Why Does the Moon Change Shape?
  • 1. What word means almost the SAME as rotates?
A) flies
B) turns
C) drives
D) waves
  • 2. Which word means almost the SAME as crescent?
A) wavy
B) square
C) round
D) curved
  • 3. What does the word astronomers mean?
A) a scientist who studies the way people lived long ago
B) people who design rockets
C) people who study planets, stars, and the sky
D) scientists who study artifacts
  • 4. What does the word phases mean?
A) discussions
B) places
C) meetings
D) stages
  • 5. Something that is a sliver is NOT
A) thick
B) crooked
C) slender
D) gold
  • 6. Which word means almost the SAME as series?
A) individual
B) set
C) pair
D) obstacle
  • 7. What does the word specific mean?
A) odd
B) random
C) exact
D) abstract
  • 8. Telescopes are tools that help you
A) see
B) hear
C) travel
D) heal
  • 9. How often do the Moon's phases repeat themselves?
A) every thirty-one days
B) every twenty-seven days
C) every twenty-nine days
D) every four weeks
  • 10. According to the selection, the Moon is SIMILAR to a top because
A) they move at the same speed
B) they have the same shape
C) they spin at a similar angle
D) they spin in a similar way
  • 11. According to the selection, why does the Moon look bigger and brighter to us than planets?
A) It produces its own light
B) It is a star
C) It is much closer to Earth than the planets
D) It is much farther from Earth than the planets
  • 12. Which of the following correctly sequences the phases of the Moon?
A) New Moon, Crescent Moon, Last Quarter Moon, Gibbous Moon, Full Moon, Gibbous Moon, First Quarter Moon, Crescent Moon
B) New Moon, Gibbous Moon, First Quarter Moon, Crescent Moon, Full Moon, Crescent Moon, Last Quarter Moon, Gibbous Moon
C) New Moon, Crescent Moon, First Quarter Moon, Gibbous Moon, Full Moon, Gibbous Moon, Last Quarter Moon, Crescent Moon
D) New Moon, First Quarter Moon, Second Quarter Moon, Third Quarter Moon
  • 13. Which sentence BEST expresses what the section "Our Place in Space" is about?
A) It tells about Earth's Moon
B) It describes the phases of the Moon
C) It describes the objects in our solar system
D) It compares planets, asteroids, and dwarf planets
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