Sun, Earth, and Moon

Jackson enjoys looking up at the night sky and writing about the variety of objects he sees. On one special occasion, he wrote in his journal that he saw a streak of light going across part of the sky. Which answer best describes what Jackson saw?

• Meteorite: A cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long tail as it nears the sun

• Meteor: A cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long tail as it nears the sun

• Meteorite: A streak of light made when an object burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere

• Meteor: A streak of light made when an object burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere

Clara's grandfather is the captain of a cargo ship. He prefers to navigate his ship through the moderate neap tides. At these times, the line between Earth and the sun is at a right angle to the line between Earth and the moon. Which phase or phases of the moon describe this alignment?

• first and third quarter

• first quarter

• full moon

• full moon and new moon

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Different alignments of the Earth, moon, and sun can cause phenomena to occur on Earth. These phenomena are caused by differences in gravitational pulls. What are these phenomena called?

• tides

• equinoxes

• eclipses

• full moons

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Changes in the moon's appearance are

• phases
• eclipses
• stages
• cycle

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What causes the moon's phases

• Where you are standing on Earth
• the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
• The tilt of Earth
• how fast the moon is moving

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The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

• clockwise
• counterclockwise
• upwards
• downwards

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Define Waxing

• Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
• Completely illuminated
• dark side is facing earth
• Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking

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Name this moon phase

• Waxing Gibbous
• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Crescent
• Waning Gibbous

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Name this moon phase

• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous

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The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:

• Left Side
• Right Side

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