The Moon

This is our closest neighbor in space

• Mars

• Moon

• Venus

• Earth

What is the definition of a satellite?

• any object found in space

• any object that orbits another in space

• a large mass that orbits a Sun

• an object that reflects light from the Sun

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How long does it take for the Moon to make one revolution? ct5

• One Month

• 15 Days

• 20 Days

• 2 Months

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This is what the side of the Moon facing the Earth is called

• Face

• Side

• Surface

• Floor

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How many faces of the Moon are facing the Earth at one time?

• 3

• 1

• 2

• 4

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Why does it appear that Moon is changing shape?

• It looses and gains parts throughout the month

• It is orbiting the Earth, it does not change shape

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What are Moon Phases

• The parts that moon gains and looses each month

• The parts of the moon that we can see from Earth

• The rock samples gathered during the Apollo 11 mission

• The pictures of the Moon and Earth taking during the Apollo 11 mission

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What is the New Moon?

• A sliver of either the left or right side of the Moon

• When half of the Moon is shown on either the right or left side

• When it is almost impossible to see the Moon, no light is reflecting on it

• When the whole face of the Moon is seen

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What is a crescent (waxing or waning) moon?

• When no light is being reflected off the Moon towards Earth

• A sliver of the Moon that on either the right or left side

• When the entire face of the Moon is reflecting light

• When half of the Moon is reflecting light

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Quarter (first or third) Moon is

• A sliver of the moon is seen on either the right or left side

• Half of the Moon is seen on either the right or left side

• The whole face of the Moon is reflecting light

• When no light is reflecting off the Moon

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