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WorksheetsSchrodt The Earth and Moon
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
Which element is most abundant in the Atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Iron
Oxygen
Which element is most abundant in the Crust of the Earth?
Nitrogen
Iron
Oxygen
Which element is most abundant in the Core of the Earth?
Nitrogen
Iron
Oxygen
The ______ is a veil of gases that protect the Earth from some radiations.
Atmosphere
Mantle
Crust
Core
____ is the amount of mass in a given volume.
Density
Mass
Volume
Weight
The Earth's Average density is about ____ g/cm3
1.1
3.3
5.5
8.8
P waves travel through ...
solids and liquids.
solids only.
liquids only.
S waves travel through ...
solids and liquids.
solids only.
liquids only.
The Earth's radius is longer from the center to the...
poles
equator
Which correctly lists the layers of the Earth from inside out?
Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
Outer Core, Inner Core, Crust, Mantle
Pizza has crust
The approximate age of the Earth is...
4.5 Billion years
4.5 Million years
14.5 Billion years
14.5 Million Years
The slipping of one tectonic plate beneath another is called...
Subduction
Rifting
Sublimation
Recycling
The separating of tectonic plates that results in new land mass is called...
Subduction
Rifting
Sublimation
Recycling
Responsible for spiral patterns of large storms.
Coriolis Effect
Toilet Bowl Effect
Global Warming
Spiny twirly storm Theory
Which term means the Earth is separated into layers by density?
differentiation
density layering
dissociation
layer by number
The Sun's surface is hotter than the core of the Earth.
True
False
What causes the Earth to experience seasons?
Earth's Tilt
Earth's distance from the Sun
The Sun's energy production
Seasonings go on Food
When is Earth at Perihelion (closest to the Sun)
Winter in N. America
Summer in N. America
Fall in N. America
Spring in N. America
The _____ is created by the spinning motion of the Earth's core.
magnetosphere
atmosphere
biosphere
wind
______ is when hotter material rises and displaces cooler material and creates currents.
convection
conduction
radiation
induction
Build up of heat in the atmosphere by carbon containing molecules
global warming
climate change
radioactive decay
time dilation
Why do we always see the same face of the Moon?
it's tidally locked
Moon doesn't rotate
We do see the other side of the Moon
That's no moon, its a space station!
The Moon is about ____ the diameter of the Earth
1/2
1/3
1/4
1/6
The Moon'gravity is about ____ of the Earth
1/2
1/3
1/4
1/6
_______ are the rugged, brightly colored regions of the Moon.
Highlands
Maria
Regolith
Rilles
_______ are the smooth, dark regions of the Moon.
Highlands
Maria
Regolith
Rilles
_______ is the powdery substance that covers the Moon.
Highlands
Maria
Regolith
Rilles
_______ is/are the the streaks that radiate out from craters.
Craters
Rays
Regolith
Rilles
The average density of the Moon is ___ g/cm3
1.1
3.3
5.5
8.8
The Moon shines because
of radioactive decay.
reflected light from the Sun
reflected light from the Earth
the surface gives off residual heat
Which formed 1st?
HIghlands
Maria
The Highlands and Maria are comprised of the same material.
True
False
_______ are the the lunar canyons from crustal cracking or lava flows.
Craters
Rays
Regolith
Rilles
The Moon's crust is thinner on the side facing the Earth.
True
False
The Moon's atmosphere is similar to the Earth's.
True
False
____ tides are larger than normal tide variations.
Spring
Neap
Winter
Heap
____ tides are smaller than normal tide variations.
Spring
Neap
Winter
Heap
Relative position for a lunar eclipse to occur
Sun-Moon-Earth
Sun-Earth-Moon
Relative position for a solar eclipse to occur
Sun-Moon-Earth
Sun-Earth-Moon
The Moon becomes a ____ color during a lunar eclipse.
Red
Blue
Yellow
Orange
During a total solar eclipse the Sun's outer atmosphere or _______ becomes visible.
corona
photosphere
Moon's atmosphere
The Highlands are composed of ________
anorthosite
basalt
The Maria are composed of ________
anorthosite
basalt
