Murnagan23id Murnagan23id Science Answered Directions: Put a check mark (if the statement is TRUE and an X mark if its NOT) 1.The moon orbits earth once every 29 th days. 2. The amount of light received by the moon affects the lighted portion visible to us on earth 3. The shape of the moon seems to change as it orbits the sun 4. Full moon happens when the moon is between Earth and the sun 5. Waxing phase of the moon refer to the lighted parts getting larger each night.6. The moon can produce its own light. 7. The apparent change in the appearance of the moon is known as phases of the moon 8. The Moon revolves around the Earth in an elliptical orbit every 273 days 9. The characteristics of the moon includes its distance from the sun size.rs, desi and temperature. 10. The mass of the moon is bigger than the earth.