WorksheetsCh 28, Earth's Moon
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
New Moon
d)
Half Moon
2.
What phase comes AFTER this one?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Third Quarter
3.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Gibbous
4.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Last Quarter
b)
New Moon
c)
Third Quarter
d)
First Quarter
5.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Full Moon
6.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Old Moon
b)
Far Side of the Moon
c)
New Moon
d)
Waxing Gibbous
7.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent
8.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
9.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Third Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
First Quarter
10.
What phase comes AFTER this one?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Third Quarter
11.
Which of these statements about the Moon's atmosphere is TRUE?
a)
Moon has a thin atmosphere with few clouds
b)
Moon has a thin atmosphere but no clouds
c)
Moon has almost no atmosphere
12.
The surface layer made of crushed rock and dust on the Moon is called_______________.
a)
Apollo
b)
Regolith
c)
Moonzonite
13.
High tide and low tide are caused by:
a)
Only the sun's gravitational pull
b)
The Earth's tilt on its axis
c)
The gravitation pull of the moon
d)
the movement of ocean waves
14.
What is the name of the darker areas we see on the moon?
a)
Mountain ranges
b)
Maria
c)
Oceans
d)
Highlands
15.
What does "waxing" mean when we talk about the moon?
a)
The moon looks like someone waxed it.
b)
The moon is getting larger.
c)
The moon is not visible.
d)
The moon is getting smaller.
16.
What does "waning" mean when we talk about the moon?
a)
The moon is getting larger.
b)
The moon looks like someone waxed it.
c)
The moon is getting smaller.
d)
The moon is not visible.
17.
On Earth, what are the effects of the moon's gravitational pull?
a)
There are no effects on the Earth.
b)
The phases of the moon.
c)
The ocean tides.
d)
Earthquakes.
18.
Moon rise occurs ___________ min later every day.
a)
30
b)
47
c)
51
d)
50
19.
When the shadow of one celestial body falls on another celestial body, a(n) _____________________ occurs.
a)
tides
b)
eclipse
c)
moonquake
d)
moon phase
20.
A (n) ___________________ is a bowl shaped depression on an object when a falling body strikes it.
a)
rilles
b)
maria
c)
eclipse
d)
crater
21.
A smaller body that orbits a planet is a(n) ______________________.
a)
moon
b)
star
c)
asteroid
d)
dwarf planet
22.
_________________ is the point at which a satellite is nearest to Earth in its orbit around Earth.
a)
Apogee
b)
Aphelion
c)
Perigee
d)
Perihelion
23.
__________________ is the point which a satellite is farthest from Earth in its orbit around Earth.
a)
Aphelion
b)
Apogee
c)
Perihelion
d)
Perigee
24.
The side of the moon that faces away from Earth is the _______________.
a)
dark side
b)
near side
c)
far side
25.
The side of the moon that faces that Earth is the ________________.
a)
near side
b)
far side
c)
dark side
26.
_________________ was the name of the space program that conducted six lunar visits.
a)
Gemini
b)
Aquarius
c)
Apollo
d)
Orion
27.
If the Moon rises at 6:20 am on Monday, what time will it rise on Tuesday?
a)
5:30 am
b)
7:10pm
c)
7:10 am
d)
6:20pm
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