Ch. 5 & 6 Moon phases, erosion, weathering

Where does an earthquake occur?

• in the ocean

• near an epicenter

• in the mountains

• along a fault

Erosion carries weathered rock away.

• True

• False

A______________ is the phase of the moon when the entire half of the moon that faces Earth is lighted.

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Quarter Moon

• First Quarter

A _____________ is the phase of the moon when the entire half of the moon that faces Earth is dark.

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Waning Crescent

• Last Quarter

What is a clue that the Earth is moving?

• You can feel the Earth moving.

• The seasons change during the year.

• The stars move around the Earth.

• None of the Above.

Earth makes a revolution on an imaginary axis in about 24 hours.

• True

• False

The spinning of the Earth around its axis is called its____________.

• eclipse

• orbit

• rotation

• revolution

What keeps the Earth moving around the sun?

• the rotations of the Earth

• the force of gravity

• the tilt of Earth's axis

• the pull of the moon

Which of these landforms is probably a result of erosion caused by flowing water?

• a sand dune

• a canyon

• a mountain

• a glacier

In an eclipse, an object in space casts its shadow on another.

• True

• False