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WorksheetsEarth, Sun, Moon
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes day and night on Earth?
a)
the tilt of Earth's axis
b)
Earth's revolution around the sun
c)
the moon
d)
Earth's rotation
2.
How long does Earth's rotation take?
a)
365.25 days
b)
24 hours
c)
6 months
d)
28 days
3.
How long does Earth's revolution around the sun take?
a)
24 hours
b)
365.25 days
c)
28 days
d)
1 month
4.
Why does Earth have seasons?
a)
because sometimes the Earth is closer to the sun and farther away from the sun
b)
because the temperature of the sun changes
c)
because Earth's axis is tilted
d)
because of Earth's rotation and revolution
5.
When the northern hemisphere (where we live) is tilted toward the sun, what season are we in?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
6.
How is Earth's axis tilted during an equinox
a)
toward the sun
b)
away from the sun
c)
neither toward or away from the sun
d)
parallel to the sun
7.
When the southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, what will they experience?
a)
More direct sun rays
b)
More indirect sun rays
c)
An equal amount of direct and indirect rays
8.
What has the greatest influence on tides?
a)
gravitational pull of the sun
b)
gravitational pull of the moon
c)
gravitational pull of the Earth
d)
gravitational pull of other planets
9.
Which takes longest?
a)
The Earth orbiting the sun twice
b)
The Earth rotating 5 times
10.
The Earth's revolution around the sun takes 365.25 days. What do we do about that .25 day?
a)
leap year
b)
equinox
c)
solstice
d)
new year
11.
Why does the same side of the moon always face the Earth?
a)
the moon doesn't rotate
b)
the moon doesn't revolve
c)
the Earth's gravity keeps the moon facing it
d)
the moon's rotation and revolution takes the same amount of time
12.
What determines which phase of the moon you see?
a)
where you are on Earth
b)
how much of the sunlit side faces Earth
c)
how much of the moon is lit by the sun
d)
how much of the moon is in the sky
13.
How does the amount of the lit side of the moon that we see change as the moon goes from new to full?
a)
it stays the same
b)
it increases
c)
it decreases
d)
it depends
14.
During what moon phase can a lunar eclipse occur?
a)
full
b)
first quarter
c)
third quarter
d)
new
15.
What if the Earth was not tilted on its axis?
a)
we would not have day and night
b)
we would have longer years
c)
we would not have seasons
d)
we would have two seasons
16.
During what moon phases do spring tides occur?
a)
full and new
b)
first and third quarters
c)
full only
d)
all phases
17.
A full revolution of the Earth around the sun takes 365.25 days. What happens every 4 years to make up for the .25 day?
a)
new year
b)
leap year
c)
solstice
d)
eclipse
18.
On what day are day and night equal length (12 hours each)?
a)
solstice
b)
equinox
c)
new years
d)
leap year
19.
What is the longest day of the year?
a)
summer solstice
b)
winter solstice
c)
vernal equinox
d)
autumnal equinox
20.
In which type of eclipse does the moon come between the sun and Earth and cast its shadow on the Earth?
a)
lunar
b)
solar
21.
What type of tide do you experience during an eclipse?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
spring
d)
neap
22.
What moon phase would you see a full moon?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
23.
What moon phases would you see at number 8?
a)
waning crescent
b)
full
c)
new
d)
first quarter
24.
Where would you see a gibbous moon?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
25.
Where would you see a crescent moon?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
26.
What does this picture show?
a)
new moon
b)
solar eclipse
c)
lunar eclipse
d)
neap tide
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