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WorksheetsAB6: Sky Science
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
The moon makes a complete revolution around Earth approximately once each
day
week
year
month
In order to safely view the sun, a person should...
view the sun while wearing sunglasses
place a piece of dark paper over the lens of a telescope
view an image of the sun projected onto a piece of paper
place a piece of coloured glass over the lens of a telescope
The gibbous moons are labelled...
I and II
I and IV
II and III
III and IV
If the position marked W on the diagram above represents the constellation Cepheus in June, then the position marked Y represents the constellation Cepheus in
March
May
September
December
Which of the following rows shows the phases of the moon that would be seen on day 14 and day 21?
Which of the following diagrams shows the orientation of Earth when it is summer in Canada?
Paul wanted to investigate the movement of the Sun over the course of a day. He used a sundial to measure the length of a shadow once every hour from sunrise to sunset.
Which of the following variables must be kept the same in order to obtain reliable data from this activity?
Type of sundial and location of sundial
Length of shadow and location of sundial
Type of sundial and times at which measurements were taken
Length of shadow and the times at which measurements were taken
One similarity between asteroids and ___________ is that both ___________ light
stars, emit
stars, reflect
comets, emit
comets, reflect
Which of the following statements can be made based on this chart?
Mercury is the closest planet to Venus
Earth is the coldest of the inner planets
Mars has the shortest day of the inner planets
Venus is the closest planet in diameter to earth
How long will it take for Earth to rotate so that X position is directly facing the sun?
6 hours
8 hours
12 hours
18 hours
Which diagram represents the phase of the Moon seen from Earth when the Moon is directly between Earth and the Sun?
A
B
C
D
