Why is it that we can see the moon at night?

The moon reflects the suns rays

How does the moon's gravitational pull effect Earth's oceans?

Ocean tides increase and decrease.

Which of the following happens in our solar system?

Earth revolves around the sun once per year.

Which of the following occurs in the shortest mount of time?

One complete rotation of the Earth

Foot prints will last hundreds of years on the moon because...

There is no weather on the moon.

Look at the sun dial image. What causes the shadow to change positions?

The rotation of the Earth on its axis

Which of the following explains why the Sun appears to move across the sky?

The rotation of the Earth on its axis

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Science TEK 5.8C- Earth, Moon, & Sun

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1
Why is it that we can see the moon at night?
The moon produces light
The moon is photosynthetic
The moon reflects the suns rays
The moon glows at night like a glow stick.
2
One year is how many days?
465 days
365 days
385 weeks
395 days
3
How does the moon's gravitational pull effect Earth's oceans?
The ocean gets more polluted
The ocean gets more blue
Ocean tides increase and decrease.
The ocean gets saltier.
4
Night and day are caused by...
Sun revolving around the Earth
Earth revolving around the sun
Earth's rotation on its axis
moon revolving around the Earth
5
Which of the following happens in our solar system?
Earth rotates on its axis once per year.
The moon revolves around the Earth once per day.
Earth revolves around the sun once per day.
Earth revolves around the sun once per year.
6
The Earth is mostly covered by...
Land
Ice caps
Rainforests
Oceans
7
What land-forms can not be found on both the moon and Earth?
Deltas
Mountains
Valleys
Craters
8
Which of the following occurs in the shortest mount of time?
One orbit of the Earth around the Sun
One complete rotation of the Earth
The complete lunar cycle
One orbit of the planet Mercury and the Sun
9
A ____________ moon is what we call a new moon.
Round moon
Full moon
Crescent moon
Dark moon
10
Foot prints will last hundreds of years on the moon because...
The moon is very cold.
There is no life on the moon.
There is no weather on the moon.
The is very little gravity on the moon.
11
How long dies it take the Earth to rotate on its axis?
One week
One month
One day
One year
12
Look at the sun dial image. What causes the shadow to change positions?
The mobility of the sign
The movement of the Sun across the sky
The rotation of the Earth on its axis
The magnetic pull of the North Pole
13
Which of the following explains why the Sun appears to move across the sky?
The orbit of the Sun around the Earth
The rotation of the Earth on its axis
The swirling of the gases that make up the Sun
The orbit of the Earth around the Sun
14
You can find water on the ...
Sun
Moon
Red Star
Earth
15
What moon and Earth are both composed of ...
Water
Soil
Rock
Lava
16
Earth rotates once every...
30 days
24 hours
24 days
365 days
17
Earth's complete revolution around the sun takes...
7 days
24 days
365 days
30 days
18
How long does it take the moon to make a complete revolution around Earth?
30 Days
24 Hours
365 Days
30 hours
19
Which of the following occurs once every 24 hours?
The moon orbits the moon
The Earth rotates on its axis
The sun orbits the Earth
The Earth orbits the sun
20
Craters can be found on ...
Moon
Sun
Narnia
Earth

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