Sun, Earth & Moon Review

The different shapes of the moon are called the Moon's

• Circles

• Phases

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If you looked at the Moon's surface through a telescope, you would see

• a smooth surface.

• pits, craters and scars.

The Sun could be compared to a big ________ shining on the Moon.

• flashlight

• asteroid

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The Moon does not give off it's own light. It ____________light from the sun.

• reflects

• changes

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The Moon goes through _________ different phases during the course of one lunar month.

• eight

• nine

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A day on Earth lasts _______ hours, which makes one day and one night.

• 12

• 24

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Earth's revolution around the Sun is what causes us to experience __________________.

• seasons

• day & night

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The last phase in the lunar cycle occurs when the light is completely gone and we experience a _____________ _________________.

• New Moon

• Full Moon

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About how many days does it take the Moon to go through one lunar cycle?

• 30

• 29

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When the Moon goes from a New Moon to a Full Moon phase you see the Moon's light ___________________.

• increasing

• decreasing

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