Seasons and Moon Phases

Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?

• Waning crescent
• Full moon
• Waxing gibbous
• New moon

Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

• waxing
• waning
• new
• eclipse

What causes the seasons to change?

• The warming and cooling of Earth's core.
• The distance from the sun.
• Earth's tilt in relation to the sun.
• Earth's rotation on its axis.

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

One rotation of Earth is equal to

• a day.
• a year.

If Earth rotated slower, we would have...

• shorter days.
• longer days.
• shorter years.
• longer years.

What is Earth's annual motion around the sun called?

• Rotation
• Revolution

How long does Earth take to make a complete rotation?

• 365 days
• 24 hours

What phase comes AFTER this one?

• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous
• Third Quarter

What Moon phase is this?

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