6.3: The Solar System

Match the name to the planet/star.​

f

g

h

i

e

d

c

b

a

Earth

Mercury

Jupiter

Uranus

Venus

Mars

Saturn

Neptune

the Sun

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What is one type of movement that the Earth makes?

• rotating around the Moon

• tilting

• the Moon spinning

• spinning on its axis

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Waxing means...

• getting larger

• getting smaller

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Waning means...

• Getting bigger

• Getting smaller

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Reorder the following starting with the phase where you see none of the moon.

• new moon

• waxing gibbous

• first quarter

• waxing crescent

• full moon

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Reorder the following starting with the phase where you see all the lighted side of the moon.

• third quarter

• waning crescent

• new moon

• waning gibbous

• full moon

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Match the following.

• first quarter

• 
• new moon

• 
• full moon

• 
• waning crescent

• 
• waxing crescent

• 

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Which moon phase is this?

• new moon

• full moon

• third quarter

• first quarter

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Which moon phase is this?

• waxing crescent

• waning crescent

• waxing gibbous

• waning gibbous

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How long is a lunar month?  

• 30 days

• 29.5 days

• 27 days

• 27.3 days

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