Earth, Moon, and Sun

What includes: the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun?

• A Galaxy

• A Solar System

• A Universe

• The Earth-Moon-Sun System

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What causes day and night?

• Revolution of the Earth

• Orbit of the Earth

• Rotation of the Earth

• The Moon blocks the Sun

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What takes a year (365.25 days)?

• The rotation of the Earth around the Sun

• The revolution of the Earth around the Sun

• The orbit of the Moon around the Earth

• The rotation of the Moon around the Sun

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What is the border between light and dark on the Moon called?

• The Runner

• The Scorpion

• The Terminator

• The Tron

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During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the Moon...

• physically changing size and shape.

• reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.

• moving closer and then farther away from Earth.

• having craters on its surface.

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As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is...

• Swelling

• Waxing

• Waning

• Disappearing

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During this moon phase, you can't see the moon at all:

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Gibbous Moon

• Quarter Moon

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When the phases of the moon appear to be growing:

• Waxing

• Waning

• Eclipse

• Orbit

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Which direction is the sun coming from in this diagram?

• Right

• Left

• Top

• Bottom

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What type of eclipse can happen at position 5 in this diagram?

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Eclipse of the Heart

• Annual Eclipse

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