Quiz about Space Unit

Question 1

When the Moon is directly between the Sun and the Earth, what phase would the Moon be in?

Accepted Answer

New Moon

Answer

Full Moon

Answer

Half Moon

Answer

Waxing Crescent

Question 2

What term is associated with the moons that are increasing in size (more light on them) each day?

Accepted Answer

Waxing moons

Answer

Waning moons

Answer

Crescent moons

Answer

Gibbous moons

Question 3

What phase of the moon is this?

Accepted Answer

Waxing crescent

Answer

Waxing Gibbous

Answer

Waning Gibbous

Answer

Waning crescent

Question 4

The different phases of the Moon are caused by:

Accepted Answer

The angle at which we see the lit Moon as it revolves around the Earth

Answer

The days of the months

Answer

The position of the Earth in its orbit around the Sun

Answer

The tides of the ocean

Question 5

Where does the moon get it's light?

Accepted Answer

It reflects the Sun's light

Answer

It reflects the Earth's light

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It reflects the other stars' light

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It makes its own light

Question 6

About how long does it take the Moon to complete it's cycle?

Accepted Answer

around 1 month

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around 1 week

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around 1 year

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around 1 day

Question 7

What phase of the moon is shown?

Accepted Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

1st quarter

Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

Waxing gibbous

Question 8

Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.

Accepted Answer

waxing gibbous

Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

waning crescent

Answer

waxing crescent

Question 9

How much of the Moon is always reflecting light from the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Half of the Moon is always illuminated; it's just not always facing Earth

Answer

The entire moon is always illuminated

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Half of the Moon is illuminated only during the new moon

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Half of the Moon is illuminated only during the full moon

Question 10

What is the phase of the Moon at position #5?

Accepted Answer

Full Moon

Answer

New Moon

Answer

Third Quarter Moon

Answer

First Quarter Moon

Question 11

What is the correct phases of the Moon at position 3?

Accepted Answer

First Quarter (or Waxing Half)

Answer

Waning Crescent

Answer

Third Quarter (or Waning Half)

Answer

Waxing Gibbous

Question 12

What are the correct phases of the Moon from position 6 through 8?

Accepted Answer

Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent

Answer

Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Waning Gibbous

Answer

Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous

Answer

Waxing Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waxing Crescent

Question 13

What part of the moon do we see from Earth?

Accepted Answer

the same side

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all of it

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none of it

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only one quarter

Question 14

The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.

Accepted Answer

phases

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revolutions

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rotations

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eclipses

Question 15

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

Accepted Answer

waning

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swelling

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waxing

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disappearing

Question 16

About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

Accepted Answer

28 days

Answer

65 days

Answer

8 days

Answer

365 days

Question 17

Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?

Accepted Answer

New moon

Answer

Waning crescent

Answer

Full moon

Answer

Waxing gibbous

Question 18

What causes the phase of the Moon to change each night?

Accepted Answer

The alignment between the Earth, Moon, and Sun determines the amount of light reflected by the Moon.

Answer

The Moon changes its acutal shape throughout the course of the month.

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The season of the year determines the phase of the Moon.

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The closer the Moon is to Earth, the more light the Moon reflects.

Question 19

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waning crescent

Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

waxing gibbous

Question 20

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

waning crescent

Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

waxing gibbous

Question 21

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

New Moon

Answer

First Quarter

Answer

Last Quarter

Answer

Full Moon

Question 22

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

Full Moon

Answer

First Quarter

Answer

Last Quarter

Answer

New Moon

Question 23

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

First Quarter

Answer

Last Quarter

Answer

New Moon

Answer

Full Moon

Question 24

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

Last Quarter

Answer

First Quarter

Answer

New Moon

Answer

Full Moon

Question 25

How many phases does the moon have?

Accepted Answer

8 phases

Answer

7 phases

Answer

5 phases

Answer

I do not know

Question 26

What phase comes AFTER this one?

Accepted Answer

Waxing Gibbous

Answer

Waxing Crescent

Answer

Waning Gibbous

Answer

Third Quarter

Question 27

The Moon gets its light from the

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Earth

Answer

Stars

Question 28

If we are looking at the moon and it is fully bright, what lunar phase is the moon in?

Accepted Answer

Full moon

Answer

New moon

Answer

First quarter

Answer

Third quarter

Question 29

If we are looking at the moon and it is ALMOST fully bright, but not quite a full moon, what lunar phase is it in?

Accepted Answer

Gibbous

Answer

Crescent

Answer

New moon

Answer

First quarter

Question 30

What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?

Accepted Answer

The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

Answer

The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

Answer

The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon.

Question 31

Rotaion is the spinning of Earth on its axis.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 32

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Answer

365 days

Answer

27.3 days

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27.3 hours

Question 33

During an equinox, the Sun is directly over the?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Santa's Workshop

Question 34

Fall and Spring occur during ___.

Accepted Answer

equinoxes

Answer

solstices

Answer

New Moons

Answer

Full Moons

Question 35

Winter and Summer occur during ___.

Accepted Answer

solstices

Answer

equinoxes

Answer

Full Moons

Answer

New Moons

Question 36

From Earth we only see one side (the same side) of the moon all the time.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 37

On which of the following days the day and night are of equal duration throughout the world?

Accepted Answer

21st March and 23rd September

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28th March and 21st September

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21st June and 23rd December

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23rd March and 22nd December

Question 38

When it is spring in Northern hemisphere, the southern hemisphere has ___________.

Accepted Answer

Autumn

Answer

Summer

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Spring

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Winter

Question 39

At which position is Missouri experiencing summer?

Accepted Answer

Position 2, because North America is tilted toward the sun

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Position 1, because North America receives the most direct sun

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Position 3, because North America is parallel to the sun

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Position 4, because North America is tilted away from the sun

Question 40

What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing at position C?

Accepted Answer

Vernal Equinox

Answer

winter solstice

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summer solstice

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autumnal equinox

Question 41

Which of the following would be true about the Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

It is experiencing the winter solstice.

Answer

It is experiencing the autumnal equinox.

Answer

It is experiencing the vernal equinox.

Answer

It is experiencing the summer solstice.

Question 42

What would be the result if the Earth's axis was not tilted but straight up and down?

Accepted Answer

There would be no seasons

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Nothing would change

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Days would get longer

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The Equator would burn up and the poles would freeze

Question 43

Why is the Equator warmest?

Accepted Answer

Because it receives the most direct sunlight

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Because it is closest to the sun.

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Because no clouds form here.

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Because it is far from the sun

Question 44

What happens on solstice days?

Accepted Answer

Earth's North Pole leans toward or away from the Sun

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The Sun's rays shine straight down on the equator

Answer

Day and night hours are equal

Question 45

What are the days of the year when day and light hours are equal?

Accepted Answer

Equinoxes

Answer

Solstices

Answer

Seasons

Answer

Daylight savings time

Question 46

Name the season for the Northern Hemisphere!

Accepted Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

Answer

Summer

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Fall

Question 47

What are the reasons for the seasons?

Accepted Answer

Earth's tilt and revolution.

Answer

Earth's tilt and rotation.

Answer

Earth's rotation and revolution.

Answer

Earth's tilt and resolution

Question 48

Which season is picture B for the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Winter Solstice

Answer

Vernal Equinox

Answer

Summer Solstice

Answer

Autumnal Equinox

Question 49

What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Answer

Fall

Answer

Winter

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Spring

Question 50

What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing?

Accepted Answer

Winter

Answer

Fall

Answer

Spring

Answer

Summer

Question 51

At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

Accepted Answer

Northern hemisphere

Answer

Southern hemisphere

Answer

neither, it would be vernal equinox

Answer

neither, it would be an autumnal equinox

Question 52

When the southern hemisphere experiences summer, the northern hemisphere experiences _________.

Accepted Answer

winter

Answer

autumn

Answer

spring

Answer

summer

Question 53

What is the longest day of the year?

Accepted Answer

summer solstice

Answer

winter solstice

Answer

fall equinox

Answer

spring equinox

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