Final Review- Solar System, Moon & Seasons

The moon is illuminated in the night sky because...

• it makes it's own light

• the Earth's light is reflected

• the Sun's light is reflected

• space reflects light from other planets

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Approximately, how many days does it take for the moon to revolve once around Earth?: 

• 22 Day

• 29 Days

• 365 Days

• 7 days

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If there is a New Moon at midnight on June 1, when would the next New Moon occur?

• June 30th

• June 17th

• June 1, a year later

• June 20th

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Which direction does the moon travel around the Earth?

• Clockwise

• Counter-Clockwise

• in an orbital motion

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If an observer on the North Pole sees a full moon, what moon phase will she observe approximately one week later?

• new moon

• waning crescent

• waxing gibbous

• third quarter moon

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The moon is dark because it is directly between the sun and earth. As a result, we do not see it. This lunar phase is called...

• waning gibbous

• full moon

• new moon

• waxing crescent

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When the left side of the moon is illuminated, it is progressing through its _____ phases.

• new moon

• full moon

• waxing

• waning

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Which phase of the Moon will be observed when the Moon is at position 5.

• waxing crescent

• first quarter

• new moon

• full moon

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When the right side of the moon is illuminated, it is progressing through its _____ phases.

• waxing

• waning

• full moon

• new moon

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What causes SEASONS to change?

• The Earth's revolution around the Sun

• The Earth's tilt on its axis.

• The Earth's distance from the Sun.

• The Earth's rotation.

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