Quiz about Earth Moon Sun Review

Question 1

True of False - The moon makes its own light

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 2

What term is used to describe the phases of the moon that appear to be getting bigger?

Accepted Answer

Waxing

Answer

Waning

Question 3

You are standing outside looking up at the sky. You remember just a few nights ago there was a New Moon, and you couldn't see anything. What kind of moon do you think you are looking at now?

Accepted Answer

Waxing Crecent

Answer

Waxing Gibbous

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Full Moon

Answer

Waning Gibbous

Question 4

Which moon phase do we see at position 5?

Accepted Answer

Full Moon

Answer

New moon

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1st quarter

Answer

3rd quarter

Question 5

What moon phase do we see at position 8?

Accepted Answer

Waning Crescent

Answer

New Moon

Answer

Waxing Crescent

Answer

Waning Gibbous

Question 6

What does the moon orbit around?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Answer

The sun

Answer

nothing

Answer

its moon

Question 7

How long does a complete lunar cycle take?

Accepted Answer

29.5 days

Answer

1 day

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365 days

Question 8

What is the only phase of the moon that will cause a solar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

New

Answer

Full

Answer

1st quarter

Answer

3rd quarter

Question 9

When a solar eclipse occurs, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

The moon moves between the sun and the earth

Answer

The sun moves between the moon and the Earth

Answer

The earth moves between the moon and the sun

Question 10

Which phase of the moon can experience a lunar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

Full moon

Answer

New moon

Answer

1st quarter

Answer

3rd quarter

Question 11

2. During winter, what change will you see in the daylight hours?

Accepted Answer

C. There will be less daylight hours.

Answer

A. There will be more daylight hours.

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B. The daylight and nighttime hours will be the same.

Answer

D. There will be no change in daylight hours.

Question 12

5. True or False: Both hemispheres experience the same seasons at the same time.

Accepted Answer

B. False

Answer

A. True

Question 13

9. Summer has the _______________ days and _______________ nights.

Accepted Answer

longest, shortest

Answer

Shortest, shortest

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Shortest, longest

Answer

longest, longest

Question 14

10. Choose the diagram that best illustrates the location of the equator shown by the red dotted line. Don't forget to consider the tilt!

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

Answer

B.

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C.

Answer

D.

Question 15

True or False - The moon is always visible from Earth

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 16

During summer, what change will you see in the daylight hours?

Accepted Answer

A. There will be more daylight hours.

Answer

B. The daylight and nighttime hours will be the same.

Answer

C. There will be less daylight hours.

Answer

D. There will be no change in daylight hours.

Question 17

What term is used to describe the phases of the moon that appear to be getting smaller?

Accepted Answer

Waning

Answer

Waxing

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