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Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 51mins
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Class
Date
1.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
2.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
3.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter or (third quarter)
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
4.
Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
5.
What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
6.
How long is the moons complete phase?
a)
29.5 days
b)
30 days
c)
45 days
d)
I don't know
7.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
8.
The earth orbits around...
a)
the sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
9.
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
10.
When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
11.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
12.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
13.
How long does Earth take to make a complete rotation?
a)
365 days
b)
24 hours
14.
The path that Earth takes around the sun is called its
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
c)
Axis
d)
Orbit
15.
True or False: The sun is located in the center of our solar system
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Define star constellations.
a)
Imaginary patterns of stars
b)
Extremely hot stars
c)
Extremely cool stars.
d)
Solar Nebulas
17.
What galaxy do we live in?
a)
Black Hole
b)
Milky Way
c)
Jupiter
d)
Milk Dud
18.
What do we call a group of starts that form a pattern in the night sky?
a)
orbit
b)
planet
c)
galaxy
d)
constellation
19.
What is the distance light travels in one year?
a)
light moon
b)
light star
c)
light year
d)
light planet
20.
What does the Earth's atmosphere do?
a)
Protect the Earth from the sun's rays
b)
Regulate Temperatures
c)
Blankets the Earth with a layer of air
d)
All of the Above
21.
What is a universe?
a)
all things that exist in space
b)
a group of planets
c)
the galaxy that includes the sun
d)
the whole solar system
22.
What is a planet?
a)
a large body that does not give off light
b)
a burning, ball of gas
c)
a body that orbits the moon
d)
a mass that defies gravity
23.
How long does it take the Earth to make one revolution around the Sun?
a)
88 days
b)
29.5 days
c)
365 days
d)
24 hours
24.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
25.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
26.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
27.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
28.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
29.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
30.
The Moon ________ around the Earth.
a)
moves parallel
b)
rotates
c)
moves perpendicular
d)
revolves
31.
Why does the Moon appear to be bright?
a)
The moon reflects light from the Earth
b)
The moon reflects the light of the stars in space
c)
The moon reflects the Sun's light
d)
The moon has its own light
32.
Which of these best defines a star?
a)
A large object that cirlces a star or sun that does not produce its own light
b)
a huge globe of gas that has it own light
c)
an imaginary rod that stretches from the south pole to the north pole
d)
a piece of rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere
33.
What takes away from the Earth's surface?
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
34.
What adds sediment to an area that builds up the Earth's surface?
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
35.
This occurs when rocks are broken down by rain, wind, or ice.
a)
deposition
b)
weathering
c)
erosion
36.
What is the Earth's path around the sun called?
a)
axis
b)
orbit
c)
season
d)
hemisphere
37.
Why are some years on some planets longer than others?
a)
Some planets are larger and take longer to spin on their axis
b)
Some planets have heavier atmospheres than others
c)
Some planets are tilted toward the sun longer than others
d)
Some planets are farther away from the sun, so the orbit takes longer
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