Earth, Moon, and Sun

What causes nighttime and daytime on Earth?

• the Moon revolving around the Earth
• the Earth rotating around the Sun
• the Earth rotating on its tilted axis
• the Sun rotating on its axis

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How often does the Moon orbit the Earth in one year?

• 12
• 13
• 28
• 365

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How long does it take for the Earth to rotate one complete time?

• 24 hours
• 28 days
• 1 month
• 365 days

What is the name of the path that the Moon takes around the Earth?

• a phase
• a day
• a revolution
• an orbit

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About how often does the moon revolve around the earth?

• about a year
• about a month
• about a week
• about a day

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What causes moon phases?

• the rotation of the Moon 
• the rotation of the Earth
• the revolution of the Moon around the Earth
• the tilt of the Earth around the sun

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When the moon is getting smaller, this is described as ___________________.

• waning
• waxing
• rotating
• revolving

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How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?

• 24 hours
• one month
• 365 days
• two years

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The Earth spinning on its axis is called what?

• revolution
• rotation
• retrograde rotation
• orbit

The time it takes a planet to make one complete trip around the Sun is called what?

• period of revolution
• day
• axis
• period of rotation