Moon Phases and Planets

The __________ includes the sun together with all of the planets and other bodies that revolve around it.

• axis

• revolution

• solar system

Planets have an imaginary line known as __________ that extends through both poles of planet.

• axis

• orbit

• scales

The moon __________ when it orbits around an object.

• rotates

• revolves

• flies

Day and night is created when the Earth __________ on its axis.

• revolves

• rotates

• scales

The Earth __________ the sun approximately once every 365 days.

• models

• seasons

• orbits

The tilt of the Earth's axis determines the Earth's __________.

• seasons

• day/night

• moon phase

A small or miniature version of the solar system is call a __________.

• moon

• orbit

• model

To make a model of the solar system to __________ means to make objects related to each other correctly by size and distance from each other.

• scale

• orbit

• rotate

The __________ phase occurs when the moon is between the Earth and the sun.

• new moon

• quarter moon

• gibbous moon

The __________ phase occurs when the moon is halfway to a full moon or new moon.

• new moon

• quarter moon

• gibbous moon