Science Final Exam Practice Questions

When the moon is waxing, its lighted part appears to

• increase in size

• decrease in size

• become invisible

New, full, gibbous, quarter, and crescent describe

• the moon's orbit

• phases of the moon

• the moon's rotation

When the moon is waning, its lighted part appears to

• increase in size

• decrease in size

• become invisible

How long does it take Earth to complete one orbit around the sun?

• 1 day

• 27 days

• 365. 25 days

The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.

• umbra

• penumbra

• gibbous

The sun APPEARS to move across the sky, during the day. It rises in the

• North

• South

• East

The cycle of the moon's phases repeats in a predictable way. About how long does it take to cycle from one new moon to the next new moon?

• about one day

• about one year

• about one month

The distance between which of these is the shortest?

• Earth and sun

• Moon and sun

• Earth and moon

How long does it take Earth to complete one orbit or revolution around the sun?

• 1 day

• 27 days

• 365. 25 days

Which factor contributes to Earth's seasons?

• the time of the day

• the energy as heat from the moon

• the angle of the sun's rays and the number of hours of daylight