The moon's surface is made up of...

Craters, highlands, and flat areas

What occurrence in space causes the seasons?

Earth revolves around the Sun while tilted on its axis.

The Moon is seen because

A sunlight reflects off of its surface

When the days are cold and short...

Earth is tilted away from the Sun

Ptolemy and Aristotle believed...

the Sun and planets traveled around Earth

What do the moon and earth have in common?

both revolve around a larger object

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1
Which is rotation?
Earth turns on its axis
Mercury goes around the Sun
The Moon goes around the Earth
Earth goes around the Sun
2
What is a natural satellite of the Earth?
The Big Dipper
The North Star
The Moon
The Sun
3
Who was the first person to study the night sky with a telescope?
Aristotle
Franklin
Galileo
Ptolemy
4
What is the third planet from the sun?
Venus
Earth
Mars
Saturn
5
The moon's surface is made up of...
Craters, highlands, and flat areas
Gas and Water
Gas
Cheese
6
What occurrence in space causes the seasons?
The Moon revolves around the Earth.
Earth revolves around the Sun while tilted on its axis.
The stars revolve around the Sun while on their axis.
The Earth makes a complete rotation.
7
When the sun is directly above North America, what season is it?
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
8
Earth's main source of heat is...
The Sun
Electricity
The Moon
Coal
9
What was the name of the space program that sent astronauts to the moon?
Sputnik
Discovery
Mayflower
Apollo
10
The Moon is seen because
A sunlight reflects off of its surface
the Moon makes its own light
the stars shine on it all night
the Moon's surface is hot
11
Which is composed of hot gas?
Earth
Pluto
Moon
Sun
12
When the days are cold and short...
Sun is not tilted
Earth is tilted towards the Sun
Sun is colder than usual
Earth is tilted away from the Sun
13
When the moon is between the sun and earth. Not visible.
Crescent Moon
Full Moon
New Moon
Quarter Moon
14
The Moon appears to be a half circle. This phase is called the —
Gibbous Moon
Crescent Moon
Quarter Moon
Full Moon
15
The moon revolves around the...
Sun
another moon
pluto
Earth
16
Ptolemy and Aristotle believed...
the Sun never moved
the Sun and planets traveled around Earth
Earth and Moon traveled around the Sun
planets were rocks
17
What do the moon and earth have in common?
both revolve around a larger object
Both have little water
both have no life
Both are hot stars
18
What has craters?
Earth
Sun
Moon
Stars
19
How long is the moon cycle?
A year
A month
A day
A decade

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