E.5.8B Formative Study Guide

If a full moon occurs on March 1, which date during the same month would you see another full moon?

• March 8

• March 16

• March 23

• March 31

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How long does it take the Moon to make one revolution around Earth?

• about one year

• about one month

• about one week

• about one day

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In a class activity, a teacher shows a calendar to her students. The calendar marks several phases of the Moon for a month. The table shows several observations the students make about the phases shown on the calendar. Which observations are correct?

• 1 and 2

• 2 and 4

• 1, 3, and 4

• 1, 2, and 4

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How is the length of a day determined?

• the Earth's revolution around the sun

• the moon's revolution around the Earth

• the Earth's rotation on its axis

• the moon's rotation on its axis

Which model correctly shows the position of the Sun, Earth, and the Moon during a solar eclipse?

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Which moon phase is shown in the picture?

• new moon

• full moon

• quarter moon

• crescent moon

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What motion causes the phases of the Moon?

• The Moon rotates on its axis.

• The Sun rotates on its axis.

• The Moon revolves around Earth, and Earth revolves around the Sun.

• The Earth revolves around the Moon, and the Moon revolves around the Sun.

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Which of the following correctly describes the position of the Earth, moon, and sun during a lunar eclipse?

• Sun, Moon, Earth

• Earth, Sun, Moon

• Earth, Moon, Sun

• Sun, Earth, Moon

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Which of the following moon phases MUST occur for a lunar eclipse to occur?

• new moon

• last quarter moon

• waning crescent moon

• full moon

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If we are experiencing a new moon on March 6 what will the moon look like on March 15?

• waxing crescent

• waning crescent

• first quarter

• waning gibbous

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