WorksheetsHMS Space Quiz 2 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Earth's ___________ takes place on an imaginary line called its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
c)
spin
d)
orbit
2.
The point at which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator is the ______________.
a)
equinox
b)
solstice
c)
eclipse
d)
ellipse
3.
Earth's yearly orbit around the sun is one _______________.
a)
equinox
b)
revolution
c)
eclipse
d)
rotation
4.
During a(n) __________, the dark side of the moon faces Earth.
a)
old moon
b)
new moon
c)
crescent moon
d)
orbital moon
5.
There are equal hours of daylight and nighttime during a(n) _____________.
a)
witner solstice
b)
equinox
c)
summer solstice
d)
full moon
6.
The changing appearances of the moon as seen from Earth are its ___________.
a)
solstices
b)
equinoxes
c)
phases
d)
stages
7.
After a new moon, when more of the moons' lighted side becomes visible, the phases are ___________.
a)
waning
b)
rotating
c)
waxing
d)
revolving
8.
During a _________, the moon blocks the sun's rays.
a)
solar ellipse
b)
lunar ellipse
c)
solar eclipse
d)
lunar eclipse
9.
A total solar eclipse can only be seen by people in the area of the Earth within the moon's ___________.
a)
penumbra
b)
gravitational field
c)
umbra
d)
waxing crescent
10.
The Earth is a "perfect" sphere.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
On a map, the Village of Holmen, WI is nearest which latitude line?
a)
Tropic of Capricorn
b)
Equator
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Tropic of Tundra
12.
What is the strongest argument to explain the cause of seasons on Earth?
a)
Earth's distance from the sun
b)
Earth's tilt
c)
Ocean currents
d)
Moon's gravitational pull
13.
What is the tilt of the Earth?
a)
90°
b)
23.5°
c)
32.5°
d)
73.5°
14.
What is the main factor that causes the ocean tides on Earth?
a)
Earth's tilt
b)
Moon's gravitational pull
c)
Earth's distance from sun
d)
Global warming
15.
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
16.
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
17.
a)
penumbra
b)
umbra
c)
orbit
d)
crescent
18.
a)
penumbra
b)
umbra
c)
orbit
d)
crescent
19.
Earth moves in a(n) _______ around the sun.
a)
circle
b)
ellipse
c)
spiral
d)
revolution
20.
Moon ____________ describe the changes in the moon's appearance as seen from Earth.
a)
phases
b)
stages
c)
cycles
d)
shadows
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