Quiz on Earth, Moon, and Sun

What is the definition of TERMINATOR?

• a rocky sphere that travels around a planet

• to shine light on an object and make it visible

• the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system

• the border between light and dark on the Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The sun illuminates the entire Moon so that no part of it is ever dark.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the definition of ORBIT?

• the nearly circular path a smaller object travels around a larger object

• the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth

• something we observe to be similar over and over again

• the border between light and dark on the Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is a crescent moon?

• A moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth

• A moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth

• A moon phase that is not visible from Earth

• A moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What do we call the star that is the main source of light in our solar system?

• Moon

• Sun

• Earth

• Jupiter

a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth (you can see the whole moon)

• quarter moon

• full moon

• new moon

• crescent moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

a moon phase that looks like half a circle from Earth

• crescent moon

• new moon

• full moon

• quarter moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• model moon

• terminator

• orbit

• pattern

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

a moon phase where the Moon is not visible from the Earth

• full moon

• gibbous moon

• crescent moon

• new moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth

• year

• moon phase

• terminator

• solar

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1