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WorksheetsEarth Moon Sun
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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.
2.
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
3.
What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere at letter A?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
4.
What is letter B's Equinox date in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
June 21
b)
December 21
c)
March 21
d)
September 21
5.
When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Fall
d)
Summer
6.
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
7.
Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
orbit
8.
The earth's tilt is ______________degrees.
a)
0
b)
90
c)
23.5
d)
41
9.
What is it called when you are able to see half the moon and the light on the moon is decreasing?
a)
New moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
3rd quarter
10.
What is it called when more than half of the moon is lit on the right side and light is increasing?
a)
Waxing cresent
b)
Waxing gibbous
c)
Waning gibbous
d)
Waning cresent
11.
What phase of the moon does a solar eclipse occur?
a)
New moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
Full moon
d)
3rd quarter
12.
What moon phases do spring tides occur?
a)
new and full
b)
1st & 3rd quarters
13.
How many days does it take for the moon to complete a full cycle?
a)
27
b)
29.5
c)
28
d)
20
14.
A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line.
a)
spring
b)
high
c)
low
d)
neap
15.
Name this phase of the moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
16.
Name this moon phase.
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
17.
During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the Moon...
a)
physically changing size and shape.
b)
moving closer and then farther away from Earth.
c)
reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.
d)
having craters on its surface.
18.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
19.
Does this picture represent a waxing or waning moon?
a)
waxing
b)
waning
20.
Which moon phase is visible at position 4?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
3rd quarter
21.
How many days does it take for the moon to change from Phase A to Phase B as shown in the diagram above?
a)
3.5
b)
7
c)
10.5
d)
14
22.
What causes day and night?
a)
Tilt
b)
Rotation
c)
Sun
d)
Revolution
23.
Which model(s) shows the positions of the sun, moon and Earth that have the weakest effect on ocean tides?
a)
F & G
b)
J
c)
F & J
d)
F, G, H
24.
Which of the following best compares the conditions at Location X and Location Y?
a)
Less daylight hours in X than Y
b)
Night at X, Day at Y
c)
X receives more direct sunlight than Y
d)
Summer at X, Winter at Y
25.
The high and low tide are caused by the gravitational forces between the earth and the ________.
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
Plants
d)
Water
26.
How often do tides occur in a day?
a)
two high tides and two low tides occur in a day
b)
1 high tide and 1 low tide occur in a day
c)
2 tides occur in a day
d)
the number of tides which occur in a day is never the same
27.
Which of the following pictures represents low tide?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
28.
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
The next low tide will occur around 9:30 a.m.
b)
The next high tide will occur around 9:30 a.m.
c)
No tide will occur at 9:30 a.m.
d)
We can not predict the type of tide which will occur at 9:30 a.m.
29.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
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