SOL Review: Earth, Moon and Sun System

SOL Review: Earth, Moon and Sun System

​6.3 The student will investigate and understand that there is a relationship between the Sun, Earth, and the Moon.

Key ideas include:

a) Earth has unique properties;

b) the rotation of Earth in relationship to the Sun causes day and night;

c) the movement of Earth and the moon in relationship to the sun causes phases of the Moon;

d) Earth’s tilt as it revolves around the Sun causes the seasons; and

e) the relationship between Earth and the Moon is the primary cause of tides.

Multiple Choice

Approximately how old is the Earth?

• 4.5 million years old

• 65 million years old

• 4.5 billion years old

• 13.8 billion years old

Multiple Choice

What shields Earth's surface from harmful radiation from the Sun?

• the crust

• the ocean

• the magnetic field

Multiple Select

Choose THREE conditions which make Earth suitable for life.

• atmospheric gases

• extreme differences in elevation

• moderate temperatures

• liquid water

Multiple Choice

The pull between two objects in the universe is known as the force of —

• acceleration

• energy

• gravity

• orbit

Multiple Choice

Earth spinning on its axis is called —

• dizzy

• orbit

• revolution

• rotation

Multiple Choice

The Earth revolves —

• on its axis

• around the Sun

• causing day and night

• every 30 days

Multiple Choice

One year is equal —

• on all planets

• to one rotation

• to one phase

• to one revolution

Multiple Choice

The Moon produces its own light.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

As the Moon phases moves from being a New Moon to a Full Moon, it appears as though the Moon is getting bigger, or ________.

• waning

• waxing

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the 1st mission to land a person on the Moon?

• Apollo 11

• International Space Station

• Perseverance Rover

• Sputnik 1

Multiple Choice

How does the gravitational pull of the Moon affect the Earth?

• causes moon phases

• causes seasons

• causes tides

• causes weather

Multiple Choice

Identify the phases of the moon in the picture.

• A is Waxing Crescent, and B is Third Quarter.

• A is Waning Crescent, and B is Waxing Gibbous.

• A is Waxing Crescent, and B is Waning Gibbous.

Multiple Choice

Select the Moon phase in position 3

• New Moon

• Waxing Crescent

• First Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

Multiple Choice

Which Moon phase (pictured here) follows a New Moon?

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Crescent

Multiple Choice

Name the Moon Phase that would come AFTER this phase in the picture (after the Third Quarter).

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

Multiple Choice

Why does the Moon's gravitational pull have a greater effect on tides than the Sun's gravitational pull?

• They are the same.

• The Moon is larger than the Sun.

• Tides are not caused by the Moon.

• The Moon is closer to the Earth than the Sun.

Multiple Choice

What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing in the image?

• spring

• summer

• autumn

• winter

Multiple Select

Select TWO reasons for the seasons.

• the gravitational pull of the Moon

• the revolution of the Earth around the Sun

• the rotation of the Earth on its axis

• the tilt of Earth's axis

Multiple Choice

What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing at position 2?

• spring

• summer

• autumn

• winter