Earth, Moon, and Sun Quiz

What is terminator?

• Border between light and dark on the Earth

• Border between light and dark on the moon

• Border between light and dark on the Sun

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What is the source of light that illuminates the moon?

• Earth

• It illuminates itself

• Sun

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True or False. Exactly half of the moon is always illuminated and the other half of it is dark.

• True

• False

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According to our notes in this unit, what is scale?

• Something you stand on to find out your weight

• The relative size of things

• A range of numbers

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What is the movement of the Earth, Sun, and Moon?

• The Earth orbits the sun, while the moon orbits the Earth.

• The Moon orbits the Sun, while the Earth orbits the moon.

• The Sun orbits the Earth, while the moon orbits the Earth.

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What are the two things we talk about when we focus on scale?

• scale and distance

• size and diameter

• size and distance

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When object sizes and distances are larger or smaller than in the real world but the same relative to one another, the model is considered:

• not to scale

• to scale

The star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system is:

• Sun

• Moon

• Earth

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What are the important sources of evidence for scientists?

• Maps and Books

• Simulations, maps, and books

• Images, Models, and Simulations

Why do we see different moon phases?

• Depending on where the moon is along its orbit, will determine how much sunlight the moon receives as it orbits the Earth.

• The Earth casts a shadow on the moon as the moon orbits the Earth. We see different part of the illuminated half of the moon depending on where the moon is along its orbit.

• The amount of sunlight that the moon receives changes as it orbits the Earth.

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