Earth, Moon, and Sun System

What causes nighttime and daytime on Earth?

• the Moon revolving around the Earth
• the Earth rotating around the Sun
• the Earth rotating on its tilted axis
• the Sun rotating on its axis

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How long does it take for the Earth to rotate one complete time?

• 24 hours
• 28 days
• 1 month
• 365 days

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What causes moon phases?

• the rotation of the Moon 
• the rotation of the Earth
• the revolution of the Moon around the Earth
• the tilt of the Earth around the sun

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What does the term waxing mean when related to the moon?

• growing larger
• getting smaller
• rotating
• revolving

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When the moon is getting smaller, this is described as ___________________.

• waning
• waxing
• rotating
• revolving

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If it is day on one side of Earth, then what is happening on the other side of Earth?

• It is day there, too!
• It is raining.
• It is very hot.
• It is night.

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Which phase of the moon occurs when you cannot see any reflection of the sun on the moon?

• Full Moon
• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Gibbous
• New Moon

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Which phase of the moon occurs right after the new moon?

• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Gibbous

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Which phase of the moon shows 1/2 of the moon on the right side being reflected by the sun?

• First Quarter
• Second Quarter
• Third Quarter
• Last Quarter

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The phase of the moon you see depends on

• where you are on Earth's surface
• how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth
• if the moon is making its own light
• whether or not an eclipse is occurring.

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