Moon Phases Review

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1. What causes changes in the appearance of the moon’s shape?

• moon craters
• moon marias
• moon phases
• moon eclipses

2. Which is an orbit?

• the turning of a planet on its axis
• the distance of a planet from the sun
• the speed at which a planet moves around the sun
• the path one object takes around another object in space

3. Which is the result of Earth’s orbit around the Sun while tilted?

• seasons
• shadows
• day and night
• moon phases

4. What object does the Earth revolve around in one year?

• Earth
• Sun
• It’s axis
• Equator

5. What is a constellation?

• the rotation of Earth around an axis
• the system formed by the sun, Earth, and the moon
• a group of stars that seem to form a picture in the night sky
• the revolution the moon makes around Earth each month

6. Why do we see different constellations during each season?

• because the stars are moving
• because of the Earth’s orbit around the sun
• because of the moon’s orbit around Earth
• because the sun is rotating

7. What object does the moon revolve around in one month?

• the Earth
• its axis
• the Sun
• its equator

8. In what season is the longest day of the year?

• Spring
• Summer
• Winter
• Fall

9. Why are shadows the shortest at noon?

• The sun is setting.
• The sun is covered by clouds.
• The sun is rising.
• The sun is directly overhead and higher in the sky.