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WorksheetsFOSS Earth and Sun: Investigation 2
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 33mins
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.
When the Earth is between the moon and sun, it is most likely a:
a)
new moon
b)
full moon
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waxing gibbous
4.
Approximately how much time passes between the new moon and full moon?
a)
one month
b)
two weeks
c)
3 days
d)
24 hours
5.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
6.
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
7.
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
8.
Define Waxing
a)
Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
b)
Completely illuminated
c)
dark side is facing earth
d)
Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
Define Quarter Moon
a)
None of moon visible
b)
Less than Half the moon is visible
c)
More than half of moon is visible
d)
Half of the moon is visible
13.
The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:
a)
Left Side
b)
Right Side
14.
What is the correct order of the moon phases?
a)
new, full, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter
b)
new moon, 1st quarter, full moon, 3rd quarter
c)
1st quarter, 3rd quarter, new moon, full moon
d)
new, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, full
15.
Define Waning
a)
Moon appears to be gradually increasing in size
b)
Moon is completely illuminated
c)
Moon appears to be gradually decreasing in size
d)
More than half illuminated
16.
What is the biggest cause of ocean tides?
a)
sun's gravity
b)
Earth's gravity
c)
moon's gravity
d)
people swimming
17.
The Earth's movement around the sun
Lasts 365 1/4 days
Lasts 365 1/4 days
a)
rotation
b)
revolution/orbit
c)
eclipse
d)
tide
18.
The moon rotation around the Earth lasts about
a)
12 months
b)
365 1/4 days
c)
30 days
d)
15 days
19.
Tilt causing seasons
a)
tide
b)
axis
c)
orbit
d)
gravity
20.
What keeps the Earth in the Solar system?
a)
string
b)
gravity
c)
moon
d)
other planets
21.
In the waning phase, the moon appears to
a)
get bigger
b)
grow smaller
22.
In the waxing phase, the moon appears to
a)
get bigger
b)
get smaller
23.
How long does it take for the earth to complete one rotation?
a)
365 1/4 days
b)
24 hours
c)
30 days
d)
one decade
24.
What holds us to Earth's surface?
a)
inertia
b)
Moon's gravity
c)
Earth's gravity
d)
Sun's gravity
25.
Which of the following is a natural satellite of the Earth?
a)
International Space Station
b)
Hubble Telescope
c)
Sun
d)
Moon
26.
What causes day and night on Earth?
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
c)
seasons
d)
equinox
27.
Craters are:
a)
space rocks
b)
long valleys cause by moonquakes
c)
dents caused by collisions by space objects
d)
dents caused by moonquakes
28.
Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?
a)
Sun and moon orbit Earth
b)
Earth and moon orbit Sun
c)
Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth
d)
Earth and sun orbit moon
29.
What is the nickname of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
a)
rocky planets
b)
rock stars
c)
first four
d)
final four
30.
Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
phase
d)
comet
31.
One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.
a)
axis
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
satellite
32.
One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.
a)
The inner planets all have water
b)
the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
c)
the outer planets are gas planets
d)
the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't
33.
Why do the sun and moon appear to move across the sky?
a)
the rotation of the solar system makes the sun and moon seem to move
b)
the rotation of the earth make the sun and moon seem to move
c)
the sun and moon revolve around earth
d)
the earth revolves around the sun and moon
34.
How does changing the mass of objects affect the force of gravity?
a)
Increasing mass will decrease gravity
b)
Decreasing mass will increase gravity
c)
Mass will not affect gravity
d)
Increasing mass increases gravity
35.
How does changing the distance between objects affect the force of gravity?
a)
Decreasing distance increases gravity
b)
increasing distance increases gravity
c)
Distance does not affect gravity
36.
What holds the moon, the planets, and all other objects in orbit around the sun?
a)
ocean tides
b)
magnetism
c)
gravity
d)
the sun's heat and light
37.
The sun appears to rise in the _______ and set in the ________
a)
west, east
b)
east, west
c)
north, south
d)
north, east
38.
Which of these best shows that the Earth revolves around the sun as the moon revolves around the Earth?
a)
Picture A
b)
Picture B
c)
Picture C
d)
Picture D
39.
Earth's _________________ makes it appear that the sun moves across the sky.
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
c)
orbit
d)
axis
40.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
41.
What is the force that holds us to the ground?
a)
gravity
b)
oxygen
c)
atmosphere
d)
surface
42.
Objects in the sky appear to move from _______ to _______.
a)
East to West
b)
West to East
c)
North to South
d)
South to North
43.
Approximately how much time passes between the new moon and full moon?
a)
one month
b)
two weeks
c)
3 days
d)
24 hours
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