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Earth, Moon, and Sun System

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Imaginary line that divides Earth into it northern and southern hemispheres

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Tropic of Cancer

2.

Day when Earth's axis is not leaning toward or away from the sun

a)

Equinox

b)

Solstice

c)

Leap Year

d)

Halloween

3.

Path an object follows as it moves around another object

a)

Orbit

b)

Revolution

c)

Rotation

d)

Leap Yeah

4.

Motion of an object around another object

a)

Revolution

b)

Orbit

c)

Rotation

d)

The Moon

5.

The spinning motion of a planet on its axis

a)

Rotation

b)

Revoulution

c)

Orbit

d)

Leap Year

6.

An imaginary line that passes through Earth's core from the North and South pole

a)

Rotation Axis

b)

Rotation Line

c)

Rotational Orbit

d)

Orbital Rotaionary Line

7.

A day when Earth's rotation axis is the most toward or away from the Sun

a)

Solstice

b)

Equinox

c)

Leap Year

d)

Solquinox

8.

Lit part of the Moon (or planet) that can be seen from Earth

a)

Moon Phase

b)

Visible Light

c)

Gibbous

d)

Moonlight

9.

Occurs when less and less of the Moon's lit side is visible from Earth.

a)

Waning Phase

b)

Waxing Phase

c)

Crescent

d)

New Moon

10.

Occurs when more and more of the Moon's lit side is visible from Earth.

a)

Waxing Phase

b)

Waning Phase

c)

Gibbous

d)

Crescent

11.

Shape of the Moon that is greater than a quarter moon, but not 'full'.

a)

Gibbous Moon

b)

Crescent Moon

c)

Quarter Moon

d)

Full or New Moon

12.

Shape of the Moon that is less than a quarter moon, but not 'new'.

a)

Crescent Moon

b)

Gibbous Moon

c)

Quarter Moon

d)

New or Full Moon

13.

No moon is visible because the sun is only illuminating the side of the moon that is facing away from Earth.

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Gibbous Moon

d)

Crescent Moon

14.

Entire lit side of the moon is visible from Earth.

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

Gibbous Moon

d)

Crescent Moon

15.

Occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Solar Eclipse

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

16.

Lighter part of the shadow where light is partially blocked

a)

Penumbra

b)

Lunar Area

c)

Solar Area

d)

Shadow Zone

17.

Central, darker part of a shadow where light is totally blocked

a)

Umbra

b)

Penumbra

c)

Solar Area

d)

Lunar Penumbra

18.

Occurs when the Moon's shadow appears on the Earth's surface

a)

Solar Eclipse

b)

Lunar Eclipse

c)

Penumbra Eclipse

d)

Umbral Eclipse

19.

Daily rise and fall of sea levels

a)

Tide

b)

Waves

c)

Moon's Gravitational Pull

d)

Solar Pull

20.

A tide at new or full moon; when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.

a)

Spring Tide

b)

Neap Tide

c)

Autumn Tide

d)

Moon's Gravitational Pull

21.

A tide at first or third quarters of the moon; when there is the least difference between high and low water.

a)

Neap Tide

b)

Spring Tide

c)

Autumn Tide

d)

Moon's Gravitational Pull

22.

Imaginary lines that show distances north or south of the equator

a)

Lines of Latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator