Space Systems and Motion Review

The phase of the moon that we observe depends on

• Whether or not an eclipse is occurring.

• Where you are on Earth.

• How much of the moons surface is lit by the sun.

• How much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth.

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What is another name for the inner planets- Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?

• Jovian Planets

• Terrestrial Planets

• Gas Giants

• Hard planets

Gravitational pull from the moon pulling on the Earth causes

• day and night

• ocean tides

• hurricanes

• tsunamis

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What makes to moon light up?

• It glows from nuclear fusion reactions occurring on the moon.

• All the other stars in the sky are lighting it up.

• It is reflecting light from the Earth.

• It is reflecting light from the Sun.

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What is a factor that is responsible for the strength of gravitational attraction between a planet and the Sun?

• The degree of tilt of the planets axis

• How long a planet takes to rotate on its axis

• The distance between the planet and the Sun

• How much sunlight reaches the planet

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What happens to the amount of gravitational pull between objects as they get farther apart?

• It stays the same

• It increases

• It decreases

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Which moon phases show the moon waxing?

• The moon phases on the top row

• The moon phases on the bottom row

• Both rows show moon phases that are waxing

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What moon phase will there be on Feb 23, 2021?

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

• waning crescent

• waning gibbous

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On what day was there a new moon?

• Feb 1

• Feb 7

• Feb 11

• Feb 20

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What does WAXING mean when describing moon phases?

• Protecting from rain

• a shape

• shrinking

• growing

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