Sun, Earth, and Moon Vocabulary

Earth's moon completes a lunar cycle in ____________ days.

• 10

• 20

• 29.5/30

• 36

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• Letter S is waxing crescent.

• Letter F is waxing crescent.

• Letter D is waning crescent

• Letter D is waxing crescent.

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Which moon phases occur when the Earth, Moon, and Sun line up together?

• 1st quarter, 3rd quarter

• full moon, new moon

• waxing crescent, waning crescent

• waxing crescent, waxing gibbous

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Which of the following statements best explains why the Moon has phases?

• Earth is blocking the Sun's illumination of the Moon.

• The phases of the Moon are relative to a person's location on Earth.

• Earth casts a large shadow on the Moon that limits the Moon's visibility as it moves around Earth.

• As the Moon revolves around Earth, the illuminated side of the Moon is not always fully visible from Earth.

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Which of these would be best to use to model the Moon's phase changes?

• two different sized foam balls to represent Earth and the Moon and a light source to represent the Sun

• a flashlight for the Moon and a foam ball for Earth

• a photograph of the Moon

• glowing star stickers placed against a black background

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Directions: The diagram shows the phases of the Moon as they relate to its orbit around Earth. Nearly all of the Moon's visible surface is lit following a full moon. What is the name for this phase of the Moon?

• Waning gibbous phase

• Waning crescent phase

• New moon phase

• Waxing gibbous phase

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Directions: The diagram below shows the Moon in its complete orbit around Earth over a period of about 29 days. Which phases occur at points 1 and 5, and what is causing these phases?

• A new moon occurs at point 1, and a full moon occurs at point 5. Both phases are caused because the Moon changes its shape from night to night.

• A new moon occurs at point 1, and a full moon, at point 5. These phases occur when the Moon looks like it is changing shape as Earth goes around the Moon.

• A full moon occurs at point 1, and a new moon occurs at point 5. These phases are caused because half of the Moon is always lit by the Sun, but only part of the Moon's lit surface can be seen as the Moon orbits Earth, and Earth orbits the Sun.

• A new moon occurs at point 1, and a full moon occurs at point 5. These phases are caused because half of the Moon is always lit by the Sun, but only part of the Moon's lit surface can be seen as the Moon orbits Earth, and Earth orbits the Sun.

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The diagram below shows the phases of the Moon as they relate to its orbit around Earth. What is the correct path of phases from a full moon to a new moon?

• waxing gibbous, third quarter, waxing crescent

• waning gibbous, first quarter, waxing crescent

• waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent

• waxing gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent

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The length of time from a new moon to a first quarter moon is about________________.

• one day.

• one week.

• two weeks.

• one month.

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The picture below shows the Sun, Earth, and the Moon. Why are people on Earth able to see the Moon?

• The Moon orbits Earth and reflects light from the Sun back to Earth.

• The Moon orbits Earth and makes its own light that is sent back to Earth.

• The Earth orbits the Moon and reflects the light from the Sun back to Earth.

• The Earth orbits the Moon and reflects the light from Earth back to the Moon.

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