Earth, Moon and Sun Test

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

The earth orbits around...

• The sun.
• the moon
• other planets
• the Milky Way

How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

• 12 hours
• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 29.5 days

The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• vernal equinox
• axis
• solar eclipse
• solar flare

About how long does it take the moon to revolve around the earth?

• 1 year
• 365 days
• 29.5 days
• 27.3 days

The Earth rotates ____ to _____. This causes the sun, moon, and stars to rise in the ____, appear to move across the sky,and set in the ____.

• west, east          west, east
• east, west          east, west
• west, east          east, west
• east, west            north, south

As the Earth travels around the sun, this tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the ________.

• months
• day and night
• seasons
• years

The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth are called ________.

• lunar eclipse
• phases
• solar eclipse
• spring

A __________ occurs at a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun.During this type of eclipse, Earth’s shadow falls on the moon.

• solar eclipse
• lunar eclipse
• vernal equinox
• summer