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Earth, Moon & Sun

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth's rotation causes

a)

Day and night

b)

Solar eclipse

c)

The seasons to change

d)

The moon to appear as different shapes

2.

Every day the sun appears to

a)

Rise in the west and set in the east

b)

Rise in the east and set in west

c)

Rise in the north and set in the south

d)

Rise in the south and set in the north

3.

Why does the moon appear to shine in the night sky?

a)

The moon makes its own light.

b)

The moon reflects the sun's light.

c)

The moon lights up when it becomes dark.

d)

The moon reflects the Earth's light.

4.

Why does the moon appear to be larger than the stars?

a)

The moon is larger than the stars.

b)

The moon is brighter than the stars.

c)

The moon is closer to Earth than the stars.

d)

The moon is the largest of all stars.

5.

What is the sun?

a)

The sun is a planet.

b)

The sun is a star.

c)

The sun is a constellation.

d)

The sun is a satellite.

6.

What is the moon?

a)

A constellation

b)

A large star

c)

A satellite

d)

A planet

7.

How long does it take for the Earth to travel once around the Sun.

a)

12 months

b)

28 Days

c)

24 hours

d)

4 weeks

8.

How long does it take the Moon to travel once around the Earth?

a)

12 months

b)

28 days

c)

24 hours

d)

15 days

9.

Why does the Moon seem to change?

a)

Because the cheese melts and comes back.

b)

Because we only see the part of the Moon that is lit by the sun.

c)

Because sometimes it is cloudy.

d)

Because it is sunny.

10.

If you were standing near a tree, when would the shadow be shortest?

a)

Midday

b)

Sunset

c)

Sunrise

d)

Night

11.

______ is the outermost layer of the earth.

a)

Mantle

b)

Core

c)

Crust

12.

The inner core is made of solid iron and _____

a)

Aluminium

b)

Nickel

c)

Cobalt

13.

Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins were the astronauts on ____

a)

Aryabhatt

b)

Apollo 11

c)

Apollo 10

14.

The first artificial satellite was the _____ which was launched by Russia.

a)

Apollo 11

b)

Aryabhatta

c)

Soviet Sputnik I

15.

When the moon is completely blocked by the earth, it is called ____

a)

Solar eclipse

b)

Partial solar eclipse

c)

Total lunar eclipse

16.

_____ is a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.

a)

Captain

b)

Astronaut

c)

Engineer

17.

An area of complete darkness at the centre of shadow is known as ______

a)

Penumbra

b)

umbra

c)

celestial

18.

The period between one new moon to another is called _____ month.

a)

Lunar

b)

Solar

c)

Mission

19.

It takes about _____ hours for the rising water to reach high tide.

a)

Seventeen

b)

Six

c)

Nine

20.

From _________ space station MOM was launched.

a)

ISRO

b)

Soviet

c)

Apollo