Earth in Space Refresher Quiz

The diagram shows the orbit of the moon around Earth. At which point in the moon’s orbit will a person standing on Earth see a waxing crescent moon?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Which word best describes the changes in the Moon’s appearance during the sequence above?

• Gibbous
• Waning
• Crescent
• Waxing 

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Approximately how long does it take for the Moon to go from new moon to full moon?

• 1 day
• 6–8 days
• About 2 weeks
• About 1 month

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At which position in the Moon’s orbit would a full moon occur?

• Position 1
• Position 2
• Position 3
• Position 4

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True or False: The Earth revolves around the Sun and the moon revolves around the Earth.

• True

• False

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Which relationships best describes the sizes of the Earth, Sun, and Moon.

• The Moon is larger than Earth and the Sun is smaller than Earth.

• The Sun is larger than Earth and the Moon is smaller than Earth.

• All three objects are the same size.

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Which of these best explains why the sun is not visible during the night?

• That sides of the sun faces away from the Earth.

• The sun stops creating light at night.

• The moon blocks the sun from view.

• That side of Earth faces away from the sun.

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which of these takes about one year to complete?

• earth to orbit the sun

• the sun to orbit the earth

• earth to rotate on its axis

• the moon to orbit earth

Which of these describes rotation?

• mercury goes around the sun every 88 days.

• the moon goes around earth every 28 days.

• earth orbits the sun about every 365 days

• earth makes on turn on its axis every 24 hours

The motion of Earth around the Sun most affects the

• timing of tides

• length of a month

• cycle of the seasons

• phases of the Moon

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