WorksheetsSeasons and Moon Phases
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
2.
The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.
a)
23.5
b)
25.3
c)
30.2
d)
24
3.
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.
4.
What is the longest day of the year?
a)
winter solstice
b)
summer solstice
c)
fall equinox
d)
spring equinox
5.
Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?
a)
distance from the sun
b)
rotation of the earth
c)
change in solar output
d)
tilt of the earth's axix
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.
If Earth rotated slower, we would have...
a)
shorter days.
b)
longer days.
c)
shorter years.
d)
longer years.
8.
Which seasons have an equal amount of daylight and darkness?
a)
Spring and Fall
b)
Winter and Summer
c)
Winter and Spring
d)
Summer and Fall
9.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & rovolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
10.
How long does it take earth to make one revolution around the sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
30 days
11.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
space
12.
About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?
a)
65 days
b)
8 days
c)
365 days
d)
28 days
13.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
14.
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
15.
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
16.
What is this moon phase?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
17.
Name this moon phase.
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waning crescent
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
waning gibbous
18.
Which phase of the moon occurs after the full moon?
a)
Waxing gibbous
b)
Waxing crescent
c)
New moon
d)
Waning Gibbous
19.
Which phase of the moon occurs after the new moon?
a)
Waxing gibbous
b)
Waxing crescent
c)
Full moon
d)
New moon
20.
What phase comes before this phase?
a)
New moon
b)
First Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
Waxing gibbous
21.
How many days does it take to go from a waxing gibbous moon to a full moon?
a)
7 days
b)
3.5 Days
c)
29.5 days
d)
100.5 days
22.
Which moon phase is visible at position 4?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
3rd quarter
23.
Which moon phase occurred on January 21, 2011?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
First Quarter
24.
Which phases are waning?
a)
1 & 2
b)
2 & 4
c)
4 & 5
d)
5 & 1
25.
What will be the moon phase 7 nights later?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
26.
The moon phase indicated by X is __.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
27.
Which phases are waning?
a)
1 & 2
b)
2 & 4
c)
4 & 5
d)
5 & 1
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