Space Science Review

The Moon rotates on its axis once every...

• 29.5 hours

• 29.5 days

• 29.5 weeks

• 29.5 months

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The Lunar Cycle is caused by...

• The rotation of the Earth

• The revolution of the Earth

• The rotation of the Moon

• The revolution of the Moon

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When the lighted part of the moon is increasing in size, we call this...

• dabbing

• getting bigger

• waning

• waxing

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When the lighted part of the moon is decreasing in size, we call this...

• dabbing

• getting bigger

• waning

• waxing

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A ____________ moon is one that is lighted more than half-way.

• crescent

• quarter

• gibbous

• half

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A ____________ moon is one that is lighted less than half-way.

• crescent

• quarter

• gibbous

• half

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A ____________ moon is one that is lighted half-way.

• crescent

• last quarter

• gibbous

• half

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A ____________ moon is one that is completely lighted.

• new

• crescent

• gibbous

• full

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All of the following are similarities between the Earth and Moon except...

• water ice

• craters

• rotation and revolution

• maria

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This is an eruption of hot gas that can curve and loop back to the surface of the sun

• your female parent

• solar wind

• a sun spot

• a prominence