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The Sun-Earth-Moon System

Authored by Lacey Amanda Cook Gray

English

6th Grade

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The Sun-Earth-Moon System
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Earth is a(n) ______, which is a round, three-dimensional object.

ellipse

sphere

cone

cylinder

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Earth rotates on its axis about every ______.

year

month

week

day

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the northern hemisphere, the ______ occurs on June 21 or 22.

spring equinox

fall equinox

summer solstice

summer equinox

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When all of the Moon’s surface that faces Earth is lit up, there is a ______.

first quarter moon

third quarter moon

full moon

new moon

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

______ are dark-colored, relatively flat regions of the Moon’s surface formed when interior lava filled large basins.

Craters

Maria

Volcanoes

Eclipses

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In 1998 NASA launched the ______ to continue photographing the Moon and collecting data.

Lunar Prospector

Clementine

Hubble Space Telescope

Ranger

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ______ occurs when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow on Earth.

lunar eclipse

waning gibbous

waxing gibbous

solar eclipse

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