Astronomy Test Review

The planet closest to the Sun is

• Earth
• Mars
• Mercury
• Jupiter

The largest planet is

• Mars
• Earth
• Jupiter
• Neptune

This planet is the 8th planet from the sun, has 8 moons and is very cold.

• Earth
• Neptune
• Jupiter
• Mars

When the people on Earth cannot see a moon, which phase is the moon in?

• full moom
• waxing crescent
• new moon
• waxing gibbous

The moon travels around the Earth and that is why we have moon phases.

• True
• False

Which moon phase comes after the full moon?

• new moon
• last quarter
• first quarter
• waning gibbous

Which is NOT a moon phase?

• old moon
• first quarter
• waning gibbous
• new moon

The moon takes about ________ days to go through all it's phases.

• 28
• 365
• 24
• 7

One year on Earth takes 365 days. This is

• the time it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun
• the time it takes the moon to orbit the Earth once
• The time it takes for my Christmas cards to arrive in the mail
• the time it takes the Earth to spin once on its axis

A lunar eclipse can only happen during the

• new moon
• waxing crescent
• full moon
• winter break