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Astronomy

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does season mean

a)

Particular weather patterns and daylight hours

b)

months

c)

a shadow

d)

A person who studies stars

2.

How long does it take for the season to change

a)

5 years

b)

3 days

c)

2 weeks

d)

3 months

3.

Why does the earth Orbit

a)

It moves

b)

So we can have day and night

c)

To have moon phases

d)

It orbits

4.

What causes day and night

a)

Earth orbiting the sun

b)

seasons

c)

the moon orbiting the earth

d)

Earth's rotation on its axis

5.

What is a shadow?

a)

light

b)

darkness

c)

A dark shape made when an object blocks light

d)

A dark closet

6.

How does the moon have phases

a)

29 1/2

b)

a different shape changing when orbits around the sun

c)

orbits around

d)

new moon set at september

7.

How long does it take for a new moon to a full moon

a)

1 month

b)

15 days

c)

3 months

d)

1 year

8.

The sun rises in the west

a)

True

b)

Fails

9.

The sun sets in the east

a)

True

b)

Fails

10.

In noon the sun is in the middle

a)

True

b)

Fails

11.

The moon does not have its own light

a)

True

b)

Fails

12.

When is the shadow shortest

a)

noon

b)

sunset

c)

sunrise