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Earth, Moon, Sun
Earth, Moon, Sun
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a #science quiz to practice #earth #moon #sun systems, #moonphases
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what phase is a lunar eclipse?
third quarter
first quarter
full moon
new moon
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what is a solar eclipse?
sun - moon - earth
sun - earth - moon
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how long does it take the moon to revolve around Earth?
about 1 day
about 365.25 days
about 29.5 days
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what do we see in SPACE VIEW?
moon phases
the 1/2 of earth and moon facing the sun is illuminated
everything is black
the whole moon and earth are illuminated
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T/F: The Earth is half illuminated at all times
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What side does the light "wax on"?
left side of the moon
top of the moon
bottom of the moon
right side of the moon
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Without gravity, what would happen?
We would have more than 1 moon
Nothing would stay in orbit, we would all fly out into space
Earth would make a larger orbit around the sun
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how long does it take the moon to make one rotation (spin) around its axis?
1 day
365.25 days
29.5 days
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what is the shape of Earth's orbit?
circle
very elliptical
slightly elliptical, almost circular
square
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T/F: Without any light, our eyes would be able to see after they adjust.
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T/F: The moon is half illuminated at all times
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how can we see the moon?
the moon shines its own light
because the moon is close enough to us
the sunlight reflects off its surface and enters our eyes
because the Earth rotates
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what direction does everything move?
clockwise
counter-clockwise
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What side does the shadow grow on?
the left side of the moon
the bottom of the moon
the top of the moon
the right side of the moon
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T/F: We have many stars in our solar system
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how many days does it take for the Earth to make a full revolution around the sun?
364.25 days
365.25 days
364 days
365 days
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what phase of the moon is closest to the sun?
new moon
full moon
waning crescent
waxing crescent
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what does "waxing" mean?
the light part is growing
the light part is staying the same
the light part is shrinking
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T/F: Everyone on Earth sees the same moon phase in the same 24 hours
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what do we see in EARTH'S PERSPECTIVE?
nothing
a half moon and half Earth
different moon phases as the moon revolves around Earth
