Earth, Moon and Sun System Quiz

What causes the phases of the moon?

• where you are standing on Earth each night

• the amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun reflected to our eyes

• the tilt of Earth

• how fast the moon is moving

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Which best describes WAXING?

• moon is increasing in size as more of the moon is lit

• 100% illumination

• dark side is facing earth
• moon is decreasing in size and less of it is lit

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As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, after a full moon, we say that the moon is ___.

• swelling
• waxing
• waning
• disappearing

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The lunar cycle lasts about a ____.

• day
• year
• week
• month

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The spinning of the earth on its axis, which causes day and night, is called ___.

• orbit

• axis

• rotation

• revolution

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The path of an object as it circles another object in space is called ___.

• orbit

• axis

• rotation

• tilt

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How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

• 12 hours
• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 29.5 days

The invisible line that passes through the North Pole and the South Pole is called Earth's ____

• axis
• equator
• ecliptic
• prime meridian

How many degrees is Earth's axis tilted?

• 0 degrees, the Earth is not tilted

• 230 degrees

• 23.5 degrees
• 5 degrees

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• space

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