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WorksheetsMoon Moon Moon
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Rotation: the motion is similar to the motion of a
soccer ball
basketball
disco ball
The portion of the earth to the right faces the sun, it experiences.....
day
night
day and night
The portion of the earth to the left, it is in darkness which experiences...
day
night
day and night
Revolution has to do with the motion around the.....
moon
Earth
sun
Mars
One revolution around the sun takes
one day
one week
one month
one year
How long does it take for 1 rotation of Earth
around 24 hours
12 hours
1 year
1 month
the phase of the moon is caused by its... in its... relative to the Earth and the Sun.
position, orbit
orbit, position
The phases occur because, as the moon.. around the Earth, we observe different amounts of the side of the moon that is.....by the sun.
revolve, lit
rotate, darkened
rotate, lit
where does the moon rise?
East
West
North
South
where does the moon set?
East
West
North
South
Moon phase:
New Moon
Full Moon
Waxing Gibbous
First Quarter
This is..
full moon
lunar eclipse
solar eclipse
blood moon
waxing crescent
waning crescent
first quarter
third quarter
waning crescent
waxing crescent
new moon
waning gibbous
what does waning mean?
when it is in the phase in which its visible surface area is getting smaller.
when it is in the phase in which its visible surface area is getting bigger.
what does Waxing mean?
when it is in the phase in which its visible surface area is getting smaller
when it is in the phase in which its visible surface area is getting bigger
what does gibbous mean?
more than half but not all of the apparent disk illuminated(is lit)
less than half but not all of the apparent disk illuminated(is lit)
more than 1/4 but not all of the apparent disk illuminated(is lit)
why we call half moon quarter moon ?
Moon is now one quarter or three quarter of the way through the lunar month
quarter=half
it has to do with moon's position in its orbit
How many moon phases are there?
10
9
8
7
