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WorksheetsAstronomy Test One Review (Homework)
Total questions: 89
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & rovolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
2.
Which season(s) have the same amount of daylight hours as nighttime hours?
a)
More hour of light during spring, less in fall
b)
More hours of light during summer, less in winter
c)
None of the seasons have equal daylight hours
d)
All are equal
3.
What causes there to be longer number of hours of light during the summer
a)
Earth tilt's away from the sun in summer
b)
Earth's revolves slower in summer
c)
Earth tilts toward the sun in summer
d)
Earth is closer to the sun
4.
In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
5.
In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
6.
In spring/summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
Neither away or toward
c)
away
7.
Why is it warmer in the summer?
a)
Closer to the sun
b)
More direct light from Earth's tilt
c)
Stronger light from the sun
d)
Earth spins slower
8.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
9.
What season is depicted in the picture?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
fall
d)
spring
10.
What season is depicted in the picture?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
fall
d)
spring
11.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
12.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
13.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
14.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere.
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
15.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere.
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
16.
What causes more heat, indirect sunlight or direct sunlight?
a)
indirect
b)
direct
17.
The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.
a)
23.5
b)
25.3
c)
30.2
d)
24
18.
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
19.
What do June 21 and December 21 have in common?
a)
equinox dates
b)
the moon is full
c)
solstice dates
d)
the cold fronts blow in
20.
What is the longest day of the year?
a)
winter solstice
b)
summer solstice
c)
fall equinox
d)
spring equinox
21.
Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?
a)
distance from the sun
b)
rotation of the earth
c)
change in solar output
d)
tilt of the earth's axix
22.
As the Earth orbits around the sun, the direction of the tilt of its axis changes.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365.25 days
d)
29.5 days
24.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
25.
The next season in the Northern hemisphere after spring is ____.
a)
fall
b)
summer
c)
winter
26.
Object spinning on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
27.
Object orbiting another object.
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
28.
Longest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
29.
Shortest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
30.
First day of spring
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
31.
23.5 degrees
a)
axis
b)
day
c)
tilt
d)
rotation
32.
First day of fall
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
33.
One year is...
a)
355 days
b)
355 1/4 days
c)
365 days
d)
365 1/4 days
34.
Path an object revolves around another object.
a)
axis
b)
orbit
c)
tilt
35.
Is a moon that is waxing growing in size?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
I don't know
d)
no
36.
Is a waning moon getting smaller in size?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
let me think...
37.
When does a lunar eclipse happen?
a)
I do not know
b)
when there is a shadow of the Earth on the moon
c)
It is a phase of the moon
38.
How long is the moons complete phase?
a)
29.5 days
b)
30 days
c)
45 days
d)
I don't know
39.
What is a new moon
a)
A moon that is lit up all the way
b)
The first phase of the moon and you can not really see it lit up
c)
a full moon
40.
What is a full moon?
a)
A moon that is lit up all the way.
b)
a cool moon to see.
c)
when the earth is lit up on the moon.
41.
What moon phase is at position 5?
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
full moon
d)
waning crescent
42.
What moon phase is at position 7?
a)
1st quarter
b)
3rd quarter
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
43.
What moon phase is at position 8?
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
44.
Why do we always see the same side of the moon from Earth?
a)
because the phases change
b)
because it rotates and revolves at the same rate
c)
because half of the moon always receives sunlight
d)
The moon changes positions�
45.
Define Waxing
a)
Part of the moon that is lit appears to be growing from the right
b)
Completely illuminated
c)
dark side is facing earth
d)
Part of the moon that is lit appears to be shrinking from the left
46.
The Moon ________ around the Earth.
a)
moves parallel
b)
rotates
c)
moves perpendicular
d)
revolves
47.
Is a moon that is waxing growing in size?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
I don't know
d)
no
48.
Is a waning moon getting smaller in size?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
let me think...
49.
When does a lunar eclipse happen?
a)
I do not know
b)
when there is a shadow of the Earth on the moon
c)
It is a phase of the moon
50.
How many phases does the moon have?
a)
7 phases
b)
5 phases
c)
I do not know
d)
8 phases
51.
Is the moon Earth's natural sattllie?
a)
no
b)
Yes
c)
I don't know
52.
What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
53.
Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
54.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
55.
When does a lunar eclipse occur?
a)
At night
b)
When the moon's shadow is on the earth
c)
when the moon comes between the sun and earth
d)
During the day
56.
A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
57.
A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
58.
Where must you be to see a total solar eclipse?
a)
a corona
b)
an orbit
c)
the moon's shadow
d)
the earth's shadow
59.
What do we call the sun's outer atmosphere that you see during a solar eclipse?
a)
an umbra
b)
a corona
c)
an orbit
d)
a shadow
60.
Why is a lunar eclipse very rare?
a)
Because it happens every new moon
b)
Because the moon's orbit is tilted, so the sun, moon and earth rarely line up
c)
because the moon isn't close enough to the earth
d)
because the earth isn't close enough to the sun
61.
Which of the following is not true about a total solar eclipse?
a)
It can be viewed once a year from every spot on earth
b)
It is dangerous to look at without the proper device
c)
When it happens, the moon blocks all of the sun except the corona
d)
You must be within the moon's umbra to see it
62.
A lunar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?
a)
New Moon
b)
3rd Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
1st Quarter
63.
A solar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?
a)
1st Quarter
b)
New Moon
c)
Full Moon
d)
3rd Quarter
64.
Which type of eclipse is shown in this picture?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Orbit
c)
Lunar Eclipse
d)
Total Eclipse
65.
What does it mean to revolve?
a)
To spin
b)
To stay in one place
c)
To move around another object
d)
To disappear
66.
During which phase of the moon is a lunar eclipse possible?
a)
Crescent moon
b)
Full moon
c)
New moon
d)
Half moon
67.
What is an orbit?
a)
A path
b)
A star
c)
A planet
d)
A ring
68.
During a solar eclipse...
a)
The sun is blocked
b)
The Earth is blocked
c)
The moon is blocked
d)
You are blocked
69.
The order of a lunar eclipse is..
a)
Sun-Earth-Moon
b)
Earth-Sun-Moon
c)
Moon-Sun- Earth
d)
Earth-Moon-Sun
70.
In thinking about a lunar eclipse, what does the ball in the diagram represent?
a)
the Earth
b)
the Moon
c)
the Sun
71.
During which part of the lunar cycle can a solar eclipse occur?
a)
New Moon
b)
First Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
Third Quarter
72.
In thinking about a solar eclipse, what does the ball in the diagram represent?
a)
the Earth
b)
the Moon
c)
the Sun
73.
What is the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked called?
a)
the umbra
b)
the penumbra
74.
What must occur for an solar eclipse to occur?
a)
Sun-Earth-Moon in line
b)
Sun-Moon-Earth in line
75.
Tides are caused by
a)
strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
b)
the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
c)
the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
d)
variations in the salinity of ocean water
76.
What do we call a tide that has a large tidal range?
a)
gravity
b)
wind
c)
spring
d)
neap
77.
What do we call the tides with a small tidal range that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?
a)
Neap Tide
b)
Spring Tide
c)
Larger Change
d)
Smaller Change
78.
In general, tides occur...
a)
each hour
b)
2 times a day
c)
each month
d)
twice a month
79.
What type of tides would this arrangement of Earth-Moon-Sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
80.
What type of tide would this arrangement of Earth-Moon-Sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
81.
What causes tides?
a)
gravity
b)
wind
c)
spring
d)
neap
82.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon
d)
Venus
83.
At the same time the sea is drawn to the moon, another tidal bulge takes place on other side of Earth?
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
I don't know!
84.
If tides alternate from high to low and there are two of each type of tide a day, about how many hours will generally be between each different tide?
a)
2 hours
b)
6 hours
c)
12 hours
d)
24 hours
85.
The Sun has much more mass than the Moon yet the Moon has a much greater effect on Earth's tides. Why?
a)
The Sun is much closer
b)
The Sun is much farther away
c)
The Sun is too hot for tides
d)
The Dark Side of the Moon is too dark
86.
Tides are caused by
a)
strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
b)
the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
c)
the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
d)
variations in the salinity of ocean water
87.
What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
88.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
89.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon
d)
Venus
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