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Worksheets8.7A-C
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Moon ________ around the Earth.
a)
moves parallel
b)
rotates
c)
moves perpendicular
d)
revolves
2.
What moon phase is at position 1?
a)
new moon
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
3.
What moon phase is at position 6?
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
4.
What moon phase is at position 5?
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
full moon
d)
waning crescent
5.
What moon phase is at position 3?
a)
waxing crescent
b)
1st quarter
c)
3rd quarter
d)
waning crescent
6.
What moon phase is at position 7?
a)
1st quarter
b)
3rd quarter
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
7.
What moon phase is at position 8?
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
8.
What moon phase is at position 4?
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
9.
What moon phase is at position 2?
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
10.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
11.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
12.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
13.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
14.
How long does it take to cycle completely from one full moon to the next full moon?
a)
about 1 day
b)
about 1 year
c)
about 1 month
d)
about 1 week
15.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
16.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
17.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
18.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
19.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
20.
Which moon phase is nearest the sun?
a)
New moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
1st quarter moon
d)
3rd quarter moon
21.
Which moon phase is furthest from the sun?
a)
New moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
1st quarter moon
d)
3rd quarter moon
22.
Which means getting bigger or brighter?
a)
waxing
b)
waning
23.
Which means getting dimmer or decreasing?
a)
waxing
b)
waning
24.
How long does it take for the Earth to spin on its axis?
a)
It doesn't spin
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
3651/4 days
25.
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
26.
The hemisphere where you live
a)
equator
b)
southern
c)
northern
d)
eastern
27.
In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
28.
In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
29.
What season is depicted in the picture?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
fall
d)
spring
30.
What season is depicted in the picture?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
fall
d)
spring
31.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
32.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
33.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
34.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
35.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
36.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere.
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
37.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere.
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
38.
What causes more heat, indirect sunlight or direct sunlight?
a)
indirect
b)
direct
39.
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
40.
The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.
a)
23.5
b)
25.3
c)
30.2
d)
24
41.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
42.
At position D in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
43.
The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
vernal equinox
b)
axis
c)
solar eclipse
d)
solar flare
44.
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.
45.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
46.
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
47.
The season that comes before winter is?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
spring
d)
fall
48.
(8.7A) The diagram below shows four positions in Earth's orbit around the sun.
The Northern Hemisphere experiences the beginning of spring when Earth is in-
The Northern Hemisphere experiences the beginning of spring when Earth is in-
a)
Position 1
b)
Position 2
c)
Position 3
d)
Position 4
49.
(8.7A) A student draws the model shown below.
Which of these best compares the conditions at Location X and Location Y?
Which of these best compares the conditions at Location X and Location Y?
a)
It is day at Location X and night at Location Y
b)
It is winter at Location Y and summer at Location X
c)
There are more hours of daylight at Location X than at Location Y
d)
The moon is brighter when viewed from Location X than when viewed from Location Y
50.
(8.7B) The diagram below shows four phases of the moon as it revolves around Earth.
A student builds a model based on this diagram. The student uses foam balls to represent the moon and Earth and a flashlight to represent the sun. The student should shine the flashlight on the model of Earth from Position
A student builds a model based on this diagram. The student uses foam balls to represent the moon and Earth and a flashlight to represent the sun. The student should shine the flashlight on the model of Earth from Position
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
51.
(8.7B) Some students used records from the U.S. Naval Observatory to make the table below of the percent of the moon that was visible on each night in January 2011.
Based on this data, what part of the lunar cycle occurred between January 5 and Januray 7?
Based on this data, what part of the lunar cycle occurred between January 5 and Januray 7?
a)
Waxing crescent moon
b)
Waning crescent moon
c)
full moon
d)
new moon
52.
_______are daily changes in ocean water.
a)
Waters
b)
Tides
c)
Colors
d)
Earths
53.
Tides are caused by what force from the sun and moon?
a)
gravitational
b)
strong
c)
tidal force
d)
armed forces
54.
Spring tides have the largest tidal ranges because...
a)
the earth, moon, and sun are aligned for greater gravitational force.
b)
the moon has the strongest gravitational force.
c)
the sun has the most gravitational force.
d)
none of the above
55.
Neap tides happen at _________ and _________ phases of the moon.
a)
first quarter and new moon
b)
last quarter and full moon
c)
waxing and waning
d)
1st quarter and 3rd quarter
56.
During a neap tide, the sun, moon, and earth are at a ___________ angle.
a)
360 degree
b)
23.5 degree
c)
45 degree
d)
90 degree
57.
What type of tide is evident when the moon is in the full moon phase?
a)
high tide
b)
low tide
c)
spring tide
d)
neap tide
58.
What is a difference between spring and neap tides?
a)
Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon.
b)
Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
c)
Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides
d)
Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season
59.
What happens when there is a spring tide
a)
Short Tides and semi-short tides
b)
High tides and very low tides
c)
low tides and medium tides
d)
small tidal ranges
60.
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
61.
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
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