9.3-Phases and Eclipses - 1

The moon revolves around the ____.

• Sun

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Earth

The different shapes of the moon are called ____.

• Shadows

• Phases

• Orbits

• Cycles

When the moon is ____, it shines so brightly that it makes the night sky significantly brighter.

• Dark

• Full

• New

• Crescent

When the sun, moon and Earth are at 90 degrees. This is called ____.

• Equinox

• Solstice

• First quarter moon

• Full moon

The day on the moon is the same length as a ____ on the moon.

• Week

• Month

• Year

• Day

During the ____ phase, the moon is between Earth and the sun.

• Full moon

• New moon

• Crescent moon

• Quarter moon

The side of the moon that always faces Earth is called ____.

• Backside

• Hidden

• Near side

• Distant side

The moon takes ____ days to rotate around its axis.

• 30

• 38

• 27.5

• 14

The moon takes ____ days to revolve around the Earth.

• 30

• 38

• 27.5

• 14

The motion of the moon around Earth causes ____.

• Phases

• Eclipses

• Seasons

• Storms