Earth Moon Sun Review

Which of the following is true about the moon?

• It makes its own light.

• It does not make its own light.

• It has light colored rocks.

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Should all models be "to scale"?

• Yes-otherwise it is not accurate.

• No-some things are too big or too small to see.

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Light from the sun travels...

• in straight lines

• unpredictably

• like a river, wherever there is an open path

• depends; it can change direction if it is bright enough

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Why do we see different phases of the moon?

• We see different amounts of the illuminated half of the moon because the moon moves to different positions around the Earth.

• We see different phases of the moon due to the colored rocks we see from Earth.

• We see different amounts of the Moon due to how close it is to the sun.

• We don't see different phases of the moon.

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The moon is only completely dark...

• never, it is always halfway illuminated by the sun.

• during a new moon phase.

• when the sun, Earth, and moon are in a straight line with Earth in the middle.

• when the sun, moon, and Earth are in a straight line with the moon in the middle.

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a moon phase that looks like less than a half circle from Earth

• exomoon

• full moon

• crescent moon

• gibbous moon

• quarter moon

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a moon phase that looks like a full circle

• new moon

• crescent moon

• quarter moon

• gibbous moon

• full moon

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a moon phase that looks like more than a half circle from Earth

• full moon

• crescent moon

• quarter moon

• waxing

• gibbous moon

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a moon phase where the illuminated portion of the Moon is not visible from the Earth

• new moon

• full moon

• gibbous moon

• waning

• waxing

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a moon phase that looks like half a circle from Earth

• quarter moon

• full moon

• new moon

• gibbous moon

• crescent moon

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