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WorksheetsSun, Earth, and Moon Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins
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Class
Date
1.
Earth is tilted on its' axis. Which of these would NOT exist if Earth had no tilt?
a)
Gravity
b)
Lunar phases
c)
Earth's rotation
d)
Sequence of seasons
2.
The pull of the moon's gravity on the Earth is the main cause of ---
a)
Day and night
b)
Earths rotation
c)
Tides
d)
Seasons
3.
Why does the Earth have seasons?
a)
The temperature of the sun changes.
b)
Earth rotates on its axis.
c)
Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.
d)
The distance between Earth and the sun changes.
4.
Name this moon phase.
a)
1st quarter
b)
3rd/last quarter
c)
new moon
d)
waxing crescent
5.
Name this moon phase.
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
6.
Name this moon phase.
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waning crescent
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
waning gibbous
7.
What is this moon phase?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
3rd quarter
8.
What is this moon phase?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
9.
Name this moon phase.
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter moon
c)
last quarter moon
d)
waning gibbous
10.
Name this phase of the moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
11.
Name this moon phase. (NO MOON SEEN)
a)
New moon
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning crescent
d)
full moon
12.
Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
new
d)
eclipse
13.
Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?
a)
Waning crescent
b)
Full moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
New moon
14.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
15.
The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.
a)
revolutions
b)
phases
c)
rotations
d)
eclipses
16.
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.
17.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
18.
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
19.
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
20.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
21.
What are the reasons for the seasons? Read carefully!
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
22.
The Earth rotates every...
a)
12 hours
b)
365 days
c)
24 hours
d)
366 days
23.
increasing light; light on right
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
24.
decreasing light; light on left
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
25.
What is the next phase?
a)
New Moon
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent
26.
Which season is taking place in the NORTHERN Hemisphere in Position 2? Hint: What season is it in the NORTHERN hemisphere in location 1? What season will come next?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
27.
Which season is taking place in the SOUTHERN Hemisphere in Position 1? Careful!
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
28.
Which season is taking place in the NORTHERN Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
29.
After the New Moon, is the Moon waxing or waning?
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
c)
Neither
d)
Both
30.
How much of the moon ALWAYS has sunlight on it?
a)
all of it
b)
half of it
c)
one-fourth of it
d)
it changes
31.
If we are in a new moon phase right now, what phase can we expect to be in a week from now?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
1st Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
Waning Crescent
32.
How many days does it take to go from New Moon to New Moon?
a)
28 days
b)
29.5 days
c)
27 days
d)
365 days
33.
What kind of moon is this..
Two weeks have passed since the new moon. We see the entire face of the moon shining.
Two weeks have passed since the new moon. We see the entire face of the moon shining.
a)
Full Moon
b)
Half moon
34.
What are most likely the date of the full moons? (Hint 14 days later)
a)
February 5, March 7, April 5, May 4
b)
February 15, March 17, April 15, May 14
c)
February 25, March 27, April 25, May 24
d)
February 29, March 31, April 29, May 28
35.
What moon phase is at position 5?
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
full moon
d)
waning crescent
36.
What moon phase is at position 3?
a)
waxing crescent
b)
1st quarter
c)
3rd quarter
d)
waning crescent
37.
What moon phase is at position 7?
a)
1st quarter
b)
3rd quarter
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
38.
What moon phase is at position 8?
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
39.
What moon phase is at position 4?
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
40.
What do we call a tide that has a large range?
a)
gravity
b)
wind
c)
spring
d)
neap
41.
What do we call the small tides 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
42.
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
43.
Which phase of the moon is represented in this diagram?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
last quarter/third quarter
44.
What moon phases do neap tides occur?
a)
new and full
b)
1st & 3rd quarters
45.
What moon phases do spring tides occur?
a)
new and full
b)
1st & 3rd quarters
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