WorksheetsCycles - Solar & Lunar
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How long is a day on earth?
a)
22 hours
b)
365 days
c)
12 hours
d)
24 hours
2.
Day and night are caused by the ______________ of earth on its axis
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
tilt of the axis
3.
The earth orbits around the _________
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
other planets
d)
solar system
4.
What causes there to be longer number of hours of light during the summer
a)
Earth tilt's away from the sun in summer
b)
Earth's revolves slower in summer
c)
Earth tilts toward the sun in summer
d)
Earth is closer to the sun
5.
Why is it warmer in the summer?
a)
Closer to the sun
b)
More direct light from Earth's tilt
c)
Stronger light from the sun
d)
Earth spins slower
6.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
7.
Where is the equator?
a)
at the North Pole
b)
halfway between the North and South Poles
c)
at the South Pole
d)
in the Western hemisphere
8.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & revolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
9.
What is the "name" for the longest and shortest days of the year?
a)
equinoxes
b)
solstices
c)
months
d)
seasons
10.
Rotation causes ___________.
a)
Day and Night
b)
Seasons
c)
The Earth to be tilted
11.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
12.
In general, tides occur...
a)
each hour
b)
2 times a day
c)
each month
d)
twice a month
13.
Name this phase of the moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
14.
Name this phase of the moon.
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
15.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
16.
Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?
a)
Waning crescent
b)
Full moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
New moon
17.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
a)
none, quarter, half, three quarters, full
b)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
c)
dark, light, half, quarter, blue
d)
first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
18.
Name this phase of the moon. (NO MOON SEEN)
a)
New moon
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning crescent
d)
full moon
19.
Name this phase of the moon.
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter moon
c)
last quarter moon
d)
waning gibbous
20.
Name this phase of the moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
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