Earth Moon Sun Review

True of False - The moon makes its own light

• True
• False

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What term is used to describe the phases of the moon that appear to be getting bigger?

• Waxing
• Waning

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You are standing outside looking up at the sky. You remember just a few nights ago there was a New Moon, and you couldn't see anything. What kind of moon do you think you are looking at now?

• Waxing Gibbous
• Waxing Crecent
• Full Moon
• Waning Gibbous

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Which moon phase do we see at position 5?

• New moon
• 1st quarter
• Full Moon
• 3rd quarter

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What moon phase do we see at position 8?

• New Moon
• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Gibbous
• Waning Crescent

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What does the moon orbit around?

• The sun
• nothing
• its moon
• Earth

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How long does a complete lunar cycle take?

• 1 day
• 29.5 days
• 365 days

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What is the only phase of the moon that will cause a solar eclipse?

• Full
• New
• 1st quarter
• 3rd quarter

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When a solar eclipse occurs, which of the following is true?

• The sun moves between the moon and the Earth
• The earth moves between the moon and the sun
• The moon moves between the sun and the earth

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Which phase of the moon can experience a lunar eclipse?

• Full moon
• New moon
• 1st quarter
• 3rd quarter

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