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Practice Exam

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is a Lunar eclipse?

a)

an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow.

b)

an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon.

2.

What Moon phase occurs after a waxing Gibbous?

a)

Waning Gibbous

b)

Full Moon

c)

Waxing Crescent

d)

Waning Crescent

3.

What best describes a Geocentric model?

a)

A model where the Earth is in the center and the rest of the astronomical bodies orbit Earth.

b)

A model where the Sun is in the center and the rest of the astronomical bodies orbit the Sun.

4.

What months does Equinox occur in?

a)

February and April

b)

January and March

c)

March and September

d)

December and June

5.

What is approximate distance between the Earth and Sun?

a)

150.7 million km

b)

149.6 million km

c)

134.9 million km

d)

143.8 million km

6.

What is the approximate distance between the Earth and Moon?

a)

384,400 km

b)

387,300 km

c)

420,876 km

d)

346,902 km

7.

what is the approximate distance between the Sun and the Moon?

a)

147 million km

b)

333 million km

c)

243 million km

d)

526 million km

8.

What months does Solstice occur in?

a)

June and December

b)

September and August

c)

January and November

d)

February and October

9.

What is the order of Moon phases?

a)

Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full moon, Waning Gibbous,Third Quarter.

b)

Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full moon, Waning Gibbous,Third Quarter, and finally Waxing Crescent.

c)

New moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, and finally Waxing Crescent.

d)

Full moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, and finally Waxing Crescent.

10.

Where is the Prime Meridian located?

a)

Greenwich, England

b)

New Delhi, India

c)

Berlin, Germany

d)

Washington D.C., America