Earth Moon

What do the Earth, Moon, and Sun have in common?

• They all produce light.

• They all have a rocky composition.

• They all rotate.

• They all are primarily composed of gases.

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Which of the following takes about one day?

• One rotation of the Earth on its axis

• One revolution of the Moon around Earth

• One orbit of the Earth around the Sun

• One rotation of the clouds across the sky

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About how long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?

• 27 days

• 15 days

• 1 day

• It doesn't.

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The path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space is called:

• revolution

• rotation

• orbit

• axis

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We see only one side of the Moon because...

• The Moon rotates and revolves around Earth in the same length of time.

• We see both sides of the Moon.

• The Sun orbits Earth at the same time it rotates.

• The Earth orbits the Moon at the same time it rotates.

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What are the TWO motions that cause us to see the same side of the moon from Earth?

• Rotation

• Earth's Tilt

• Revolution

• Gravity

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About how long does it take the moon to make one complete revolution around the Earth?

• 65 days

• 8 days

• 365 days

• 28 days

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The same side of the moon always faces Earth.

• True

• False

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What causes a 'Blue Moon'?

• A second full moon in a calendar month

• The Moon passing through Earth's shadow

• The Moon appearing blue due to atmospheric conditions

• The Moon being at its closest point to Earth

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The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth are called

• solar eclipses

• crescents

• phases

• lunar eclipses

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