Earth, Moon, Sun

The moon revolves around the

• Sun

• other moons

• Earth

What is happening in this picture?

• The Earth is rotating around the Sun.

• The Earth is rotating around the Moon.

• The Earth is revolving around the Moon.

• The Earth is revolving around the Sun.

What does this illustration help you understand about the Moon?

• The Sun revolves around the Moon.

• The Earth revolves around the Moon.

• The Moon revolves around the Earth while Earth revolves around the Sun.

• The Moon stays in the same spot.

Which of these describes rotation?

• a figure skater spinning on one foot

• a person playing duck - duck - goose

• a car going around a track

Earth revolves around the

• Moon

• planets

• Sun

• clouds

To turn or spin on an axis means to

• rotate

• revolve

• phase

• eclipse

When the Earth is in location 2 on the drawing above, the Sun shines directly on North America. What season would it be in North America?

• Fall

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

If the days are cold and short,

• the Earth is tilted away from the Sun.

• the Earth is tilted towards the Sun.

If the days are warm and long, the

• Earth is tilted toward the Sun

• Earth is tilted away from the Sun

In these moon phases, the moon appears to be "growing" or getting more and more sunlight. What is this called?

• waxing

• waning

• rotating

• revolving