Earth's Rotation and Moon Phases

The repeating pattern of day and night that occurs every 24 hours is known as the _______/________ _________.

• month/year cycle

• week/year cycle

• day/night cycle

• day/week cycle

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Every morning, the ______, which is the star closest to Earth, appears in the eastern sky.

• moon

• star

• axis

• sun

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The day/night cycle occurs because Earth _______, which means to turn or spin.

• axis

• rotates

• revolves

• reflects

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The apparent shapes of the Moon in the sky are called _______ _______.

• moon phases

• full moon

• new moon

• constellations

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The Moon ______ the sunlight, or bounces the sunlight back off of its surface, which is why we can see it.

• lights

• phases

• reflects

• revolves

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During the _____ _____ phase, the Moon cannot be seen from Earth.

• full moon

• new moon

• old moon

• red moon

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A _____ _____ looks like a whole circle from Earth.

• full moon

• new moon

• old moon

• red moon

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A ______ is a group of stars that makes a pattern or a picture in the sky.

• moon

• sun

• constellation

• star

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A ________ is a tool that uses lenses and mirrors to see objects far away, to observe the universe.

• rover

• probes

• constellation

• telescope

________ are vehicles that land on other planets to collect data.

• rovers

• probes

• constellations

• telescopes

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