Sun, Moon, Earth

How do we see the moon?

• It reflects light from the sun

• It refracts light from the sun

• It transmits light from the sun

• It absorbs light from the sun

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How long does it take the moon to revolve around the earth?

• a year

• a day

• 27 days

• 72 days

All objects are attracted to each other by the force of 

• weight 

• inertia

• mass

• gravity

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One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes how long?

• 1 day

• 365.25 days

• 24 hours

• 29.5 days

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In the Northern hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs in 

• March

• June

• September

• December

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Earth has seasons because

• it has an axis

• the sun gets closer and farther from the sun

• axis is tilted as it moves around the sun

• the sun gets hotter

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Two factors that affect gravity are

• distance and mass

• mass and weight

• distance and weight

• weight and speed

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The phase of the moon you see depends on

• where you are on Earth's surface

• how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth

• if the moon is making its own light

• whether or not an eclipse is occurring.

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When are there equal days and nights?

• solstice

• equinox

• summer

• winter

A tide with the smallest difference in high and low tides is a called 

• spring tide

• neap tide