Earth's Moon

What do we call a moon, rock, or any object that orbits another object?

• satellite

• asteroid

• comet

• planet

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What do we call the shapes of the lit side of the moon that can be seen?

• lunar eclipse

• Man-in-the-Moon

• moon phases

• moon light

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The daily rise and fall of the oceans on earth are called:

• swells

• waves

• tides

• storms

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What side of the moon always faces the Earth?

• Far Side

• Near Side

• Lit Side

• Dark Side

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The moon-light we see shining on us here on Earth is created by:

• the moons itself

• reflections of starlight on the moon

• reflections of Sunlight

• radiation of the moons surface

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Approximately how big is Earth's moon?

• half of the Earth's size

• one-quarter of the Earth's size

• 1/10 of the Earth's size

• 1/100 of the Earth's size

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What causes the phases of the moon?

• Shadows cast by Earth

• lunar eclipses

• solar eclipses

• positions of the moon and Earth

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What is the main cause of the rising and falling tides?

• the Sun's gravity

• the Moon's gravity

• The rotation of the Earth

• The rotation of the Moon

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Why do craters last for millions of years on the surface of the Moon?

• The wind on the moon is high in the atmosphere

• the moon has no water or wind to erode the craters

• the moon's surface is so hard, the craters do not change

• the moon's surface is made of materials that are resistant to change

During which phase of the moon is the moon passing between Earth and the Sun?

• full moon

• new moon

• first quarter moon

• crescent moon

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