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WorksheetsChapter 6 Course Mod.
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
The path of an object as it revolves around another object is its....
a)
orbit
b)
revolution
c)
axis
d)
rotation
2.
An object that orbits the sun, is large enough to have been rounded by it's gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit is called a(n)
a)
planet
b)
star
c)
meteror
d)
astroid
3.
What the name of the moon phase in the background?
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning crescent
d)
waning gibbous
4.
An imaginary line that passes through a planet's center and its north and south pole is...
a)
rotation
b)
orbit
c)
axis
d)
equator
5.
If I have a kg on mass of kg on Earth, my mass on the moon is ...
a)
1/6 the amount
b)
less
c)
the same
d)
more
6.
How long does it take the moon to revolve ONE time around the Earth?
a)
29 days
b)
It doesn't revolve around the Earth
c)
24 hours
d)
365 1/2 days
7.
Waxing means increasing.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The sun rises in the _____ and sets in the ______.
a)
west and east
b)
south and north
c)
east and west
d)
north and south
9.
The vernal equinox marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The phases of the moon you see depends on...
a)
whether or not an eclipse is occuring
b)
where you are on Earth's surface
c)
how much of the sunlight side of the of the moon faces Earth.
d)
how much of the moon's surface is hit by the sun.
11.
What motion causes the phases of the moon?
a)
the Earth's rotation
b)
the moon's revolution
c)
the Earth's revolution
d)
the moon's rotation
12.
The strength of the force of gravity depends on..
a)
the weight of the objects and their speeds
b)
the masses of the objects and their weights
c)
the masses of the objects and their speeds
d)
the masses of the objects and the distance
13.
the moon is Earth's only natural
a)
comet
b)
star
c)
satellite
d)
meteror
14.
We experience longer shadows in the summer than in the winter.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Why is it generally warmer in the summer?
a)
the sun's rays are more direct
b)
we are closer to the sun
c)
it is daytime
d)
the sun's rays are less direct
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