Earth, Sun and Moon

The star at the center of our solar system is called

• the Moon

• the Sun

• the Andromeda

• Beetlejuice

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What causes wind on Earth?

• Hot gases

• The Earth's rotation

• The Earth's revolution

• Uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the Sun

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What characteristics do the moon and earth NOT share?

• craters

• oceans

• rocks

• mountains

The only natural satellite of the Earth

• Moon

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Mercury

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The phases of the moon are the regular changes in how the moon looks from Earth. In which phase is the moon not visible from Earth?

• New Moon

• Waxing gibbous

• Waxing crescent

• Waning crescent

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Which phase of the moon is shown?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Bright Moon

• Old Moon

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The diagram shows the positions of the sun, earth and moon . Identify the eclipse taking place

• Partial lunar eclipse

• Total lunar eclipse

• Penumbral lunar eclipse

• Solar eclipse

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Large round holes found on the moon's surface are called

• Bubbles

• Meteorites

• Craters

• Planets

Different faces of the moon are called

• full moon

• phases

• face

• crescent moon

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The moon does not create its own __________, but reflects the light of the ___________.

• phase, sun

• light, sun

• sun, phase

• sun, light

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