Moon and its phases

It takes about ______ for the moon to go through all of its phases.

• 28 days

• 24 hours

• 365 hours

• 365 days

This phase is ______.

• full moon

• waxing crescent moon

• first quarter

• waning gibbous

It takes about ____ for earth to complete one revolution around the sun.

• 28 days

• 24 hours

• 365 hours

• 365 days

It takes about _____ for the earth to complete one rotation.

• 28 days

• 24 hours

• 365 hours

• 365 days

Rotating causes ________ on earth.

• seasons

• revolving

• rotating

• day and night

In this picture, the earth is ________ on its axis.

• seasons

• revolving

• rotating

• day and night

In this picture, the earth is _______ around the sun.

• rotating

• seasons

• day and night

• revolving

The path of an object in space around another object is a(n)

• orbit.

• axis.

• rotation.

• revolution.

The imaginary line running through the center of the earth is the

• orbit.

• rotation.

• axis.

• revolution.

 True or False: The moon does not produce its own light.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1