Earth, Sun, and Moon Review

Why is it night on one side of the earth and day on the other?

• because the moon revolves around the earth

• because the Earth rotates on it's axis around the sun

• because the sun revolves around the moon

• because the Earth stays in the moons gravity

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What hemisphere is America in?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

What is the equator?

• the imaginary line that separates the Northern and Southern Hemisphere

• what Earth tilts on when it rotates

• a phase of the moon

• an ocean on the Earth

How long does it take the Earth to revolve completely around the sun?

• 28 days

• 1 year

• 24 hours

• 6 months

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When a part of Earth is tilted directly toward the sun, what season is it?

• Summer

• Spring

• Winter

• Fall

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The moon has its own light.

• True

• False

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Where does the moon get its light from? Explain how we can see the moon from earth...

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Why does the moon look different throughout the month?

• The moon receives different amount of light from Earth

• the moon is producing less of its own light

• the moon changes its actual shape

• the sun is hitting the moon differently and changes how we see it on Earth

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What phase of the moon is this?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

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What phase of the moon is this?

• Full moon

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waxing Crescent

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