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WorksheetsEarth, Moon, Sun and Stars
Total questions: 86
Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins
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Class
Date
1.
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
a)
The equator rotates slower than the poles.
b)
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
c)
The equator always receives direct sunlight.
d)
The equator has 18 hour days.
2.
The distance that light travels in one year...
a)
Light year
b)
Quantumyear
c)
Stellar-year
d)
1 million kilometers
3.
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
4.
Longest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
5.
Shortest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
6.
At position D in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____.
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
7.
In the summer many people enjoy going to the beach. There is a beautiful beach in Argentina, which is located in the Southern Hemisphere. Which diagram shows the position of Earth when it is summer in Argentina?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
9.
The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.
a)
23.5
b)
25.3
c)
30.2
d)
24
10.
The term equinox means....
a)
equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
b)
Equal amount of winter and summer
c)
Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
d)
The longest day of the year
11.
What would the season on Earth be like if we did not have a tilt?
a)
Changing constantly
b)
The same all year - not much change
c)
WInter all the time
d)
Summer all the time
12.
Objects in the sky appear to move from _______ to _______.
a)
East to West
b)
West to East
c)
North to South
d)
South to North
13.
Objects appear to move from east to west because Earth turns from _______ to ________.
a)
East to West.
b)
West to East.
c)
North to South.
d)
South to North.
14.
Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?
a)
The equator
b)
The poles
c)
The Tropic of Cancer
d)
The Tropic of Capricorn
15.
The Northern Hemisphere gets __________ sunlight in the winter, which leads to _________ temperatures.
a)
less direct, hotter
b)
less direct, colder
c)
more direct, hotter
d)
more direct, colder
16.
Which angle of sunlight produces the most heat?
a)
90 degrees
b)
60 degrees
c)
30 degrees
d)
0 degrees
17.
Define a solstice:
a)
<not an answer>
b)
the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length.
c)
either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.
18.
Define an equinox:
a)
the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length.
b)
highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.
c)
<point loss by 0>
19.
If you are on the southern hemisphere and the temperature is very high, how is it in the northern hemisphere?
a)
medium temp
b)
96°
c)
very low temp
d)
45°
20.
Which area gets the most sunlight?
a)
Equator
b)
North pole
c)
South pole
d)
The inner core
21.
What is the shortest night ever?
a)
March 23rd
b)
June 22nd
c)
Dec. 21st
d)
September 20th
22.
What is the shortest day of the year?
a)
Dec. 21st
b)
June 21st
c)
Dec. 23rd
d)
March 22nd
23.
What is the imaginary line that goes through the center of the earth and pint s towards the north star?
a)
Equator
b)
Axis
c)
Hemisphere borders
d)
Tectonic boundaries
24.
Why do we experience the changing of seasons on Earth?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & rovolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
25.
What does the rotation of the Earth cause us to experience?
a)
seasons
b)
year
c)
day & night
d)
eclipse
26.
Because of the direction that the Earth rotates on it's axis, in what direction does the sun "appear to rise" every day?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
27.
how far is the sun from earth?
a)
142 million km away?
b)
200 million miles away?
c)
2 km away?
d)
150 million km away?
28.
does the sun orbit the earth?
a)
yes?
b)
no?
c)
neither of the above
29.
Earth's orbit brings the planet closest to the sun in ............
a)
February
b)
August
c)
July
d)
January
30.
In December, people in the ......... hemisphere receive the most direct sunlight
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Eastern
d)
Western
31.
Circumpolar Constellations rotate around which celestial object?
a)
The Sun
b)
Polaris
c)
The Ecliptic
d)
The moon
32.
what is this?
a)
libra
b)
ursa major
c)
orion
d)
scorprio
33.
When do solar eclipses occur?
a)
When the earth passes between the moon and sun.
b)
When Jupiter passes between the sun and Earth.
c)
When the moon passes between the sun and Earth.
d)
When Mars gets too close to the sun and causes an eclipse.
34.
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.
35.
To express the distance between the milky way and other galaxies the appropriate unit of measurement is the
a)
meter
b)
kilometer
c)
light year
d)
astronomical unit
36.
The horizon is where
a)
The Moon meets the Earth
b)
The sky meets ground
37.
The ecliptic is the path of
a)
The Earth
b)
The death star
c)
The Moon
d)
The sun
38.
Zenith is
a)
The location directly above you
b)
Pride rock with Simba
c)
the death star
d)
A very weird name
39.
In order to predict the motions of the sky we created what model?
a)
Celestial Model
b)
Globe
40.
What characteristic do the Earth and Moon share that makes them different from the Sun?
a)
Spherical shape
b)
Rotate on an axis
c)
Rocky crust and surface
d)
Found in our Solar System
41.
Among the Earth, Sun, and Moon, what makes the Earth unique? Only the Earth –
a)
can generate energy
b)
lacks an atmosphere
c)
is made mostly of rock
d)
contains water in liquid form
42.
Which moon phase is pictured?
a)
1st quarter moon
b)
half moon
c)
3rd quarter moon
d)
waning gibbous
43.
After the New Moon, is the Moon waxing or waning?
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
c)
Neither
d)
Both
44.
When the Moon is between the Earth and Sun, what is the phase?
a)
Full
b)
New
c)
Quarter
d)
Crescent
45.
What does "waxing" mean?
a)
Become larger, stronger, brighter
b)
Become smaller, weaker, dimmer
c)
Rotate
d)
Revolve
46.
What causes the Moon to change phases throughout the month?
a)
Earth's shadow on the Moon
b)
Earth seeing the Moon from different angles
c)
Sun's shadow on the Moon
d)
Moon's shadow on the Earth
47.
What is a "gibbous" shape?
a)
Half circle
b)
Less than half circle
c)
More than half circle
d)
Full circle
48.
What moon phase is pictured?
a)
1st quarter
b)
3rd quarter
c)
new moon
d)
waxing gibbous
49.
Which moon phase is pictured?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning gibbous
50.
The 3rd quarter moon comes after this moon phase?
a)
True
b)
False
51.
Which phase of the moon occurs right after the new moon?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
52.
How often does the sun seem to rise in the east and set in the west?
a)
every month
b)
every week
c)
every day
d)
every hour
53.
Direct sunlight is when . . .
a)
Sun's energy concentrated over small area
b)
Sun's energy spread out over large area
c)
When the Sun shines in your eyes
d)
When the Sun expands, producing more energy than usual
54.
Name this phase of the moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
third quarter
55.
What is this moon phase?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
3rd quarter
56.
Name this moon phase.
a)
wax on, wax off
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
57.
Name this moon phase.
a)
4th quarter
b)
3rd/last quarter
c)
new moon
d)
waxing crescent
58.
Which best explains why the moon has phases?
a)
The moon’s position changes in relation to the sun and Earth.
b)
The sun’s position changes in relation to the moon and Earth.
c)
The Earth casts a shadow on the moon as it rotates.
d)
The moon rotates along its axis
59.
Where will your shadow point on solar noon of any day?
a)
due South
b)
South East
c)
due North
d)
North West
60.
The sun appears to move across the sky each day. What causes this?
a)
the spinning of the Earth's axis
b)
The path of the sun around the Earth
c)
the production the nuclear energy around the sun
d)
the tilt of the Earth on its axis
61.
What constellation is this?
a)
Pegasus
b)
Andromeda
c)
Hercules
d)
Cassiopeia
62.
What constellation is this?
a)
Draco
b)
Ursa Minor
c)
Corona Borealis
d)
Cepheus
63.
What constellation is this?
a)
Draco
b)
Ursa Minor
c)
Corona Borealis
d)
Cepheus
64.
A constellation is a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.
a)
planets
b)
stars
c)
patterns
d)
creatures
65.
Because the Earth is 93 million mies from the Sun, the light from this star takes_____ to reach us.
a)
8 hours
b)
1 hour
c)
8 minutes
66.
Does this picture represent a waxing or waning moon?
a)
waxing
b)
waning
67.
The average distance between the earth and the sun.
a)
Lightyear
b)
astronomical unit
c)
kilometers
d)
parsec
68.
what is in between mars and jupiter
a)
earth
b)
galaxy
c)
asteroid belt
d)
saturn
69.
what is the time it takes light to travel from the sun to the Earth
a)
meters
b)
miles
c)
kilometers
d)
light years
70.
The distance that light travels in one year...
a)
Light year
b)
Quantumyear
c)
Stellar-year
d)
1 million kilometers
71.
What is the unit used to measure the distance between stars or the size of galaxies
a)
parsec
b)
Astronomical Units
c)
Light year
d)
Kilometers
72.
What instrument could be used to make distant objects seem larger and nearer?
a)
telescope
b)
flashlight
c)
magnifying glass
d)
microscope
73.
What object in the solar system is considered a dwarf planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Neptune
74.
Our Solar System contains 8 planets. Each planet is classified as either a terrestrial planet or a gas giant planet. Which is a difference between these two types of planets?
a)
Terrestrial planets are larger than gas giant planets.
b)
gas giant planets are denser than terrestrial planets
c)
Terrestrial planets are located closer to the sun than gas giant planets
d)
gas giant planets have thinner atmosphere than terrestrial planets.
75.
Scientific notation uses powers of ten to write very large or small numbers.
a)
True
b)
False
76.
Deneb is a star 3,230 light-years away.
a)
True
b)
False
77.
A light-year is about 9.46 trillion kilometers.
a)
False
b)
True
78.
_________ fuses into _________ to make the energy of a star.
a)
Helium, Hydrogen
b)
Carbon Dioxide, Methane
c)
Hydrogen, Methane
d)
Hydrogen, Helium
81.
Absolute Magnitude is how bright a star ...
a)
seems like from the Earth
b)
actually is when all the stars are at the same distance
c)
actually is when all the stars are in the same picture
d)
seems to be if we took a picture
82.
How close is the nearest star to our "Sun"?
a)
3.4 ly
b)
7.1 ly
c)
4.3 ly
d)
5.1 ly
81.
Absolute Magnitude is how bright a star ...
a)
seems like from the Earth
b)
actually is when all the stars are at the same distance
c)
actually is when all the stars are in the same picture
d)
seems to be if we took a picture
82.
How close is the nearest star to our "Sun"?
a)
3.4 ly
b)
7.1 ly
c)
4.3 ly
d)
5.1 ly
83.
How fast does light travel in 1 sec.?
a)
100,000 miles
b)
135,000 miles
c)
186,000 miles
d)
6 trillion miles
84.
What's the closest star to us called?
a)
Vega
b)
Alpha Centauri
c)
Polaris
d)
Rigel
85.
What is a light year used to measure.
a)
large distances
b)
small distances
86.
How many light minutes in a light year?
a)
525 948.766
b)
3 000 000
c)
796
d)
1billion
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