Moon test

The weather where you live changes as the seasons change. Which of these kinds of weather do you see only when your part of Earth points away from the sun?

• hot and dry

• mild and wet

• cold and snowy

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The moon looks to be a different size in different phases. Which is the pair of phases in which the moon looks about the same size?

• full moon and first-quarter moon

• new moon and third-quarter moon

• first-quarter moon and third-quarter moon

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You recorded data for your model of the moon’s phases by drawing what you saw. Which of these ways of recording data could you use instead of drawings?

• numbers

• paragraphs

• photographs

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You used a model to study the moon’s phases. Which feature of the model was most like the way the phases of the moon happen?

• the time it took to see all the phases of the moon

• the changes in size and shape of the moon’s lit area

• the way it showed how Earth moves around the sun

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A lunar eclipse happens when Earth’s shadow passes across the moon. Which phase must the moon be in when a lunar eclipse happens?

• crescent

• full

• quarter

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Every night, the lighted part of the moon appears to change slightly by either getting larger or getting smaller. Which of these words describes the moon when it is getting larger?

• crescent

• gibbous

• waxing

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The moon causes changes in the height of the ocean water on Earth. Which of these words is the term for these changes in the height of ocean water?

• breakers

• phases

• tides

One kind of motion takes Earth around the sun. Which of these words is the name for one complete trip around the sun?

• innovation

• revolution

• vibration

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Earth spins around an imaginary line. Which of these words is the name for the imaginary line around which Earth spins?

• axis

• orbit

• season

One of Earth’s motions causes it to have four seasons. Which of these motions causes Earth to have four seasons?

• revolving

• spinning

• vibrating

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