Earth's Moon

Piloting a ship is most difficult during which phase?

• full moon
• third-quarter moon
• waxing gibbous
• new moon

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

The earth orbits around...

• The sun.
• the moon
• other planets
• the Milky Way

The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• vernal equinox
• axis
• solar eclipse
• solar flare

The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth are called ________.

• lunar eclipse
• phases
• solar eclipse
• spring

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• day
• year
• week
• month

Does the moon have an atmosphere?

• yes
• no

What is at the center of the Solar System?

• Earth
• Moon
• Sun
• Jupiter

When the moon appears to be "getting smaller", we call this _______________.

• Waxing
• Waning
• Shrinking
• Disappearing