The Moon

Can the moon produce its own light?

• Yes!

• No!

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Where does moonlight come from?

• The fires deep in the moon's core

• Bright lightbulbs humans placed on the surface

• Reflection of the Sun's light

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The Earth revolves around ​ (a)   , but the Moon revolves around ​ (b)   .

• the Sun
• the Earth
• the Moon

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The Earth takes ​​ (a)   to revolve around the Sun, but the moon takes ​ (b)   to revolve around the Earth.

• one year
• one month
• one day

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When the moon is ___, we can see more of it each night.

• Waxing

• Waning

• Hiding

• Asleep

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When the moon is ___, we see less of it each night.

• Waxing

• Waning

• Hiding

• Sleeping

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When the moon looks completely dark, we call it a ___.

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Quarter Moon

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The moon appears to change shape every night but ___.

• It really only changes shape once in a while.

• It is really always the same shape.

• This is because it is moving farther and farther from the Earth.

• No one can know for sure what shape the moon really is.

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When we can see all of the moon lit up, we call it a ___.

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Quarter Moon

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What is a blue moon?

• A moon that appears twice in a month

• A moon that is always full

• A moon that is blue in color

• A moon that is invisible

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