Earth and Space

What causes the moon to appear to change shape?

• moon craters

• moon marias

• moon phases

• moon eclipses

What does a solar system contain?

• a group of stars

• a star and the planets close to it

• the planets and moons around a star

• a star and the planets and other objects that revolve around it

An orbit is...

• a planet spinning on an axis

• the distance between a planet and the sun

• the speed a planet moves around the sun

• the path an object takes around another object in space

What causes day and night on earth?

• earth rotating on its axis

• earth revolving around the sun

• earth's tilt

• the moon orbiting earth

A large, spherical shaped object that revolves around a star is...

• an asteroid

• a planet

• a star

• a moon

Which of the following is a good demonstration of earth's rotation on its axis?

• a spinning top

• a bouncing ball

• a falling rock

• a train on a track

A planet can have 1 or more moons. What is another word to describe what a moon is to a planet?

• an asteroid

• a comet

• a star

• a satellite

Which is true about the diagram above?

• In the Northern Hemisphere it is fall, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is spring.

• In the Northern Hemisphere it is winter, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is spring.

• In the Northern Hemisphere it is spring, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is summer.

• In the Northern Hemisphere it is summer, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is winter.

Which moon phase would you see from earth?

• full moon

• crescent moon

• third quarter moon

• first quarter moon

How long does it take the moon to revolve around the earth?

• about as long a one of earth's seasons

• about as long as one rotation of Earth

• about as long as one rotation of the moon

• about as long as one revolution of Earth around the sun