Earth Rotation and Moon Phases

What event occurs because of the rotation of Earth?  

• tides
• four seasons
• day and night
• change in weather

Which term describes the path the Moon travels around Earth?  

• rotation
• orbit
• phase
• day

Which of these cycles takes 24 hours?  

• Earth rotating on its axis  
• Earth revolving around the Sun  
• the Moon rotating on its axis  
• the Moon revolving around Earth

What causes nighttime and daytime on Earth?

• the Sun rotating on its axis  
• Earth rotating on its axis
• Earth revolving around the Sun
• the Moon revolving around Earth

The phases of the Moon are caused by the

• tilt of the Earth
• tilt of the Moon
• revolution of the Earth around the Sun
• revolution of the Moon around the Earth

Andrea is making a computer animation to model the motions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon. Which orbit should happen most often in her model?

• the Sun orbiting Earth
• the Sun orbiting the Moon
• the Moon orbiting Earth  
• the Moon orbiting the Sun  

The Moon revolves around Earth about once every

• day
• week
• month
• year

It takes 24 hours for Earth to make one full rotation. This 24-hour rotation is directly responsible for causing

• seasons
• earthquakes
• day and night
• rain and snow

Earth orbits the Sun once a year. About how many times does the moon orbit Earth in a year?

• 1
• 7
• 13
• 28

Sheryl and Raul were playing outside at sunset. They had to go inside their homes when it became dark. Which best explains why the day became night?

• Part of Earth faces away from the Sun at night
• Earth moves far away from the Sun each night
• The Moon blocks light from the Sun at night. 
• The Sun stops producing light each night