Worksheetsastonomy
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
What do you call the phases of the Moon, when less than half of it is reflecting the light from the Sun?
Waxing Phases
Solar Eclipse
Phases
Waning Phases
Lunar Eclipse
Which direction is the Earth's axis pointing if it's an equinox?
To or away from the Sun
Straight up
Not directly to the Sun, or directly away from it
To the left
To the right
When the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing winter, the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing...
Spring
Winter
Fall
Tuesday
Summer
What causes the seasons?
The Earth's orbit around the Sun
The tilt of the Earth's axis
The Sun
The Moon
all of the above (left)
When the Earth falls into the Moon's shadow, it's called...
CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
A lunar eclipse
The waxing phases of the Moon
The waning phases of the Moon
A solar eclipse
The black spots on the Moon are called...
Craters
Shadows
Maria
Black spots on the Moon
Oil spills
Define "phase"
The part of the Moon that we see from Earth
The dark spots on the Moon
The part of the Earth that we see from the Moon
The amount of light the Sun gives off
The amount of time it takes for the light of the Sun to reach us
What objects make up our solar system?
Asteroids
Planets
Galaxies
Stars
Moons
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!!! How many degrees is Earth's axis tilted?
17.75
2
13.2
23.5
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