What is a similarity that the Earth and Sun share?

• size

• temperature

• shape

• composition

What characteristic do the Earth and Moon share that makes them different from the Sun?

• Sphere shape

• Rotate on axis

• Found in our solar system

• Rocky crust and surface

What phase will the moon be one week after the first quarter phase?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• First Quarter

• Third Quarter

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True or False: The Moon is closer to Earth than to the Sun.

• True

• False

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What causes Earth's changing seasons?

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How long does the Earth take to complete one rotation on its axis?

• 1 year (365 days)

• 1 day (24 hours)

• 1 week (7 days)

• about 28 days

How long does the Earth take to complete one revolution?

• 1 day (24 hours)

• 1 week (7 days)

• 1 month

• 1 year (365 days)

The way the moon appears to change shapes as we see it from Earth is called ________.

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What are the four MAIN moon phases?

• new moon, half moon, full moon, 3rd quarter

• no moon, full moon, waning crescent, waxing gibbous

• new moon, 1st quarter, full moon, 3rd quarter

• half moon, full moon, first quarter, banana shaped

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What PHASE is this moon?

• half moon

• first quarter

• third quarter

• new moon

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