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WorksheetsScience Ch 12
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A(n) ________________ is an object that orbits a planet.
a)
penumbra
b)
solar eclipse
c)
satellite
d)
corona
2.
The different shapes of the Moon's appearance are known as ___________.
a)
phases
b)
planetary transit
c)
satellite
d)
penumbra
3.
In a lunar eclipse, the dark inner region of Earth's shadow in a lunar eclipse is the ___________.
a)
corona
b)
penumbra
c)
solar eclipse
d)
lunar eclipse
4.
During a total solar eclipse, the visible halo around the Sun's blocked-out disc is called the __________.
a)
satellite
b)
umbra
c)
lunar eclipse
d)
corona
5.
From Earth, ________ of only the planets Mercury and Venus are visible.
a)
eclipses
b)
transits
6.
A waxing moon phase means the moon is getting _________.
a)
bigger
b)
smaller
7.
The daily changes in the ocean level at shorelines around the world are called ________.
a)
tides
b)
phases
c)
rotation
d)
revolution
8.
The moon is the only space object that causes tides on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
When the moon passes through Earth's shadow it is a _________ eclipse.
a)
lunar
b)
solar
10.
What type of eclipse is this?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
11.
What type of eclipse is this?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
12.
What causes seasons to occur on Earth?
a)
Earth's rotation on it's axis
b)
The tilt of Earth on it's axis
c)
The sun gets closer throughout the year
d)
Earth's revolution around the sun
13.
The sun is...
a)
the least massive body in the solar system
b)
made mostly of helium
c)
the largest and most massive body in the solar system
d)
a huge sphere of very cold plasma
14.
During a neap tide, which two moon phases occur?
a)
Waxing & Wanning Gibbus
b)
Full & New Moon
c)
Waxing & Wanning Cresent
d)
1st & 3rd quarter
15.
The appearance of the moon as it makes a full revolution of the Earth is known as...
a)
full moon
b)
3rd quarter
c)
gibbous
d)
Lunar cycle
16.
In the moon phases, a small sliver of light is known as...
a)
cresent
b)
gibbous
c)
waxing
d)
wanning
17.
In the moon phases, when half of the moon is lit on the right side it is known as a...
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
wanning cresent
c)
1st quarter
d)
new moon
18.
In the moon phases, when the light is growing from the right, getting bigger, it is known as...
a)
waxing
b)
wanning
c)
gibbous
d)
cresent
19.
When the Sun and the Moon pull on Earth's oceans from different directions, it is known as...
a)
spring tide
b)
neap tide
20.
How long does it take to for the moon to cycle through the moon phases?
a)
1 day
b)
7 days
c)
28 days
d)
a year
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