Earth, Moon and Sun Chapter 2 Review

From Earth, we can only see the _________ of the Moon that is facing us.

• far side

• dark side

• half

• whole part

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Because the Moon moves to different positions around Earth, we see different amounts of the ______________ half of the Moon. This is why we see different phases of the Moon.

• pattern

• illuminated

• shadow

• model

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There is a pattern to the position of the Moon because ___________________.

• the Moon orbits around the Earth.

• the Earth orbits around the Moon.

• the Moon orbits around the Sun.

• the Sun orbits around the Moon.

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How many days for one complete cycle of Moon Phases to occur?

• 25 days

• 27.3 days

• 29.5 days

• 31 days

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Which of the Claims is correct?

• Claim 1

• Claim 2

• Both of them

• None of them

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Which of the following means to shine light on an object and make it visible?

• scale

• pattern

• model

• illuminate

It means the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth).

• orbit

• scale

• model

• illuminate

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Which of the following means something we observe to be similar over and over again?

• scale

• pattern

• model

• illuminate

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It means the shape of the illuminated part of the moon as it appears from Earth.

• scale

• pattern

• model

• moon phases

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It means an object, diagram or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to use.

• scale

• pattern

• model

• moon phases

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