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Sun-Earth-Moon Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The earth is a _________: a round, 3-D object

a)

circle

b)

sphere

c)

cone

d)

ball

2.

The earth rotates on its ______ about every ______ hours

a)

axis, 365

b)

equator, 24

c)

axis, 24

d)

pole, 12

3.

What occurs in the Northern Hemisphere on June 21/22

a)

Winter Solstice

b)

Summer Moon

c)

Summer Equinox

d)

Summer Solistice

4.

The imaginary line around which the Earth Spins

a)

Axis/Rotational Axis

b)

Equator

c)

Hemisphere

d)

North Pole

5.

The Earth revolves around the Sun once every

a)

24 Hours

b)

2 years

c)

365.25 days

d)

season

6.

When the entire surface of the Moon is lit up it is a

a)

Waning Gibbous

b)

Waning Crescent

c)

Waxing Crescent

d)

Full Moon

7.

More than half the lighted surface of the moon is facing Earth at

a)

Full Moon/Gibbous

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

Waning Crescent

d)

New Moon

8.

The Earth's orbit is

a)

circular

b)

elliptical

c)

wobbly

d)

square

9.

An elliptical orbit is

a)

oval or nearly circular

b)

parallel

c)

circular

10.

What is the angle of Earth's tilt

a)

365

b)

23.5

c)

24

11.

How does the Earth's tilt affect sunlight

a)

light is more spread out at the equator

b)

light strikes all areas of earth directly

c)

light spreads out more in areas farther from the equator causing direct and indirect sunlight

12.

What causes night and day?

a)

The rotation of the earth on its axis

b)

The sun rotating around the Earth

c)

The Earth rotating around the moon

d)

The Earth's orbit around the sun

13.

What is a solstice?

a)

An equinox

b)

When we have equal day and night

c)

When the Earth is at its greatest or least tilt toward the sun

d)

A season

14.

When do we have the most hours of daylight

a)

Summer Equinox

b)

Summer Solstice

c)

Winter Solstice

d)

July 4th

15.

When do we have our longest hours of night

a)

Winter Solstice

b)

Summer Solstice

c)

Winter Equinox

d)

December 25th

16.

When is the Winter Solstice

a)

June 21/22

b)

December 21/22

c)

December 25th

d)

July 4th

17.

What is an Equinox

a)

When the earth is at its least tilt toward the sun

b)

When the earth is at its greatest tilt toward the sun

c)

When the sun is directly over the equator

d)

When we experience our longest day

18.

When is the Spring Equinox

a)

June 21/22

b)

December 21/22

c)

March 21/22

d)

September 21/22

19.

When is the Fall Equinox

a)

September 21/22

b)

June 21/22

c)

December 21/22

d)

March 21/22

20.

How are solstices and equinoxes the same

a)

They both begin seasons

b)

They both occur in the Summer and Winter

c)

They both occur in the Spring and Fall

d)

The both occur when the Earth is tilted toward the Sun

21.

How are solstices and equinoxes different

a)

One occurs when the earth is at its greatest tilt and one occurs when the earth is neither tilted toward or away

b)

Neither are the beginning of different seasons

c)

One occurs in winter and the other in summer

22.

The Earth's rotation

a)

Takes 24 hours

b)

causes day and night

c)

spins on its axis

d)

causes a year

23.

The Earth's revolution

a)

takes 24 hours

b)

causes a year

c)

takes 365.25 days

d)

orbits the sun

24.

If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is

a)

summer in the Southern

b)

spring in the Southern

c)

summer in the Western

d)

fall in the Southern

25.

If it is spring in the Southern Hemisphere, it is

a)

summer in the Northern

b)

winter in the Western

c)

fall in the Northern

d)

spring in the Eastern

26.

Why does the Earth have seasons

a)

the rotation of the earth on its axis

b)

the tilt of the earth on its axis as it revolves around the sun

27.

How does the tilt of our Earth affect seasons?

a)

it causes the Southern hemisphere to receive more direct sunlight all year

b)

it causes areas to receive direct or indirect sunlight and affects the heating of the earth

c)

the closer an area is to the ocean, the more the area is affected by the temperature and humidity of the ocean water

28.

When does the northern hemisphere receive the most direct sunlight; why?

a)

Summer, it is tilted toward the sun

b)

Winter, it is tilted toward the sun

c)

Spring it is tilted toward the sun

d)

fall, it is tilted away from the sun

29.

Why do we see only one side of the moon

a)

the moon does not rotate so the same side always faces the Earth

b)

the moon rotates on its axis at the same rate it revolves around the Earth - so the same side always faces the Earth

c)

the moon rotates on its axis, but the same side is always visible at night

30.

waxing moon phase

a)

the light on the moon is growing; the right side is lighted

b)

it occurs after a new moon until full moon

c)

the light on the moon is shrinking; the left side is lighted

d)

it occurs after a full moon until a new moon

31.

waning moon phase

a)

the light on the moon is growing; the right side is lighted

b)

it occurs after a new moon until full moon

c)

the light on the moon is shrinking; the left side is lighted

d)

it occurs after a full moon until a new moon

32.

How do you tell the difference between a waxing and waning phase?

a)

waning crescent is on the left side of the moon; waxing is on the right

b)

waxing crescent is on the left side of the moon; waning is on the right

c)

the moon is gibbous

d)

a waxing moon is full

33.

What is the moon phase shape when more than half of the moon's lighted side is showing

a)

gibbous

b)

crescent

c)

full

d)

new

34.

What is the moon phase shape when less than half of the moon's lighted side is showing

a)

gibbous

b)

crescent

c)

full

d)

new

35.

What causes the Earth's high and low tides

a)

the tilt of the Earth

b)

the revolution of the Earth

c)

gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun on the Earth's ocean

d)

the rotation of the Earth

36.

How many high and low tides occur in a day

a)

3 high; 3 low

b)

4 high; 4 low

c)

1 high; one low

d)

2 high; 2 low

37.

How much time between high and low tide

a)

4 hours

b)

6 hours

c)

12 hours

d)

8 hours

38.

What is a Spring tide?

a)

a tide occurring during the Spring Equinox

b)

Higher than usual high tide occurring during certain moon phases

c)

Lower than usual low tide occurring during certain moon phases

d)

a Neap tide

39.

What is a Neap tide?

a)

a tide occurring during the Fall Equinox

b)

Higher than usual high tide occurring during certain moon phases

c)

Lower than usual low tide occurring during certain moon phases

d)

A Spring tide

40.

During what phase does a Spring Tide occur

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

1st Quarter

d)

3rd Quarter

41.

During what phase does a Neap Tide occur

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

1st Quarter

d)

3rd Quarter

42.

How many weeks pass between the 1st and 3rd quarters

a)

three

b)

two

c)

four

d)

six

43.

What Moon phase occurs 3-4 days after a New Moon

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Waning Crescent

c)

Full Moon

d)

Gibbous Moon

44.

What moon phase is not visible at night

a)

waxing

b)

full

c)

waning

d)

new

45.

Why is a New Moon not visible at night

a)

it is on the other side of the earth

b)

it is on the side of the earth with daylight

c)

it is on the side of the earth during the night

d)

the sun is between the moon and the earth

46.

During what Moon phase is 100% of the Moon's lighted surface visible

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

Gibbous Moon

d)

Waxing Crescent

47.

All locations on Earth see the same Moon phase during the same 24 hour period

a)

True

b)

False

48.

how many days does it take the Moon to go through all of its phases

a)

30

b)

29

c)

28

d)

15

49.
a)

New

b)

Full

c)

Waxing Gibbous

d)

Waning Crescent

50.
a)

Full

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

Waning Crescent

d)

Third (last) Quarter

51.
a)

Third (last) Quarter

b)

First Quarter

c)

Waxing Gibbous

d)

Full

52.
a)

Waning Gibbous

b)

Third (last) Quarter

c)

First Quarter

d)

Waxing Gibbous

53.
a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

New

c)

Full

d)

Waxing Gibbous

54.
a)

Full

b)

Waning Gibbous

c)

Third (last) Quarter

d)

Waxing Gibbous

55.
a)

New

b)

Third (last) Quarter

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

First Quarter

56.
a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

First Quarter

c)

Waning Crescent

d)

New

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