WorksheetsMoon Eclipse Seasons
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the phase and visibility?
a)
Full moon , 100%
b)
Full moon, 0%
c)
New moon, 100%
d)
New moon, 0%
2.
Name the phase and visibility:
a)
Waning Gibbous, 75%
b)
Waxing Gibbous, 75%
c)
Waning crescent, 25%
d)
Waxing crescent, 25%
3.
Name the phase and visibility.
a)
Waxing Gibbous, 75%
b)
Waxing Gibbous, 25%
c)
Waning Gibbous, 25%
d)
Waning Gibbous, 75%
4.
The far side of the moon is illuminated and we see no reflected light. What is the phase and visibility?
a)
New moon , 100%
b)
New moon, 0%
c)
Full moon, 100%
d)
Full moon, 0%
5.
Name the phase and visibility.
a)
Waxing crescent, 75%
b)
Waning crescent, 25%
c)
Waxing crescent, 75%
d)
Waxing crescent, 25%
6.
Name the phase and visibility.
a)
New moon, 0%
b)
Full moon, 100%
c)
1st quarter, 50%
d)
3rd quarter, 50%
7.
Name the phase and visibility.
a)
Waxing gibbous, 75%
b)
Waxing crescent, 75%
c)
Waning gibbous, 75%
d)
Waning crescent, 75%
8.
Name the phase and visibility.
a)
New moon, 0%
b)
1st quarter, 50%
c)
Full moon, 100%
d)
3rd quarter, 50%
9.
One month from the new moon is the __________ and is _____% visible.
a)
New moon, 100%
b)
Full moon 100%
c)
New moon, 0%
d)
Full moon, 0%
10.
What season is the Northern Hemisphere in letter A?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
11.
When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Fall
d)
Summer
12.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
13.
What is the Earth's tilt in degrees?
a)
25.3 degrees
b)
32.5 degrees
c)
28.5 degrees
d)
23.5 degrees
14.
How long after a new moon will it take to see another new moon?
a)
12 days
b)
29.5 days
c)
27.3 days
d)
365 days
15.
Where is the new moon ALWAYS located in a diagram of the moon phases?
a)
closest to the full moon
b)
closest to the 1st quarter moon
c)
closest to the sun
d)
closest to the waning gibbous
16.
Sunlight hits Earth’s surface most directly at the _______. Because of this, this particular area doesn't experience seasons.
a)
north pole
b)
south pole
c)
equator
17.
A cycle is something that happens over and over again, like the seasons and day & night.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
Not sure
18.
The type of tide that occurs during the full or new moon is called___. It shows the greatest difference in the low and high tide.
a)
spring tide
b)
summer tide
c)
neap tide
d)
fall tide
19.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
20.
At position C, which hemisphere would have winter?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
21.
At position D in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
22.
What happens when there is a spring tide
a)
high tides
b)
really high tides
c)
low tides
23.
Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
last quarter/3rd quarter
24.
Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
25.
Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
last quarter/3rd quarter
26.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
27.
Tides are caused by ___________
a)
wind
b)
gravitational pull of moon
c)
waves gravitation toward land
d)
rain
28.
If the Earth stopped rotating, What would happen?
a)
Nothing would really happen
b)
There would no longer be 24 hours of day/night
c)
Seasons would no longer happen
d)
The earth would fly off into space
29.
What causes Day and Night on Earth?
a)
The rotation of the Earth
b)
Earth moving farther from and closer to the Sun
c)
The Revolution of Earth
d)
The Sun moving around Earth
30.
What season is the Southern hemisphere in when the North Pole is leaning into the Sun?
a)
Summer
b)
Fall
c)
Winter
d)
Spring
31.
If the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing Summer, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
32.
It takes the Earth approximately ____ hours, or _________ to ________ on its axis.
a)
36 1 day, rotate
b)
48 2 days, rotate
c)
24 1 day, rotate
d)
24 1 year. revolve
33.
Earth is tilted _______degrees which also contributes to our seasons.
a)
5
b)
90
c)
23.5
d)
25.3
34.
Tides are caused mainly by differences in how much the _________________ pulls on different parts of the Earth.
a)
Moon
b)
Sun
c)
Jupiter
d)
Venus
35.
There are approximately _______ high tides and ________ low tides in a 24 hour period.
a)
1, 1
b)
4, 4
c)
2, 4
d)
2, 2
36.
When the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are lined up in a straight line we are having a _____________ tide.
a)
Fall
b)
Neap
c)
Spring
d)
Moon
37.
Spring tides occurs during a ___________moon and a __________________moon.
a)
New, Full
b)
1st Quarter, 3rd Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous, Waning Crescent
d)
1st Quarter, Full
38.
Spring tides occurs during a ___________moon and a __________________moon.
a)
New, Full
b)
1st Quarter, 3rd Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous, Waning Crescent
d)
1st Quarter, Full
39.
A __________________ tide occurs during a_______________________ moon and a __________________________moon.
a)
Spring, 1st quarter, 3rd/last quarter
b)
Moon, 1st quarter, 3rd/last quarter
c)
Neap, 1st quarter, 3rd/last quarter
d)
Beach, 1st quarter, 3rd/last quarter
40.
When the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are forming a 90 degree angle we are having a ____________________ tide.
a)
Beach
b)
Neap
c)
Spring
d)
Moon
41.
A lunar eclipse is when:
a)
The shadow of Earth falls on the moon
b)
The shadow of the moon falls on the Earth
c)
The shadow of the sun falls on the moon
d)
The suns light shows red on the moon
42.
The area where a total solar eclipse is experienced is called the:
a)
Penumbra
b)
Umbra
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