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WorksheetsAstronomy Test #3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Why do we have seasons on Earth?
a)
because of our distance from the Sun
b)
because of the atmosphere
c)
because of the tilt of Earth's axis
d)
because of the moon's gravity
2.
Which of these IS NOT a visible sign that the seasons are changing?
a)
wind speed
b)
angle of sunlight
c)
temperature
d)
number of daylight hours
3.
In summer, daylight hours get...
a)
shorter
b)
changed depending on which hemisphere you're in
c)
longer
d)
dimmer
4.
How many revolutions are in a rotation of the Earth?
a)
24
b)
27
c)
about 365
d)
one three-hundred-sixty-fifth of one
5.
Spring in South Africa is _____ in Columbia, SC.
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
6.
Where is there very little change between seasons?
a)
In Columbia, SC
b)
Near the North and South Poles
c)
Around the equator
d)
Between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle
7.
Which takes longer?
a)
a rotation of the Earth
b)
a revolution of the Earth
c)
a rotation of the Moon
d)
a revolution of the Moon
8.
How much of the moon have you seen in your life?
a)
100%
b)
50%
c)
0%
d)
it depends on where you live...
9.
A waxing moon mostly has its light on the _____.
a)
right side
b)
left side
c)
inside
d)
dark side
10.
Which of these moon phases comes first, if you start with the new moon?
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
third quarter
c)
waning crescent
d)
full moon
11.
What phase of the moon is this?
a)
first quarter
b)
third quarter
c)
waning gibbous
d)
full moon
12.
What phase of the moon is this?
a)
first quarter
b)
third quarter
c)
waning gibbous
d)
full moon
13.
What phase of the moon is this?
a)
first quarter
b)
third quarter
c)
waning gibbous
d)
full moon
14.
In a SOLAR eclipse, what is in the middle of the earth-moon-sun lineup?
a)
earth
b)
moon
c)
sun
d)
it depends on the time of year
15.
In a LUNAR eclipse, what is in the middle of the earth-moon-sun lineup?
a)
earth
b)
moon
c)
sun
d)
it depends on the time of year
16.
What type of eclipse could happen if the moon looked like this?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
c)
partial
d)
total eclipse of the heart
17.
Is this an image from the umbra or the penumbra of a solar eclipse?
a)
umbra
b)
penumbra
18.
What keeps us from seeing an eclipse every single full moon and new moon?
a)
the tilt of the Earth
b)
the positioning of the Sun
c)
clouds
d)
the angle fo the moon's orbit
19.
What layer of the sun is visible here?
a)
the photosphere
b)
the corona
c)
the core
d)
the chromsphere
20.
Why do we care so much about sunspots?
a)
sunspots are a sign of the change of seasons
b)
sunspots can lead to energy explosions that can harm us
c)
sunspots are the only way we are able to determine the temperature of the sun
d)
sunspots are pretty
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