WorksheetsAstronomy Part 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
During a lunar eclipse the moon passes through the Earth's shadow during a full moon causing the color to appear to change, known as a
harvest moon
strawberry moon
blood moon
blue moon
The Universal Law of Gravitation helps explain why the sun and moon cause the daily rise and fall of ocean water known as
currents
tides
waterspouts
swells
Why won't the sand castle you made the day before not be there when you return the next day?
High tide came in and washed it away
The sea turtles destroyed it
Low tide caused it to collapse
A pirate invasion
The longest day of the year occurs when we have more daylight than darkness on what day?
The first day of school
Winter Solstice, December 21
Summer Solstice, June 21
The first day of Spring
A synonym for equinox
Lorax
seasons
different
equal
How do object appear to move in the sky?
East to West
North to South
West to East
Left to Right
Places near the equator do not experience a change in season and have the same amount of daylight year round due to
indirect sunlight
direct sunlight
the Coriolis Effect
the distance from the sun
In the Heliocentric model developed by Copernicus, Helios means
moon
Earth
sun
planets
The Earth centered model was developed by what astronomer?
Ptolemy
Newton
Galileo
Copernicus
Which diagram shows a New moon?
A
B
C
D
