The Moon

Which of these cycles takes 24 hours?

• the Moon revolving around the Earth

• Earth revolving around the Sun

• the Moon rotating on its axis

• Earth rotating on its axis

Which best explains why day becomes night?

• The Moon blocks light from the Sun at night.

• Earth moves far away from the Sun each night.

• Part of Earth faces away from the Sun at night.

• The Sun stops producing light each night.

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How often does the cycle shown in the diagram below occur?

• hourly

• daily

• weekly

• monthly

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Beth learned that the movement of Earth in the solar system causes changes that can be seen on the planet. Which change could be seen on Earth in the time it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis?

• a new moon becoming a full moon

• day becoming night

• January changing to February

• winter changing to spring

What makes daylight turn to darkness?

• Earth revolving around the sun

• the tilt of Earth on its axis

• the Sun traveling away from Earth

• the rotation of Earth

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Which statement best describes the appearance of a waxing moon?

• The moon appears dark.

• The moon appears full and bright.

• The moon appears to be growing larger each night.

• The moon appears to be getting smaller each night.

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How does the moon move in relation to Earth?

• The moon rotates without revolving around Earth.

• The moon rotates as it revolves around Earth.

• The moon revolves around Earth without rotating.

• Earth rotates as it revolves around the moon.

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Which statement best describes the appearance of a waning moon?

• The moon appears to be getting smaller each night.

• The moon appears to be growing larger each night.

• The moon appears dark.

• The moon appears full and bright.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

This image shows the phases of the moon. What is the first phase in this picture called?

• waning crescent

• full

• waxing crescent

• first quarter

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This is an illustration of a waning moon. What causes the moon to appear this way?

• Light from the sun is being reflected on part of the moon.

• The moon is moving away from the shadow of Earth.

• Light produced by the moon is being reflected by Earth.

• The moon is moving into the shadow of Earth.

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