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WorksheetsSeasons, Moon, Stars, weather
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?
a)
7 days
b)
365 days
c)
29 days
d)
20 days
2.
When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:
a)
waning
b)
full
c)
waxing
d)
new
3.
Approximately how much time passes between the new moon and full moon?
a)
one month
b)
two weeks
c)
3 days
d)
24 hours
4.
What causes the moon's phases
a)
Where you are standing on Earth
b)
the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
c)
The tilt of Earth
d)
how fast the moon is moving
5.
Why do we always see the same side of the moon from Earth?
a)
because the phases change
b)
because it rotates and revolves at the same rate
c)
because half of the moon always receives sunlight
d)
The moon changes positions
6.
Mrs. Smith says "the moon looks larger than the stars!" What explains this?
a)
The moons soaks up the star's light
b)
The moon is larger than Earth
c)
The moon is larger than stars
d)
the moon is closer to Earth than stars
7.
The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
c)
upwards
d)
downwards
8.
Define Gibbous
a)
Less than half of moon visible
b)
More than half of moon visible
c)
All of moon visible
d)
None of moon visible
9.
Define Full Moon
a)
None of moon is visible
b)
Half moon phase is visible
c)
Complete moon face is visible
d)
Less Than half of moon is visible
10.
Define New Moon
a)
None of moon is visible from Earth
b)
All of moon visible from Earth
c)
Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth
d)
Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth
11.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
12.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
13.
The phase of the moon that occurs between the sun and Earth
a)
Full moon
b)
Waxing crescent
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
New Moon
14.
The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:
a)
Left Side
b)
Right Side
15.
T/F The moon can be seen from Earth because it reflects the sun's light
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
16.
When only a small part of the moon is visible, it is probably in what phase?
a)
waxing or waning crescent
b)
first quarter
c)
new moon phase
d)
waxing or waning gibbous phase
17.
A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.
a)
high
b)
neap
c)
low
d)
spring
18.
A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line.
a)
spring
b)
high
c)
low
d)
neap
19.
The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ___________.
a)
high tide
b)
low tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
20.
Tides are the cycle of rising and falling ocean water that repeats automatically every
a)
24 hours
b)
12.5 hours
c)
25 hours
d)
6.25 hours
21.
A neap tide is a tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides
a)
true
b)
false
22.
Neap tides occur once a month.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
What type of tides occur with full and new moons?
a)
spring tides
b)
neap tides
c)
diurnal tides
d)
low tides
24.
What type of tides occur with quarter moons?
a)
spring tides
b)
neap tides
c)
diurnal tides
d)
high tides
25.
Higher than normal high tides are called
a)
spring tides
b)
neap tides
c)
currents
d)
diurnal tides
26.
Why does the moon exert twice the amount of gravitational pull on the ocean waters than the sun?
a)
It is closer to earth than the Sun.
b)
It is larger than the Sun.
c)
It has more gravitational pull than the Sun.
d)
It has more mass than the Sun.
27.
What is responsible for the changing of the tides four times a day?
a)
earth's rotation
b)
earth's revultion
c)
moon's rotations
d)
moon's gravity
28.
How many high and low tides normally occur everyday?
a)
2 high and 2 low
b)
3 high and 1 low
c)
4 high and 4 low
d)
3 low and 2 high
29.
What type of tide is shown?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
diurnal tide
d)
high tode
30.
What type of tide is shown?
a)
spring tide
b)
neap tide
c)
diurnal tide
d)
low tide
31.
Last quarter Moon
a)
b)
c)
d)
32.
Waning Crescent
a)
b)
c)
d)
33.
How many days does it take for the moon to change from Phase A to Phase B as shown in the diagram above?
a)
3.5
b)
7
c)
10.5
d)
14
34.
The diagram below shows four positions in Earth’s orbit around the sun. The Northern Hemisphere experiences the beginning of spring when Earth is in –
a)
Position A
b)
Position B
c)
Position C
d)
Position D
35.
What causes seasons? (Take your time!!)
a)
Tilt
b)
Tilt & Rotation
c)
Rotation
d)
Tilt & Revolution
36.
At what position does Earth experience Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
Position C
b)
Position B
c)
Position A
d)
Position D
37.
Name that phase!!
a)
Waning crescent
b)
Waxing crescent
c)
Waning quarter
d)
Waxing Gibbous
38.
From the lunar phase shown above, in how many days will a waxing crescent occur?
a)
7
b)
10.5
c)
3.5
d)
14
39.
Name that phase!!
a)
New moon
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Full moon
d)
Waxing Gibbous
40.
At which location does earth experience spring in the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Position A
b)
Position B
c)
Position C
d)
Position D
41.
Which model(s) shows the positions of the Sun, Moon and Earth that causes neap tides?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
42.
At what point(s) will the Earth be experiencing high tides?
a)
1
b)
1 & 5
c)
3
d)
3 & 7
43.
Which of the following best compares the conditions at Location X and Location Y?
a)
Less daylight hours in X than Y
b)
Night at X, Day at Y
c)
X receives more direct sunlight than Y
d)
Summer at X, Winter at Y
44.
At which position will the Southern Hemisphere receive the most direct sunlight?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
45.
In how many days will a new moon occur?
a)
7
b)
21
c)
14
d)
24.5
46.
Name that phase!!
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
3rd Quarter
c)
1st Quarter
d)
Last Quarter
47.
Name that phase AND the tide that occurs during this phase!!
a)
Full moon, Spring tide
b)
New moon, Spring tide
c)
Full moon, Neap tide
d)
New moon, Neap tide
48.
As a whole, Giants are considered hotter than White Dwarfs.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?
a)
Stars Get Larger
b)
Stars get Colder
c)
Stars get hotter
50.
Which star is the coldest?
a)
Yellow Star
b)
Red Star
c)
Orange Star
d)
Blue Star
51.
Compared to the rest of the stars, our sun is considered...
a)
Extremely Large and Cold
b)
Small with a medium temperature
c)
Medium size with medium temperature
52.
Which category is our Sun located in?
a)
White Dwarfs
b)
Supergiants
c)
Main Sequence
d)
Giants
53.
Blue stars are the _____________.
a)
hottest
b)
coolest
c)
smallest
54.
Look at the H-R diagram. Which star is
sort of cool, dim (not too much light), and red?
sort of cool, dim (not too much light), and red?
a)
Betelguse
b)
Sirius B
c)
Procyon B
d)
Barnard's star
55.
What is found on the x axis of an H-R diagram?
a)
Luminosity
(or brightness)
(or brightness)
b)
Temperature
c)
Star Size
d)
Distance
56.
Which star has the lowest temperature?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
57.
The Hertzprung Russell Diagram consists of two axis that are labelled...
a)
Luminosity and Size
b)
Luminosity and Temperature
c)
Luminosity and Age
58.
The closest star to the sun is the...
a)
Sirius A
b)
Barnard's Star
c)
Luhman16
d)
Proxima Centauri
59.
Which one is the correct order from hottest to coolest stars?
a)
blue, yellow,orange, red
b)
red, orange, yellow, blue
c)
blue, red, yellow, orange
d)
yellow, blue, orange, red
60.
Stars produce
a)
Heat
b)
light
c)
both heat and light
61.
H-R diagrams are used for classifying stars and showing the evolution of their lives.
a)
True
b)
False
62.
Based on this diagram which type of stars would belong to spectral class G and have the highest luminosity?
a)
Main Sequence Stars
b)
Giants
c)
Super Giants
d)
White Dwarfs
63.
Using the HR diagram, which of the following is TRUE of Red Supergiants?
a)
They are brighter than our sun, but have a lower temperature
b)
They are brighter than our sun, and have a higher temperature
c)
They are the biggest stars in the galaxy
d)
They are very bright and very hot stars
64.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
65.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
66.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
67.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
68.
Which weather tool measures temperature?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
psychrometer
d)
anememeter
69.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
70.
name this front
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
71.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
72.
What role do oceans play in hurricane formation?
a)
they provide cool, dense water
b)
warm water supplies energy to hurricanes
c)
warm ocean water slows hurricane formation
d)
cold ocean water supplies energy to hurricanes
73.
In _________ pressure systems, air sinks:
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
74.
In _______ pressure systems, air rises
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
75.
What will south Georgia's temperature be like tomorrow?
a)
upper 80's
b)
lower 70's
c)
mid 50's
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