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WorksheetsEarth, Moon and Sun
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Earth's spinning on its axis is called its
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
cycle
2.
Which of the following events occurs once every 24 hours?
a)
Earth revolves around the sun.
b)
The moon rotates on its axis
c)
The moon revolves around the Earth
d)
Earth rotates on its axis
3.
When the south end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun,
a)
it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere
b)
it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere
c)
the sun is low in the sky in the Southern Hemisphere
d)
the sun is farthest north of the equator.
4.
In the leap year, the number of days is
a)
365
b)
366
c)
364
d)
3651/4
5.
Spring tides occur
a)
when the sun and moon are at right angles to Earth.
b)
when day and night are equal
c)
when the sun, moon, and Earth line up.
d)
only when the sun and moon are the same distance from Earth.
6.
The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is
a)
inertia
b)
orbital motion
c)
gravity
d)
universal gravitation
7.
The pull of gravity on the surface of the moon is
a)
six times that of Earth
b)
1/4 that of Earth
c)
1/18 that of Earth
d)
1/6 that of Earth
8.
Maria are
a)
seas on the moon
b)
regions with many craters
c)
regions formed from huge lava flows
d)
lunar highlands
9.
The darkest part of the moon's shadow is the
a)
penumbra
b)
umbra
c)
solar eclipse
d)
new moon
10.
The moon's surface gets very hot in direct sunlight because
a)
one side is always turned toward the sun
b)
the moon has no liquid water to absorb the sun's energy
c)
the moon has no atmosphere
d)
only some areas have crater walls to shield against sunlight
11.
The two days on which the sun is overhead at either 23.5 degrees north or south are called
a)
solstices
b)
umbra
c)
rotations
d)
revolutions
12.
A tide with the smallest difference between low and high tides is called_________________.
a)
lunar
b)
spring tide
c)
neap tide
d)
umbra
13.
The force of gravity on an object is its________________.
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
neutron
d)
maria
14.
A lunar eclipse occurs only when the moon is in the _____________________________ phase.
a)
lunar
b)
eclipse
c)
waxing
d)
full
15.
Each of the two days of the year when neither hemisphere is tilted toward the sun is known as ___________________________.
a)
umbra
b)
equator
c)
solstice
d)
equinox
16.
In one year, Earth completes 365 revolutions
a)
T
b)
F
17.
The day in March on which the sun if overhead at noon at the equator is called the autumnal solstice.
a)
T
b)
F
18.
A solar eclipse occurs during a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun.
a)
T
b)
F
19.
When the moon is in Earth's umbra, you see a total lunar eclipse.
a)
T
b)
F
20.
The distance between two objects and the masses of the objects determine the strength of the force of gravity.
a)
T
b)
F
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