Phases of the Moon and Sun Facts

Our sun is the only star in our solar system

• True

• False

The suns great _____ causes the planets in our solar system to revolve around it

• brightness

• weight/ mass

• production of heat

• source of gas

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The sun's thin atmosphere is called the

• Corona

• Crater

• Sun Skin

• Sun Clouds

There are ___ phases of the moon

• 1

• 4

• 8

• 12

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Why can we see the moon at night?

• The moon is reflecting the sun's light depending on where it's at in orbit around Earth

• The moon lights up on its own from lunar worms on the surface

• We can't see the moon, its a myth

• The moon reflects Earths light

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Without the sun or moon, life as we know it would not be possible

• True

• False

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When the light of the moon grows to a full moon, this is called ____

• eclipsing

• waxing

• waning

• gibbous

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What causes a solar eclipse?

• When the moon moves between Earth and sun during daytime, blocking out sunlight

• When the sun is between the Earth and the moon

• When the sun stops burning for a quick second

• When the moon lights up during the daytime

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A ___ eclipse is when the Earth passes though the moon's shadow

• solar

• partial

• lunar

• hybrid

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The rotation of the Earth around the sun, along with the Earth's 23.5 % axial tilt, this is causes for the ____

• Tides

• Seasons

• Time

• Air

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