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WorksheetsUnit 5
Total questions: 74
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1.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
2.
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
3.
What is the longest day of the year?
a)
winter solstice
b)
summer solstice
c)
fall equinox
d)
spring equinox
4.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
5.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
6.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
7.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
8.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
9.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
10.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
11.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & rovolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
12.
The hemisphere where you live
a)
equator
b)
southern
c)
northern
d)
eastern
13.
What causes more heat, indirect sunlight or direct sunlight?
a)
indirect
b)
direct
14.
The Northern Hemisphere gets __________ sunlight in the winter, which leads to _________ temperatures.
a)
less direct, hotter
b)
less direct, colder
c)
more direct, hotter
d)
more direct, colder
15.
Which season has the least amount of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
16.
Which season has long days and short nights?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
17.
Which season has long nights and short days?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
18.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
19.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
20.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
21.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
22.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
23.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
24.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
25.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter or (third quarter)
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
26.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
27.
How much of the moon is always lit?
a)
can't tell
b)
always changes
c)
half
d)
3/4
28.
Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
29.
What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
30.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
31.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
32.
Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
new
d)
eclipse
33.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
34.
Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
35.
What part of the moon do we see from Earth?
a)
all of it
b)
the same side
c)
none of it
d)
only one quarter
36.
How long is a lunar month?
a)
30
b)
29.5
c)
27
d)
27.3
37.
Which phase of the moon is represented in this diagram?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
last quarter/third quarter
38.
What moon phase is shown at position #3?
a)
Last Quarter
b)
Full Moon
c)
New Moon
d)
First Quarter
39.
What moon phase is shown in position 8
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
40.
If the current moon phase is at position 2, where would it be in two weeks?
a)
full moon
b)
waning gibbous
c)
third quarter
d)
back to position 2
41.
Approximately how much time passes between the new moon and full moon?
a)
one month
b)
two weeks
c)
3 days
d)
24 hours�
42.
The moon is shrinking/getting smaller and light is on the left.
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
43.
The moon is growing/getting bigger and light is on the right.
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
44.
What moon phase is shown at position #6?
a)
Last Quarter
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
New Moon
d)
First Quarter
e)
Waning Gibbous
45.
What is a force that pulls objects towards each other?
a)
Tension
b)
Gravity
c)
Speed
d)
Inertia
46.
Which variables affect gravity?
a)
mass
b)
speed
c)
distance
d)
volume
e)
weight
47.
More mass equals:
a)
less gravity
b)
less distance
c)
more gravity
d)
more distance
48.
Less mass equals:
a)
less gravity
b)
less distance
c)
more gravity
d)
more distance
49.
Less distance equals:
a)
less gravity
b)
less mass
c)
more gravity
d)
more mass
50.
More distance equals:
a)
less gravity
b)
less mass
c)
more gravity
d)
more mass
51.
Choose the image that has the most gravitational pull:
a)
b)
52.
Choose the image that has the most gravitational pull:
a)
b)
53.
Choose the image that has the most gravitational pull:
a)
b)
54.
If a rocket flies by close to a planet and becomes affected by that planet's gravity, what is most likely to happen?
a)
The rocket will be pushed away
b)
The rocket will be turned around in the opposite direction
c)
The rocket will be attracted down to the planet
d)
Nothing will happen
55.
A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because---
a)
Jupiter has less mass, and therefore less gravity
b)
Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity.
c)
Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity.
d)
Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity
56.
Which System has the greater gravitational pull between the two objects?
a)
System 1
b)
System 2
c)
Same: there is no gravitational attraction between the two objects
57.
A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
58.
What do we call the sun's outer atmosphere that you see during a solar eclipse?
a)
an umbra
b)
a corona
c)
an orbit
d)
a shadow
59.
Which of the following is not true about a total solar eclipse?
a)
It can be viewed once a year from every spot on earth
b)
It is dangerous to look at without the proper device
c)
When it happens, the moon blocks all of the sun except the corona
d)
You must be within the moon's umbra to see it
60.
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
61.
This image is an example of
a)
Lunar Eclipse
b)
Full Moon
c)
New Moon
d)
Solar Eclipse
62.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
63.
What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed.
a)
Total
b)
Umbra
c)
Penumbra
64.
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
65.
During a solar eclipse...
a)
The sun is blocked by the moon
b)
The Earth is blocked moon
c)
The moon is blocked by the sun
d)
You are blocked
66.
An eclipse in space is when....
a)
one object passes through the shadow of another object.
b)
two shadows collide.
c)
the moon is in the waxing crescent phase.
d)
the Sun and Moon are side by side.
67.
What is the order during a lunar eclipse
a)
sun, moon, earth
b)
sun, earth, moon
68.
What is the order during a solar eclipse
a)
sun, moon, earth
b)
sun, earth, moon
69.
A lunar eclipse occurs at which moon phase?
a)
quarter moon
b)
new moon
c)
crescent moon
d)
full moon
70.
Which eclipse is most likely to happen?
a)
Solar
b)
Lunar
71.
What would an observer on Earth see at position A?
a)
partial lunar
b)
partial solar
c)
total solar
d)
total lunar
72.
During a lunar eclipse, what color does the moon appear?
a)
Black
b)
Red-orange
c)
Yellow-green
d)
White
73.
You would see a partial solar eclipse if you were within the Moon’s penumbra.
a)
True
b)
False
74.
We do NOT have a solar or lunar eclipse each month because...
a)
The tilt of the moon's orbit is at 5 degrees
b)
The moon is too small
c)
The moon's orbital distance changes
d)
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