Test: Earth, Sun, and Moon

Which force keeps the planets in their orbits around the Sun?

• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Electricity

• Friction

Which event is caused by the Moon passing through Earth’s shadow?

• Meteor shower

• Change of seasons

• Eclipse

• Earthquake

Approximately how long does it take for the moon to complete one orbit around Earth?

• 1 day

• 1 week

• 1 month

• 1 year

The image shows a moon phase observed by a student. Which moon phase would they see 1 month later?

• Crescent moon

• New moon

• Full moon

• Waning Gibbous

The Moon’s surface is visible to an observer on Earth because the Moon

• Reflects sunlight

• Absorbs light from Earth

• Produces its own light

• transmits sunlight

What motion do the arrows in the diagram represent?

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• The Sun's rotation

• The Sun's revolution

Approximately how long does it take Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun?

• 4 days

• 365 days (1 year)

• 1 month

• 2 years

Which motion causes day and night on Earth?

• Rotation

• Revolution

Even though Earth is closer to the sun in December, we get cold weather in our hemisphere because...

• We are tilted away from the sun

• the sun isn't strong enough

• the sun doesn't affect us

Summer in the northern hemisphere starts in the month of ____________ and the Earth is tilted ____________________________.

• June; toward the sun

• June; away from the sun

• September; toward the sun

• March; away from the sun