Chapter 27 Earth Moon Sun System

How long does the lunar cycle take to complete all phases?

• 24 hours

• About a month

• 1 Week

• 365 days

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Identify the moon phase in the picture

• 1st quarter

• 3rd Quarter

• Full Moon

• New Moon

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How long will it take to get from a new moon to a full moon.

• 1 Week

• 2 Weeks

• 3 Weeks

• 4 Weeks

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Why do we only see one side of the moon from Earth?

• The moon doesn't rotate

• The moon doesn't revolve

• The revolution and rotation period are the same.

• The sun only shines on one side of the moon

How long does it take for light to get from the Sun to the Earth?

• 150 million years

• 10 seconds

• 8 minutes

• Sandwich

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When the earth is between the sun and the moon, this results in a (a)  

• lunar eclipse

• waxing moon

• solar eclipse

• sun rise

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Identify the moon phase shown.

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Crescent

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What causes day and night to occur on Earth?

• Revolution of Earth

• Tilt of Earth

• The rotation of the moon

• The rotation of Earth

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How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?

• About a year

• 24 hours

• 27.3 days

• 6 months

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The time during the lunar cycle when the moon appears to be growing and heading towards a full moon.

• Waxing

• Waning

• Gibbous

• Crescent

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