Mid-Term 3 Science

Draw a labelled diagram of a Solar Eclipse

What is at the centre of the Solar System?

• The Sun

• Black Hole

• Earth

• Dust

Day and night is caused by ...

• The movement of the Sun

• The movement of the Moon

• Rotation of Earth on its axis

How would we see the Moon from Earth in this diagram?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Waxing Crescent Moon

• Half Moon (1st Quarter)

Earth experiences different seasons because of the ...

• Distance to the Sun

• Global Warning

• Ocean

• Tilt on it's axis

Order the planets from the closest to the Sun to furthest.

(a)  

Which of these is NOT in our Solar System?

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Nebula

• Planet

When it's Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Summer

• Autumn (Fall)

• Winter

• Spring

A Solar Eclipse can only occur during which phase of the Lunar Cycle?

• Full Moon

• Half Moon Waning

• Half Moon Waxing

• New Moon

We see the Sun and Moon the same size in the sky because ...

• The Sun is 400x bigger than the Moon, but the Moon is 400x closer

• They're not the same size in the sky

• The Sun is closer

• The atmosphere