Sun/Moon/Earth Test Review

Where does the Moon get its light from?

• The sun

• it makes its own light

• The earth

• the stars

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How long does it take for the EARTH to ROTATE around the sun?

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 29.5 days

• 23.5 day

How long does it take Earth to REVOLVE around the sun?

• 24 hrs

• 29.5 days

• 365 days

• 23.5 days

The shape of the EARTH'S ORBIT is an __________ shape.

• complete circle

• square

• elliptical or egg

• triangle

From Earth, we see the sun in the day sky and other stars in the night sky. Nigh time stars look like tiny points of light. Which statement explains why nigh time stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

• The stars are much smaller.

• The sky is much darker at night.

• The stars are much farther away

• The moon blocks out most starlight

A student keeps a record of the phases of the moon for one month. On the first night of the student’s observations, the full moon is visible in the sky. After the full moon, which of these phases will the student observe next?

• Waxing crescent moon

• Waxing gibbous moon

• Waning crescent moon

• Waning gibbous moon

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Which movement causes Earth to have day and night?

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• the sun's rotation on its axis

• the sun's orbit around Earth

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​What would happen if the earth was positioned like this?

• Earth would stop rotating

• There would be no seasons

• The length of each day would change

• All places on earth would have equal temperatures.

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In six months, how far will Earth have gone in its orbit around the sun compared to how far the moon has gone in its orbit around Earth?

• Earth: completed one orbit of the sun

  Moon: completed one orbit of Earth

• Earth: completed six orbits of the 

  sun

  Moon: completed twelve orbits of Earth

• Earth: completed half of one orbit of the sun

  Moon: completed six orbits of Earth

• Earth: completed a third of one orbit of the sun

  Moon: completed three orbits of Earth

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What will be the next phase on Feb. 16?

• first quarter

• full moon

• last quarter

• new moon

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