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Earth's Place in the Universe Part A

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes day and night on Earth?
a)
One Earth rotation
b)
One revolution around the sun
2.
What causes years on Earth?
a)
One Earth rotation
b)
One revolution around the sun
3.

What determines a month on Earth?

a)

Moons rotation around Earth

b)

Moons revolution around Earth

4.
How many moons does Earth have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
What is the sun?
a)
A star
b)
A moon
c)
A planet
d)
An asteroid
6.
What does waxing mean?
a)
Getting larger
b)
Getting smaller
7.

What does waning mean?

a)

Getting larger

b)

Getting smaller

8.

The Earth rotates around _______________.

a)

Jupiter

b)

The Moon

c)

The Sun

d)

Earth's Axis

9.

The Earth revolves around ________________.

a)

Jupiter

b)

The Moon

c)

The Sun

d)

Earth's Axis

10.

What is the object in space which the Moon revolves around?

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Sun

d)

Polaris

11.
What combination creates seasons?
a)
Earth's Rotation and Revolution
b)
Earth's Revolution and Earth's axis
c)
Earth's Rotation and Earth's axis
d)
Earth's Revolution and Moon's Revolution
12.
The Earth's axis is angled at _______ degrees.
a)
180
b)
90
c)
45
d)
23.5
13.

When there is equal hours of day and night, the season is ______________.

a)

Winter

b)

Spring or Fall

c)

Summer

d)

Hunting Season

14.
The spin of a body on it's axis is the definition of ___________________.
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Axis
d)
Eclipse
15.
The _____________ is the imaginary line through the center of rotation of an object. Also known as poles. 
a)
Revolution
b)
Axis 
c)
Rotation
d)
Phase
16.
Which day of the year has the least amount of daylight?
a)
Winter Solstice
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Autumnal Equinox
d)
Vernal Equinox
17.

True or False: Earth's orbit around the Sun is a perfect circle.

a)

True

b)

False

18.
Which direction does the Earth revolve around the Sun?
a)
Left / Counter clockwise
b)
Right / Clockwise
19.
Which day of the year has the most sunlight?
a)
Winter Solstice
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Vernal Equinox
d)
Autumnal Equinox
20.
Which best describes the movement of the Earth and Sun?
a)
The Earth goes around the Sun once a day
b)
The Sun goes around the Earth once a day
c)
The Earth goes around the Sun once a year
d)
The Sun goes around the Earth once a year
21.
When does a lunar eclipse occur?
a)
At night
b)
When the moon's shadow is on the earth
c)
when the moon comes between the sun and earth
d)
During the day
22.
During a lunar eclipse, what color does the moon appear?
a)
Black
b)
Red-orange
c)
Yellow-green
d)
White
23.
A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
24.
A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
25.
Where must you be to see a total solar eclipse?
a)
a corona
b)
an orbit
c)
the moon's shadow
d)
the earth's shadow
26.

We do NOT have a solar or lunar eclipse each month because...

a)

The moon's orbit is tilted 5 degrees

b)

The moon is too small

c)

The moon's orbital distance changes

d)

All choices

27.
In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?
a)
Below each other
b)
Above each other
c)
In alignment
28.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
29.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Earth comes directly between the Sun and Moon?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
30.
Tides are caused mainly by what?
a)
Moon’s gravitational pull
b)
Sun’s gravitational pull
c)
Earth’s gravitational pull
31.
Most places on Earth experience about how many high and low tides in 24 hours?
a)
2 high and 2 low tides
b)
4 high and 4 low tides
c)
1 high and 1 low tides
32.
What type of tide occurs during a new and full moon?
a)
Neap tides
b)
Spring tides
c)
Normal tides
33.
What type of tide occurs during the first or third quarter moon?
a)
Neap tides
b)
Spring tides
c)
Normal tides
34.

When sea levels are higher than average what type of tide is occuring?

a)

High Tide

b)

Low Tide

c)

Spring Tide

d)

Neap Tide

35.

When sea levels are lower than average, what type of tide is occuring?

a)

High Tide

b)

Low Tide

c)

Spring Tide

d)

Neap Tide

36.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon 
d)
Venus
37.
At the same time the sea is drawn to the moon, another tidal bulge takes place on other side of Earth.  True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
I don't know!
38.

What is a high tide?

a)

Sea pulled TOWARD the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

b)

Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is FARTHEST to the moon

c)

Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

39.
If an object has more mass then it has more ______
a)
Gravity
b)
Magnetism
c)
Strength
d)
Potential Energy
40.
If an object is closer, then it has stronger ______
a)
Gravity
b)
Magnetism
c)
Strength
d)
Potential Energy
41.

Higher than normal high tides are called

a)

spring tides

b)

neap tides

c)

currents

d)

diurnal tides

42.

Lower than normal high tides are called

a)

spring tides

b)

neap tides

c)

diurnal tides

d)

currents

43.

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.

44.

What moon phase is position 4?

a)

waxing crescent

b)

waxing gibbous

c)

waning crescent

d)

waning gibbous

45.

What moon phase is at position 8?

a)

Waxing crescent

b)

waxing gibbous

c)

waning crescent

d)

waning gibbous

46.
The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
c)
upwards
d)
downwards
47.

What moon phase is at position 6?

a)

waxing crescent

b)

waxing gibbous

c)

waning gibbous

d)

waning crescent

48.

What moon phase is at position 7?

a)

waxing gibbous

b)

1st quarter

c)

3rd quarter

d)

full

49.
The phases of the moon, IN ORDER, are:
a)
new moon-->waxing gibbous-->1st quarter-->waxing crescent-->full moon-->waning crescent-->3rd quarter-->waning gibbous
b)
new moon-->waning crescent-->1st quarter-->waning gibbous-->full moon-->waxing gibbous-->3rd quarter-->waxing crescent
c)
new moon-->1st quarter-->waxing crescent-->waxing gibbous-->full moon-->waning gibbous-->waning crescent-->3rd quarter
d)
new moon-->waxing crescent-->first quarter-->waxing gibbous-->full moon-->waning gibbous-->3rd quarter-->waning crescent
50.
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
a)
The equator rotates slower than the poles 
b)
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
c)
The equator always receives direct sunlight.
d)
The equator has 18 hour days.
51.
How long does it take the earth to revolve once around the sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
30 days
d)
365.25 days
52.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
53.

How long is the lunar cycle?

a)

29.5 days

b)

365.25 days

c)

24 hours and 50 minutes

d)

24 hours

54.

How long is the tidal cycle?

a)

29.5 days

b)

365.25 days

c)

24 hours and 50 minutes

d)

24 hours

55.

The force that keeps Earth revolving around the sun, the moon revolving around the Earth, and pulls the ocean waters towards the Moon.

a)

Magnetism

b)

Gravity

c)

Fate

d)

Gamma rays

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