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WorksheetsEarth, Moon, Sun Chapter 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What holds us to Earth's surface?
a)
inertia
b)
Moon's gravity
c)
Earth's gravity
d)
Sun's gravity
2.
What causes tides on Earth?
a)
intertia
b)
Earth's gravity
c)
Moon's gravity
d)
Water's gravity
3.
Each day on Earth there will be ______ high tides at each beach.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
6
4.
When the moon moves directly between the Earth and the sun during a new moon, a ____ may occur.
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
c)
Full Moon
d)
solstice
5.
Which of the following is a natural satellite of the Earth?
a)
International Space Station
b)
Hubble Telescope
c)
Sun
d)
Moon
6.
What is the imaginary line that Earth rotates around?
a)
rotation
b)
axis of rotation
c)
revolution
d)
axis of revolution
7.
What two things cause seasons on Earth?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation
b)
Earth's tilt and revolution
c)
Earth's Moon and rotation
d)
Earth's Moon and revolution
8.
What causes day and night on Earth?
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
c)
seasons
d)
equinox
9.
Craters are:
a)
space rocks
b)
long valleys cause by moonquakes
c)
dents caused by collisions by space objects
d)
dents caused by moonquakes
10.
The movement of one object around another object is called
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
c)
eclipse
d)
spinning
11.
How long does it take the Earth to revolve once around the Sun?
a)
7 days (one week)
b)
365.26 days
c)
1 day (24 hours)
d)
4 weeks (one month)
12.
Which angle of sunlight would provide the most solar energy?
a)
25 degrees
b)
45 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
135 degrees
13.
Why do you only see one side of the Moon?
a)
This is false- we only see one side at a time
b)
This is false- we see all sides of the Moon eventually
c)
We are sleeping when the other side is visible
d)
The moon rotates once on its axis each time it orbits Earth
14.
When the Moon appears to be shrinking, it is called:
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
crescent
d)
gibbous
15.
When the Moon appears to be growing it is called:
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
crescent
d)
gibbous
16.
When a shadow makes the Sun or Moon seem to grow dark, what has happened?
a)
equinox
b)
eclipse
c)
night
d)
ghost
17.
What phase occurs after a New Moon?
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
18.
When no sunlight hits the side of the Moon facing the Earth, what phase is it?
a)
new
b)
full
c)
1st quarter
d)
3rd quarter
19.
What phase is this?
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
1st quarter
d)
3rd quarter
20.
What phase is this?
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning crescent
d)
waning gibbous
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