Earth, Sun, and Moon Vocabulary

Which object has a gravitational force so strong that it forms the center of the solar system?

• Earth

• Pluto

• Moon

• Sun

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A student created a diagram to compare the characteristics of the Earth and the Moon.
Which of the following characteristics could be placed in the center part of the diagram?

• orbits another object

• strong gravitational pull

• rotates every 24 hours

• has an atmosphere

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Which of the following lists the Earth, Sun, and Moon in order of size, from largest to smallest?

• Earth, Sun, and Moon

• Earth, Moon, and Sun

• Sun, Earth, and Moon

• Sun, Moon, and Earth
  

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What orbits around Earth?

• asteroid

• meteror

• moon

• sun

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If the lighted portion of the moon is getting bigger it is ____________.

• waxing

• waning

• 1st quarter

• 3rd quarter

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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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What phase of the moon is this?

• first quarter 

• waning gibbous 

• last quarter 

• new moon 

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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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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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