Moon Phases & Eclipses Quiz

To spin around an axis is known as -

• Twirling

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbiting

When one object orbits another this is known as -

• Spinning

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Eclipses

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Earth's _____________ causes day and night, and occurs every 24 hours.

• Orbit

• Revolution

• Gravity

• Rotation

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Earth's ________________ takes 365 1/4 days and is the cause of seasons.

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Eclipses

• Spinning

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What motion is occurring in this animation?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Eclipses

• Orbit

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What motion is occurring in this animation?

• Rotation

• Spinning

• Eclipses

• Revolution

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Why do we see moon phases?

• As the Earth revolves around the sun, it reflects different amounts of sunlight onto the moon

• As the moon rotates around the Earth, we different amounts of sunlight reflected

• As the Earth revolves around the sun, it reflects different amounts of sunlight onto the moon

• As the moon revolves around the Earth, we different amounts of sunlight reflected

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On which side does the moon appear to grow bigger?

• left

• bottom

• right

• top

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Which side does the moon wane on?

• left

• right

• top

• down

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In this picture we see none of the light reflected.

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• full moon

• new moon

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