WorksheetsEarth, Moon, Sun Review
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which moon is this
a)
First Quarter
b)
Waxing gibbous
c)
Waning gibbous
d)
Third Quarter
2.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
full moon
c)
new moon
d)
waning gibbous
3.
Which moon comes after the full moon?
a)
new moon
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
first quarter
4.
What is the biggest cause of ocean tides?
a)
sun's gravity
b)
Earth's gravity
c)
moon's gravity
d)
people swimming
5.
When the moon passes into the Earth's shadow.
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
c)
waxing moon
d)
waning moon
6.
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
c)
third quarter
d)
first quarter
7.
When the moon passes between the Earth and Sun, blocking the sunlight.
a)
lunar eclipse
b)
waning moon
c)
solar eclipse
d)
waxing moon
8.
when the moon is gaining light
a)
waning
b)
waxing
c)
crescent
d)
eclipse
9.
Moon is losing light
a)
waxing
b)
crescent
c)
waning
d)
full
10.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
11.
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
12.
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
13.
The moon rotation around the Earth lasts about
a)
12 months
b)
365 1/4 days
c)
30 days
d)
15 days
14.
Extra high tide caused by the alignment of the sun and the moon
a)
high tide
b)
low tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
15.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
16.
a)
lunar
b)
solar
17.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
18.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
19.
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.
20.
One rotation of Earth is equal to
a)
a day.
b)
a year.
21.
Which seasons have an equal amount of daylight and darkness?
a)
Spring and Fall
b)
Winter and Summer
c)
Winter and Spring
d)
Summer and Fall
22.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
23.
The term equinox means....
a)
equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
b)
Equal amount of winter and summer
c)
Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
d)
The longest day of the year
24.
What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?
a)
seasons
b)
year
c)
day & night
d)
eclipse
25.
When are the equinoxes?
a)
June & December
b)
July & January
c)
April & October
d)
March & September
26.
If it is Winter in the Northern Hemisphere it is _________ in the Southern Hemisphere.
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
27.
The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.
a)
23.5
b)
25.3
c)
30.2
d)
24
28.
The season that comes before winter is?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
spring
d)
fall
29.
Longest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
30.
Why do we have seasons?
a)
The earth's rotation on its axis
b)
The earth's revolution around the sun
c)
The moon's gravity pull on the earth
d)
The Earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun
31.
Why are there 365 1/4 (365.25) days in a year?
a)
Earth's rotation takes this long.
b)
The tilt of the Earth.
c)
Earth's revolution takes this long.
d)
Our tilt is 23 degress.
32.
In a lunar eclipse the moon is...
a)
directly between the sun and earth
b)
behind the earth
33.
What is this diagram showing?
a)
tides
b)
solar eclipse
c)
lunar eclipse
d)
rotation
34.
What is this diagram showing?
a)
tides
b)
lunar eclipse
c)
revolution
d)
solar eclipse
35.
What moon phase is shown in the picture?
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
36.
the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
a)
acceleration
b)
inertia
c)
mass
d)
frame of reference
37.
This force attracts all objects toward each other.
a)
Newton
b)
gravity
c)
weight
d)
path
38.
What forces cause a planet to orbit?
a)
gravity and orbit
b)
gravity and inertia
c)
gravity and mass
d)
gravity and weight
39.
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
40.
A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line.
a)
spring
b)
high
c)
low
d)
neap
41.
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
42.
A neap tide is a tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides
a)
true
b)
false
43.
Neap tides occur once a month.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
The Moon ________ around the Earth.
a)
moves parallel
b)
rotates
c)
moves perpendicular
d)
revolves
45.
True or False: The moon does not produce its own light.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
How many days are in a leap year?
a)
210
b)
180
c)
364
d)
366
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