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Lunar Phases, Eclipses, Other Information About Our Moon.
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The moon shines because...
a) it has a radioactive core.
b) the man in the moon forgot to turn the light off.
c) it reflects the light of the sun.
d) it is a star.
The changes in the Moon's appearance from Earth are called the...
a) push or a pull.
b) lunar phases.
c) moon's craters.
d) lunar growth.
It takes about________ days for the moon to complete 1 revolution around the Earth.
a) 12
b) 24
c) 365
d) 28
There is a side of the moon that we cannot see from Earth.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
A solar eclipse is...
a) when the moon casts a shadow on Earth.
b) when the Earth casts a shadow on the moon.
c) when Jupiter casts it's shadow on the sun.
d)
Choose the correct order of the objects to represent a solar eclipse.
a) EARTH - SUN - MOON
b) EARTH - MOON- MARS
c) SUN - MOON - EARTH
d) SUN - EARTH - MOON
A lunar eclipse is...
a) when Jupiter casts it's shadow on the sun.
b) when the Earth casts a shadow on the moon.
c) when the moon casts a shadow on Earth.
d)
Choose the correct order of the objects to represent a lunar eclipse.
a) EARTH - MOON- MARS
b) EARTH - SUN - MOON
c) SUN - EARTH - MOON
d) SUN - MOON - EARTH
What force keeps our moon orbiting the Earth?
a) PUSH
b) FRICTION
c) GRAVITY
d) CENTRIPICAL
The dark spots on the moon are...
a) weird meteors.
b) cooled lava rock.
c) shadows.
d) gravity.
Syzygy means that the sun - moon- earth are...
a) people
b) the change in position.
c) in a system.
d) in a straight line.
The surface of the moon is covered in...
a) lava.
b) oceans.
c) gibbous.
d) craters.
About how many days does it take the moon to go through all of it's phases?
a) About 12 days.
b) About 28 days.
c) About 24 days.
d) About 1 day.
A PERIGEE moon is when the moon is the ___________ to the Earth.
a) farthest
b) cousin
c) closest
d) brightest
When the full moon looks bigger than normal we call it a...
a) supermoon.
b) haunted moon.
c) March moon.
d) hypermoon.
A micromoon is...
a) when the Earth shrinks.
b) when the moon looks smaller from Earth.
c) when the moon sends hugs to the Earth.
d) when the moon looks bigger from Earth.
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