Moon, Eclipses, Rotation/Revolution, Tides

What phase of the moon is "B"?

• Waxing crescent

• Waning crescent

• Full Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

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What phase of the moon is "D"?

• Waxing crescent

• Waning crescent

• Waxing gibbous

• New moon

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What is the moon?

• a mystery

• satellite

• a star

• a dwarf planet

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How does the moon shine at night?

• nuclear fission

• nuclear fusion

• refraction of the sun

• reflection of the sun

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The moon has how much less gravity than

Earth?

• 1/6th

• 1/4th

• 50%

• 25%

Why does only one side of the moon face the Earth each night?

• asynchronous motion

• the moon's revolution and rotation take the same amount of time

• synchronous motion

• both synchronous motion and the moon's revolution and rotation take the same amount of time

• all of the above

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How much time does it take for the moon to rotate one time?

• a week

• a day

• a month

• a year

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How much time does it take for the moon to revolve around the Earth one time?

• a day

• a month

• a week

• a year

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What happens to the side of the moon that faces the sun?

• it is dark

• it is sometimes bright

• it is cloudy

• it reflects the light and appears to shine

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The phases of the moon depend on the position of the?

• The Earth and the moon

• The Earth, moon and sun

• The Earth, moon and all of the planets

• The Earth and the stars

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