Sun-Earth-Moon quiz

How is one year determined?

• Time for the Earth to rotate around the Sun
• Time for the Earth to revolve on its axis
• Time for the Earth to revolve around the Sun
• Time for the Earth to rotate around the Sun

When the Moon is waning, what happens to the illuminated portion we see from Earth?

• It is increasing.
• It is decreasing.
• It remains the same.
• It disappears.

What moon phase would occur directly before the one pictured?

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

To what does the rotation of Earth refer?

• The movement of Earth through space around the Sun
• An orbital path shaped more like a circle than oval
• The four seasons: summer, fall, winter, and spring
• The constant spinning of Earth on its axis

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

When the moon is waxing, what happens to the illuminated portion we see on Earth?

• It increases
• It decreases
• It stays the same
• It disappears

List the inner planets

• Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

What causes the tides to change from high to low?

• The Earth's seasons
• the moon
• the sun

The moon is a natural satellite that orbits the Earth.

• True
• False

The sun is what sized star?

• extra large

• small

• medium

• large