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From top view, why is only half of the moon illuminated?

• There are dark rocks on the dark side of the moon.

• Light from the sun travels in straight lines, allowing light to only get to the side of the moon facing the Sun.

• None of the answer choices make sense since the entire moon is illuminated.

• As the Moon gets closer to the sun, more of it is lit by the sun.

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Anna went outside two different times , several days apart. Why did the moon look so different in View Two?

• The Earth moved out of the way of the Sun's light, allowing more light to illuminate the moon.

• The moon rotated on it's axis showing more of the light colored rocks.

• The moon moved closer to the Sun allowing more light to illuminate the Moon.

• The Moon moved between View One and View Two so that Anna was able to see more of the half that faces the sun.

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When viewing from Earth, when will the moon be completely dark?

• The moon will always be dark in Position A, but will never be dark in position C or E.

• The moon will never be completely dark.

• The moon will always be dark in Position A and sometimes be dark in Position E.

• The moon will always be dark in Position E, but will never be dark in Position A.

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When looking up in the sky, Jeremy saw a beautiful waxing gibbous moon. When is the next time he can show his friend this waxing gibbous moon?

• There is no way to tell because the Moon’s pattern is always changing.

• In one week.

• In one year.

• In one month.

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Which diagram is accurate in showing the moon from above?

• C and G

• C

• G

• E

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The nearly circular path a smaller object (like the moon) travels around a larger object (like the Earth)

• Eclipse

• Orbit

• Pattern

• Scale

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The shape of the illuminated part of the moon, as it appears from Earth

• Orbit

• Illuminate

• Moon Phase

• Lunar Eclipse

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What is true about the sun and the moon?

• The sun illuminates the half of the Moon that is facing it, and the other half is dark.

• The sun illuminates the half of the Moon that is not facing it, and the other half is dark.

• The sun illuminates the entire moon and no part of it is dark.

• The Moon makes its own light and the sun doesn't have anything to do with it.

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An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see

• scale

• exomoon

• model

• pattern

• claim

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What is the primary reason for the amplification of seismic waves on the Moon compared to Earth?

• The Moon has a solid core unlike Earth

• The Moon lacks an atmosphere to dampen waves

• The Moon's surface is more reflective

• The Moon's gravity is stronger