producing its own light.
• The Moon is reflecting light from the sun.
• The Moon has eight phases.

Earth's axis is tilted by how many degrees?

• 23.5 ⁰
• 28.5 ⁰
• 45.5 ⁰
• 15.5 ⁰

Earth's rotation takes ___to complete, Earth's revolution takes _____ to complete.

• 1 day, 30 days
• 365 days, 24 hours
• 12 hours, 24 hours
• 24 hours, 365 days

Why do the phases of the moon occur about every 29 days?

• Period of rotation of the moon is the same as its revolution
• 28 days is the period of a complete cycle of tides
• The moon takes about 29 days to revolve around Earth
• Cloud-cover patterns on Earth last 28 days

The time it takes the Earth to completely revolve around is

• one year

• one month

• one week

• one day

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What causes the four seasons?

• The revolution of the moon around the Earth

• The revolution of the Earth around the Sun and position of its axis

• The revolution of the Sun around the earth

• The rotation of your body when you sit on a spinning chair

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