Earth, Sun, and Moon

Which moon comes after the full moon?

• new moon

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

• first quarter

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Which phase of the moon is shown?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Bright Moon

• Old Moon

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Which Picture is a Gibbous moon?

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A solar eclipse occurs when:

• The earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.

• The moon blocks sunlight from reaching the earth.

• The sun blocks sunlight from reaching the earth.

• The sun doesn't come out during the day. 

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During a lunar eclipse

• Earth's shadow covers the moon

• the sun's shadow covers the moon

• the moon covers the sun

• Earth's shadow covers the sun

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How are the Moon and Earth different?

• The moon is a star and the Earth is a planet.

• The moon is a natural satellite and the Earth is a planet.

• The moon has an atmosphere and the Earth does not.

• The moon does not revolve and the Earth does.

Name this phase of the moon.

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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What do natural and artificial satellites have in common?

• the don't have anything in common

• they orbit celestial bodies

• they send information to the Earth

• the float outer space with no direction

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Densely pitted, light-colored areas on the moon are called ____________.

• Craters

• Maria

• Highlands

• Crescents

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The astronauts landed on the moon on....

• July 20, 1959

• July 21, 1969

• July 20, 1979

• July 20, 1989