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Shira looked up one night and saw a full moon. How long will it be before she can see a full moon again?

• About one week.

• About one month.

• There is no way to tell because the Moon’s pattern is always changing.

• It could be two weeks or a month, depending on what time of year it is.

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Astronomers made two observations of the Moon that were several days apart. Their observations are shown in the diagram above. The light part of the Moon appeared to get larger over time. Why did this happen?

• Between the first observation and the second observation, the Moon rotated so that more of the light-colored rock on the Moon’s surface faced Earth.

• Between the first observation and the second observation, the Moon moved so that the astronomers were able to see more of the half that faces the sun.

• Between the first observation and the second observation, Earth’s shadow moved and was blocking less of the Moon so the astronomers were able to see more of it.

• Between the first observation and the second observation, the Moon moved closer to the sun so more sunlight reached the Moon’s surface.

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Suki looked up one night and saw a crescent moon. If Suki looks for the Moon again in one month, what will he see?

• Suki will see a crescent moon again, like Diagram A.

• Suki will see a quarter moon, like Diagram B.

• Suki could see either a crescent or a quarter moon; it depends on the time of year

• There’s no way to tell because the Moon’s pattern is always changing.

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The diagram above shows Earth and the Moon from above (top view). Why is there a dotted circle drawn in this diagram?

• To show that the Moon is always moving around Earth in a circle.

• To show the locations of satellites that are in Earth’s atmosphere.

• To show the way that the Moon can move back and forth across Earth’s sky.

• To show the locations where the sun’s light can reach the Moon.

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An artist took two photographs of the Moon that were several days apart. Images that look like his photographs are shown above. The light part of the Moon appeared to get smaller over time. Why did this happen?

• Between the first photograph and the second photograph, the Moon rotated so that less of the light-colored rock on the Moon’s surface faced Earth.

• Between the first photograph and the second photograph, Earth’s shadow moved and was blocking more of the Moon so the artist was able to see less of it.

• Between the first photograph and the second photograph, the Moon moved so that the artist could see less of the half that faces the sun.

• Between the first photograph and the second photograph, the Moon moved farther away from the sun so less sunlight reached the Moon’s surface.

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Which of these things is true about the Moon?

• The Moon is always moving around Earth in a circle.

• The Moon is always in the same position in Earth’s sky.

• The Moon is always moving in many changing patterns around Earth.

• The Moon is always moving back and forth across Earth’s sky.

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We see the entire moon illuminated (full moon) when the earth, sun, and moon are in what order?

• sun, earth, then moon

• sun, moon, then earth

• they can be in any order

• we don't have a full moon

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From top view, why is only half of the moon illuminated?

• There are dark rocks on the dark side of the moon.

• Light from the sun travels in straight lines, allowing light to only get to the side of the moon facing the Sun.

• None of the answer choices make sense since the entire moon is illuminated.

• As the Moon gets closer to the sun, more of it is lit by the sun.

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We will see the entire dark side of the moon with no illumination (new moon) when the sun, earth, and moon are in what order?

• sun, earth, moon

• sun, moon, earth

• there is no such thing as a new moon

• when we have two full moons in a month

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Anna went outside two different times , several days apart. Why did the moon look so different in View Two?

• The Earth moved out of the way of the Sun's light, allowing more light to illuminate the moon.

• The moon rotated on it's axis showing more of the light colored rocks.

• The moon moved closer to the Sun allowing more light to illuminate the Moon.

• The Moon moved between View One and View Two so that Anna was able to see more of the half that faces the sun.

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