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UNIT 02 "The Earth and the Moon" Geology

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun?

a)

365 days

b)

364 years

c)

365 hours

d)

364 minutes

2.

What movements does the Moon make?

a)

rotation and revolution

b)

rotation and orbit

c)

revolution and translation

d)

translation and rotation

3.

What planet from the Sun is Earth?

a)

second planet

b)

third planet

c)

fourth planet

d)

fifth planet

4.

Which planet is the largest rocky planet in our Solar System?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

5.

Which planet has an atmosphere containing free-oxygen and liquid water on its surface?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

6.

What is the diameter of the Earth at the Equator?

a)

12 756 km

b)

1 275 km

c)

127 056 km

d)

127 560 km

7.

What is the circumference of the Earth at the Equator?

a)

400 075 km

b)

40 075 km

c)

4 000 075 km

d)

475 km

8.

What percentage of the Earth's mass is made of iron and oxygen?

a)

45%

b)

80%

c)

50%

d)

65%

9.

What is the average temperature of the Earth?

a)

15ºC

b)

17ºC

c)

18ªC

d)

20ºC

10.

What does the Earth's magnetic field protect us from?

a)

dangerous solar radiation

b)

infrared solar radiation

c)

meteors

d)

asteroids

11.

What is it when Earth pulls objects towards the centre of the planet and holds our atmosphere close to the surface?

a)

magnetic field

b)

gravity

c)

geological activity

12.

What changes the Earth's landscape over time?

a)

magnetic field

b)

gravity

c)

geological activity

13.

What attracts charged particles emitted from the Sun, protecting us from certain types of radiation?

a)

magnetic field (campo magnético)

b)

gravity

c)

geological activity

14.

Into how many spheres is the Earth divided?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

What is the name given to the gaseous layer that surrounds the Earth?

a)

atmosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

geosphere

16.

What is the name given to the part of the Earth that is made up of water?

a)

atmosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

geosphere

17.

What is the name given to the solid part of the Earth?

a)

atmosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

geosphere

18.

What is the name given to the part of the Earth where living things are found?

a)

atmosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

geosphere

19.

What sphere is this?

a)

atmosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

20.

What sphere is this?

a)

atmosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

21.

What sphere is this?

a)

atmosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

22.

What sphere is this?

a)

atmosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

23.

How many movements does the Earth have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

How long does the Earth take to rotate?

a)

365 days

b)

12 hours

c)

24 hours

d)

1 year

25.

How long is a day?

a)

365 days

b)

12 hours

c)

60 minutes

d)

24 hours

26.

How long does the Earth's revolution take?

a)

1 year

b)

365 days

c)

24 hours

d)

1 day

27.

What describes the distance of a location from the Equator? It can be north (N) or south (S)

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

28.

What describes the distance of a location from the Prime Meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England? It can be east (E) or west (W).

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

29.

What is a?

a)

Parallels

b)

Equator

c)

meridians

d)

Prime Meridian

30.

What is c?

a)

Parallels

b)

Equator

c)

meridians

d)

Prime Meridian

31.

What is d?

a)

Parallels

b)

Equator

c)

meridians

d)

Prime Meridian

32.

What is b?

a)

Parallels

b)

Equator

c)

meridians

d)

Prime Meridian

33.

In what direction does the Earth spin? (elegir dos opciones)

a)

anticlockwise

b)

clockwise

c)

east to west

d)

west to east

34.

What causes the phenomenon of day and night?

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

Earth's revolution around the sun

c)

the Sun's rotation

d)

the Moon's rotation

35.

How much is the Earth's axis tilted?

a)

23º

b)

23.5º

c)

25º

d)

25.3º

36.

How does the Sun move across the sky in Fuerteventura?

a)

from east to west

b)

from west to east

c)

from south to north

d)

from north to south

37.

Where would the sun never set?

a)

a.

b)

b.

38.

Where would the sun never rise?

a)

a.

b)

b.

39.

How many days does a leap year have?

a)

365 days

b)

366 days

c)

364 days

d)

365 hours

40.

How often does a leap year take place?

a)

every three years

b)

every year

c)

every four years

d)

every five years

41.

What accumulates over the years until the leap year?

a)

6 hours every year for 4 years

b)

6 days every year for 4 years

c)

6 minutes every year for 4 years

d)

6 years every year for 4 years

42.

Which(cuál) is the hemisphere which is further away (más lejos) from the Sun and receives the Sun's rays at a smaller angle?

a)

Northern hemisphere

b)

Southern hemisphere

43.

Which(cuál) is the hemisphere that is closer (más cerca) to the Sun and receives the Sun's rays at a larger angle?

a)

Northern hemisphere

b)

Southern hemisphere

44.

What is the name given to the first day of winter?

a)

Vernal equinox

b)

Summer solstice

c)

Autumnal equinox

d)

Winter solstice

45.

What is the name given to the first day of spring?

a)

Vernal equinox

b)

Summer solstice

c)

Autumnal equinox

d)

Winter solstice

46.

What is the name given to the first day of summer?

a)

Vernal equinox

b)

Summer solstice

c)

Autumnal equinox

d)

Winter solstice

47.

What is the name given to the first day of autumn?

a)

Vernal equinox

b)

Summer solstice

c)

Autumnal equinox

d)

Winter solstice

48.

On the 21st of March what season begins in the Southern hemisphere?

a)

Vernal equinox

b)

Summer solstice

c)

Autumnal equinox

d)

Winter solstice

49.

On the 21st of March what season begins in the Northern hemisphere?

a)

Vernal equinox

b)

Summer solstice

c)

Autumnal equinox

d)

Winter solstice

50.

The moon rotates around the earth once, about every . . .

a)

a month

b)

week

c)

28 days

d)

30 days

51.
We cannot see all of the Moon all the time.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
Neil Armstrong was the first person to step on the moon
a)
True
b)
False
53.
The Moon has craters
a)
True
b)
False
54.
The Moon really gets bigger and smaller
a)
True
b)
False
55.
The Moon rotates around the Earth
a)
True
b)
False
56.
The Moon rotates around the Sun
a)
True
b)
False
57.
During the new moon phases, we can see all of the Moon.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Quarter Moon
59.
What is this a picture of?
a)
New Moon
b)
Waxing Gibbous
60.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waning Gibbous
61.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waning Gibbous
62.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
63.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
64.
What is this a picture of?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
65.
What is this a picture of?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
66.
What makes the moon bright?
a)
sun
b)
stars
67.

What is the illuminated side of the Moon is not visible. This phase happens when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun?

a)

Day 1

New Moon:

b)

Day 8

First quarter:

c)

Day 15

Full Moon:

d)

Day 22

Last quarter:

68.

What is only half of the illuminated side is visible. This area becomes smaller each day?

a)

Day 1

New Moon:

b)

Day 8

First quarter:

c)

Day 15

Full Moon:

d)

Day 22

Last quarter:

69.

What phase is it when the entire illuminated side of the Moon is visible? This phase happens when the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun.

a)

Day 1

New Moon:

b)

Day 8

First quarter:

c)

Day 15

Full Moon:

d)

Day 22

Last quarter:

70.

What is only half of the illuminated side is visible. This area becomes larger each day?

a)

Day 1

New Moon:

b)

Day 8

First quarter:

c)

Day 15

Full Moon:

d)

Day 22

Last quarter:

71.

What are B and D?

a)

High tide (pleamar)

b)

Low tide (baja mar)

72.

What are A and C?

a)

High tide (pleamar)

b)

Low tide (baja mar)

73.

Based on the image, What eclipse would an Observer A see?

a)

Partial Eclipse

b)

Total Eclipse

c)

Semi Partial Eclipse

d)

Annular Eclipse

74.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon casts a shadow on the earth?

a)

True

b)

False

75.

A lunar eclipse only happens during a _____moon.

a)

New

b)

Crescent

c)

Full

d)

Gibbous

76.

During a solar eclipse, what happens?

a)

The Sun's shadow falls on the Moon.

b)

The Earth's shadow falls on the Moon.

c)

The Moon's shadow falls on the Sun.

d)

The Moon's shadow falls on the Earth.

77.

During a lunar eclipse, What happens?

a)

The Earth's shadow falls on the Moon.

b)

The Sun's shadow falls on the Moon.

c)

The Moon's shadow falls on the Earth.

d)

The Moon's shadow falls on the Sun.

78.

If you are watching a solar eclipse, but are NOT located in the umbra of the moon, what is it called?

a)

Partial Eclipse

b)

Annular Eclipse

c)

Semi Partial Eclipse

d)

Total Eclipse

79.

If you are watching a solar eclipse and you are located in the umbra of the Moon, what is it called?

a)

Partial Eclipse

b)

Total Eclipse

c)

Semi Partial Eclipse

d)

Annular Eclipse

80.

According to the image why is this not an Eclipse?

a)

Because the earth, the sun and the moon are not aligned.

b)

Because there are too much light.

81.

Half of the earth in B is dark . What is the dark half of Earth experiencing?

a)

Night time.

b)

A power outage

c)

A Solar Eclipse

d)

A Lunar Eclipse

82.

What are the reasons that we have seasons? Select all that apply.

a)

The earth's orbit around the sun

b)

Earth's tilt on its axis

c)

Angle of the sun's rays

d)

The equator

83.

What happens to our day and night hours on December 21st Winter Solstice?

a)

Days are longer and nights are shorter.

b)

Days and nights are 12 hours.

c)

We probably have eclipses.

d)

Days are shorter and nights are longer.

84.

What happens to our day and night hours on June 21st Summer Solstice?

a)

Days are shorter and nights are longer.

b)

Days and nights are 12 hours.

c)

We probably have eclipses.

d)

Days are longer and nights are shorter.

85.

What happens to our day and night hours on September 21st Fall Equinox?

a)

Days are shorter and nights are longer.

b)

Days and nights are 12 hours.

c)

Days are longer and nights are shorter.

d)

That day is always an eclipse.

86.

What is the name of the central part of earth's shadow?

a)

Penumbra

b)

Umbra