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WorksheetsEarth moon and sun
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
Day and night are caused by
a)
Earth's revolution around the sun
b)
Earth's rotation on its axis
c)
the tilt of the earth
d)
Earth's involvement in eclipses
2.
A year is measured by
a)
Earth's revolution around the sun
b)
Earth's rotation on its axis
c)
the tilt of the earth
d)
Earth's involvement in eclipses
3.
Seasons occur because of
a)
Earth's revolution around the sun
b)
Earth's rotation on its axis
c)
the tilt of the earth
d)
Earth's involvement in eclipses
4.
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
5.
How long does it take for the earth to complete one revolution?
a)
365 1/4 days
b)
24 hours
c)
30 days
d)
one decade
6.
What is the measurement of the tilt of earth's axis?
a)
23.5
b)
22.5
c)
21.5
d)
20.5
7.
When the north pole is tilted away from the sun it is
a)
Spring in the Northern Hemisphere
b)
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere
c)
Fall in the Northern Hemisphere
d)
Winter in the Northern Hemisphere
8.
Which phase of the moon is diplayed
a)
Waxing crescent
b)
Waning crescent
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
Waning gibbous
9.
Which phase of the moon is diplayed
a)
Waxing crescent
b)
Waning crescent
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
Waning gibbous
10.
Which phase of the moon is diplayed
a)
First Quarter
b)
Third Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
11.
Which phase of the moon is diplayed
a)
First Quarter
b)
Third Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
12.
The image pictures which type of eclipse?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
13.
The image pictures which type of eclipse?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
14.
During which moon phase can a solar eclipse occur?
a)
New moon
b)
Full moon
c)
First quarter
d)
Third quarter
15.
During which moon phase can a lunar eclipse occur?
a)
New moon
b)
Full moon
c)
First quarter
d)
Third quarter
16.
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.
17.
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
18.
What is the longest day of the year?
a)
winter solstice
b)
summer solstice
c)
fall equinox
d)
spring equinox
19.
A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
20.
Katherine held the wash cloth tightly, pressing it into her hand. She told the children not to walk barefoot through the kitchen.
What had just happened?
a)
She cut her hand.
b)
She was baking cookies.
c)
She broke something made of glass.
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