The Moon - Earth's Satellite

Today, the number of satellites orbiting the Earth is in the...

• hundreds.
• thousands.
• billions.
• millions.

Photographic satellite technology was first developed by...

• the military.
• real estate developers.
• photographers.
• weather forecasters.

If the illuminated side of the moon is on the right, the moon is said to be:

• Waxing

• Shrinking

• Waning

• Not moving

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When the moon is between the sun and the earth, we basically do not see it. What is this phase called?

• Full Moon

• Waning Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• New Moon

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Rotation describes an objects motion:

• Around the sun

• On it's own axis

• Around Earth

• Around Mars

Why does the moon appear to shine?

• Because it reflects it's on light

• Because it makes it's own light

• Because it reflects light from the sun

• Because it reflects light from Earth

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What is the moon mostly made of?

• Green Cheese

• Hot gases

• Lava

• Rock

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A satellite is defined as something that orbits a planet. How many NATURAL satellite(s) does Earth have?

• Five

• Sixteen

• One

• Three

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The term REVOLUTION means to:

• An imaginary line that runs through Earth

• A phase of the moon

• A planet's elliptical orbit around the sun

• Spinning of a planet on it's own axis

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The Lunar Cycle is a fancy term for:

• The phases of the moon

• First cousin to the water cycle

• Second cousin to the rock cycle

• Chemical change

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