Module H, Unit 1, Lessons 1 & 2

What is the first and last phase of the moon?

• New Moon
• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Crescent

What phase comes after the New Moon?

• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Crescent
• Full Moon

What phase comes after the full moon?

• Waning Gibbous
• New Moon
• Waxing Crescent

What phase comes in between the Waning Gibbous and the Waning Crescent?

• New Moon
• Full Moon
• Third Quarter

How many days makes up a lunar month?

• A. 29.5 days
• B. 365 days
• C. 9 days

The Earth completes one full rotation in a day. How many hours are in a day?

• B. 24 hours
• C. 6 hours
• D. 8 hours

The sun, stars, and the moon appear to rise in the __________ and set in the _____________ because of the Earth’s rotation on its axis

• A. North and South
• B. East and West
• C. West and East

How many days does it take the Earth to revolve once around the sun?

• A. 365 days
• B. 30 days
• D. 29 days

Sometimes the moon looks like a crescent. At other times, the moon looks like a half circle. What makes it possible to see the surface of the moon from Earth?

• A. The moon gives off its own light.
• C. Light from the sun is reflected by the moon’s surface.
• D. The moon absorbs sunlight during the day and glows at night.

A/An _______________ is the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space.

• B. orbit
• C. track
• D pattern