I. DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer before each number.

1. Which of the following are found on Earth and the Moon?
A. Oceans
B. Craters
C. Wind
D. Life

2. Where does the moon get its life?
A. earth
B. produces light on its own
C. stars
D. sun

3. How long does it take the moon to complete its orbit around the earth?
A. one day
B. one-week
C. one month
D. one year

4. Why is the moon considered a satellite of Earth?
A. It orbits Earth.
B. It pulls Earth toward it.
C. It keeps Earth on its orbit.
D. It affects the tides on Earth.

5. It takes the Moon about one month to orbit around Earth. This causes the Moon to appear as different shapes in the night sky. These shapes are called the ____ of the Moon.
A. changes
B. phases
C. crescents
D. views

6. Why does the moon have different phases?
A. It moves around the sun.
B. It follows the sun.
C. It moves around Earth.
D. Its surface experiences seasons.

7. Which period describes when the moon appears to be decreasing in size?
A. waning moon
B. lunar eclipse
C. waxing moon
D. none of these

8. Which shows the correct sequence of the moon phases?
A. new moon-full moon-half moon, gibbous moon-crescent moon
B. new moon-gibbous moon-full moon-crescent moon, half moon
C. gibbous moon-crescent moon-new moon-full moon, half moon
D. new moon-crescent moon-half moon-quarter moon-full moon ​