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The Moon

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the action by a celestial body of going round in an orbit or elliptical course

a)

rotation

b)

absorption

c)

refraction

d)

revolution

2.

____________ means when something turns around on its axis

a)

reflection

b)

rotation

c)

photons

d)

transmission

3.

how long does it take from new moon to the next new moon?

a)

24 hours

b)

28 days

c)

365 days

d)

1 year

4.

The Earth is much smaller than the Moon.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

is the Moon considered a natural satellite of the Earth?

a)

False

b)

True

6.

_________ is a moon that gets more sunlight on it as the days go by.

a)

Gibbous

b)

A waning moon

c)

A waxing moon

d)

full moon

7.

The moon is called the waning moon when...

a)

it is in the phase when its visible surface area is getting smaller.

b)

the moon is more than a half-moon but less than full.

c)

it is in the phase when its visible surface area is getting bigger.

d)

it is in the phase when its visible surface area is getting brighter and brighter.

8.

A _______ moon is when the moon is more than a half-moon but less than full.

a)

new moon

b)

crescent

c)

gibbous

d)

third quarter

9.

the word orbit means...

a)

when an object spins a lot

b)

when planets go side to side next to each other

c)

the curved path of a celestial object around a planet, a star, etc.

10.

what moon phase is this?

(a)  

11.

What moon phase is this?

(a)