Sun, Earth, Moon

If the sun is setting, how long will it take the sun to rise again?

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 29 hours

• 36 hours

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The model can be used to show how the moon moves around Earth. This model also shows

all of the following EXCEPT--

• the amount of light Earth reflects

• the land areas of Earth and the moon

• how the moon makes a revolution

• how Earth and the moon compare in size

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What is one way to make this model more accurate?

• Use wooden blocks instead of foam balls

• Make the sun larger than the Earth and the moon smaller

• Move the sun closer to the Earth

• Change the order of the foam balls to be moon, sun, Earth

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Which is a possible condition for an area of the moon that receives no light?

• Fog

• Strong Winds

• Thunderstorms

• Cold Temperatures

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What is different about this rock on Earth?

• its mass

• its shape

• its length

• its weight

Which of the following features can be found on both the moon and the Earth?

• Water

• Rivers

• Mountains

• Peninsulas

A match will not burn on the moon because there is—

• not enough water

• not enough gravity

• not enough oxygen

• not enough carbon dioxide

In photos taken from space the Earth appears to be blue, while the moon appears to be white. This difference in appearance occurs because—

• the Earth and the moon have different gases in their atmosphere

• there is more water on the surface of the Earth than on the moon

• a great deal of the Earth is covered by water, but there is none on the moon

• there are many more clouds surrounding the Earth than around the moon

Which of the following is one way that the Earth and the moon are NOT the same?

• The moon has craters

• The moon has rocky dust

• The Earth rotates on its axis

• The Earth has an atmosphere

Which of the following statements is true about the moon?

• The moon orbits around the sun in about 28 days

• Seasons on Earth are caused by the phases of the moon

• Only one side of the moon is visible from the Earth

• It takes the moon 365 days to orbit around the Earth

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