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- 1. Multiple Choice
If the moon is roughly 3/4 illuminated we say it is in the _________________________ stage.
Crescent
New
Gibbous
Quarter
- 2. Multiple Choice
If the moon is fully illuminated it is said to be a____________ moon.
New
Full
Crescent
Gibbous
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which month is the best month to view moon phases because the number of days almost matches the lunar month?
February
April
July
December
- 4. Multiple Choice
If the illuminated side of the moon is on the right, the moon is said to be:
Waxing
Shrinking
Waning
Not moving
- 5. Multiple Choice
When the moon is between the sun and the earth, we basically do not see it. What is this phase called?
Full Moon
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
New Moon
- 6. Multiple Choice
Rotation describes an objects motion:
Around the sun
On it's own axis
Around Earth
Around Mars
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why does the moon appear to shine?
Because it reflects it's on light
Because it makes it's own light
Because it reflects light from the sun
Because it reflects light from Earth
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the moon mostly made of?
Green Cheese
Hot gases
Lava
Rock
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which phase below is NOT a phase of the moon?
New Moon
Waxing Crescent
Old Moon
Waning Gibbous
- 10. Multiple Choice
As the moon continues it's journey around the Earth, the portion we see will begin to grow smaller or ___________?
Wane
Grow
Stay the same
Wax
- 11. Multiple Choice
A satellite is defined as something that orbits a planet. How many NATURAL satellite(s) does Earth have?
Five
Sixteen
One
Three
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why do the craters and Maria that are on the moon still look the same?
No one has ever been to the moon to disturb them
There is no atmosphere or weather on the moon
The temperature is too cold to change them
There is so much gravity on the moon that pulls them
- 13. Multiple Choice
The term REVOLUTION means to:
An imaginary line that runs through Earth
A phase of the moon
A planet's elliptical orbit around the sun
Spinning of a planet on it's own axis
- 14. Multiple Choice
The Lunar Cycle is a fancy term for:
The phases of the moon
First cousin to the water cycle
Second cousin to the rock cycle
Chemical change
- 15. Multiple Choice
We always see the same side of the moon because?
We can only look at night
We have low power telescopes
The moon rotates and revolves at roughly the same rate the Earth does
We don't know where to look
- 16. Multiple Choice
This phase of the moon is just a small sliver. There is a waxing one and a waning one on each side of the new moon.
Full Moon
Crescent
New Moon
Gibbous
- 17. Multiple Choice
Name the moon phaseFirst QuarterLast QuarterNew MoonFull Moon - 18. Multiple ChoiceTides are caused by ___________windgravitational pull of moonwaves gravitation toward landrain
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements is most accurate about the Movement of Earth and the Sun?The Sun revolves around the EarthThe Earth rotates around the SunThe Earth revolves around the SunThe Earth rotates and revolves around the Sun
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a lunar month?
The time from one new moon to the next new moon.The time from one full moon to the next full moon.The time it takes the moon to orbit the earth.The month of October . - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags