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WorksheetsAstronomy -Seasons, Moon phases
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
Earth is tilted at:
a)
23.5 degrees
b)
45.5 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
120 degrees
2.
If it is winter in Australia, what season is SC in?
a)
Fall
b)
Spring
c)
Winter
d)
Summer
3.
In summer, hemispheres have:
a)
less direct sunlight
b)
more direct sunlight
c)
equal sunlight
d)
more indirect light
4.
If the Earth's tilt was equal, what effect would that have on seasons?
a)
Longer seasons
b)
Longer days
c)
Shorter days
d)
Seasons would be same year round
5.
Waning is:
a)
Increasing light
b)
Decreasing light
c)
High Tide
d)
Low tide
6.
A full moon creates:
a)
Higher than normal high tides
b)
Lower than normal high tides
c)
Higher than normal flares
d)
Lower than normal flares
7.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the line up is this:
a)
Sun -Earth-Moon
b)
Moon, Sun, Earth
c)
Earth-Sun-Moon
d)
Sun-Moon-Earth
8.
The part of the sun that can only be seen during a total eclipse is:
a)
Core
b)
Chromosphere
c)
Photosphere
d)
Corona
9.
A spring tide occurs when?
a)
During the first quarter
b)
During a waxing gibbous
c)
Durin a new moon
d)
During a full moon
10.
What control does the moon have on Earth?
a)
It controls waves
b)
It controls Earth's rotation
c)
It controls the speed of revolution
d)
It controls the tides
11.
What is the name of the moon phase shown in this picture?
a)
New Moon
b)
Full moon
c)
1st quarter
d)
3rd quarter
12.
When the visible portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is…?
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
c)
Full
d)
None of the above
13.
Earth has seasons because…?
a)
The temperature of the sun changes.
b)
Earth rotates on its axis.
c)
Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.
d)
The distance between Earth and the sun changes.
14.
When do lunar eclipses occur?
a)
When Earth passes between the moon and sun.
b)
When the moon passes between the Earth and sun.
c)
When the moon makes half of the Earth cold.
d)
When Mars gets too close to the sun and causes an eclipse.
15.
Why do we see moon phases?
a)
We see moon phases because of stars that reflect light off of the moon.
b)
We only see the moon phases due to the location of the moon in relation to the Sun and Earth.
c)
We see moon phases only when Jupiter comes closer to the moon.
d)
We cannot see moon phases from Earth at all.
16.
The reason for seasons is:
a)
Distance to sun
b)
Distance to moon
c)
Earth's tilt
d)
Moon;s tilt
17.
The date of the Vernal equinox is:
a)
September 23
b)
March 21st
c)
June 21st
d)
December 21st
18.
Why don't we have a solar eclipse every month?
a)
The Sun is tilted on its axis
b)
The moon's tilt
c)
The speed of the moon's rotation
d)
The speed of the Earth's rotation
19.
A neap tide occurs when?
a)
1st and 3rd quarters
b)
Waxing gibbous
c)
Waning gibbous
d)
Full moon
20.
A neap tide occurs when?
a)
1st and 3rd quarters
b)
Waxing gibbous
c)
Waning gibbous
d)
Full moon
21.
What season is it in the southern hemisphere, in illustration C?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
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