WorksheetsEarth's Place in Space
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Earth is tilted ___ ° on its axis.
a)
23.5
b)
20
c)
25
d)
25.3
2.
If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
3.
The Sun appears ________during the summer and _________during the winter.
a)
higher, lowest
b)
lowest, higher
c)
bighter, darker
4.
The sunlight of countries near the Equator are less affected by the tilting of the axis
a)
True
b)
False
5.
The moon is visible because it ______ light from the Sun.
a)
Absorbs
b)
Reflects
c)
Emits
d)
None of the above.
6.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the waning crescent phase.
b)
This is the waxing gibbous phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous phase.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
7.
What is this moon phase?
a)
This is the waxing crescent phase.
b)
This is the full moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous phase.
d)
This is the last quarter moon.
8.
What is this moon phase?
a)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
b)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
c)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
9.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing crescent moon phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the waning crescent moon phase.
10.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the new moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing crescent moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the waning crescent moon phase.
11.
What moon phase is this image?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous moon.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
12.
What phase of the moon is this image?
a)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
b)
This is the full moon phase.
c)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
d)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
13.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
14.
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
15.
Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
16.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
17.
Tides are caused by
a)
strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
b)
the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
c)
the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
d)
variations in the salinity of ocean water
18.
If tides alternate from high to low and there are two of each type of tide a day, about how many hours will generally be between each different tide?
a)
2 hours
b)
6 hours
c)
12 hours
d)
24 hours
19.
You visited the beach at 12 pm (noon) and it is high tide. If you return 6 hours later what tide will you see?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
none
d)
spring
20.
What do we call the small tides that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?
a)
Neap Tide
b)
Spring Tide
c)
Larger Change
d)
Smaller Change
21.
The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ___________.
a)
high tide
b)
low tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
22.
How many times per month does a spring tide occur?
a)
Once
b)
twice
c)
three times
d)
it changes every month
23.
During which moon phases will Earth experience the strongest, or greatest difference between high and low tides?
a)
First Quarter and Full Moon
b)
First Quarter and Last Quarter
c)
New Moon and Full Moon
d)
New Moon and Last Quarter
24.
During which moon phases will Earth experience the weakest, or least difference between high and low tides?
a)
First Quarter and Full Moon
b)
First Quarter and Last Quarter
c)
New Moon and Full Moon
d)
New Moon and Last Quarter
25.
What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed.
a)
Total
b)
Umbra
c)
Penumbra
26.
What is the larger outer lighter part of the shadow cone called, where a partial eclipse can be viewed?
a)
Partial
b)
Umbra
c)
Penumbra
27.
In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?
a)
Below each other
b)
Above each other
c)
In alignment
28.
A lunar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.
a)
Full moon
b)
New moon
c)
Waxing moon
29.
A solar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.
a)
Full moon
b)
New moon
c)
Quarter moon
30.
What does number 1 in the image to the left represent?
a)
Umbra
b)
Penumbra
31.
What does number 2 in the image to the left represent?
a)
Umbra
b)
Penumbra
32.
Why do the Sun and Moon appear to be the same size in the sky?
a)
The Sun is 400 times bigger, but the Moon is 100 times closer.
b)
The Sun is 100 times bigger, but the Moon is 400 times closer.
c)
The Sun is 400 times bigger, but the Moon is 400 times closer.
d)
The Moon is 400 times bigger, but the Sun is 400 times closer.
33.
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.
34.
We do NOT have a 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)
All choices
35.
What factor limits the number of eclipses per year?
a)
Distance between the moon and the earth
b)
Tilt of the moon's orbit around the earth
c)
Distance between the earth and the sun
d)
Tilt of the earth's axis of rotation
36.
What the name of the eclipse is when the Moon is further away from Earth creating a smaller disk to block the Sun?
a)
Mega-Eclipse
b)
Umbral Eclipse
c)
Annular Eclipse
d)
Penumbral Eclipse
37.
A lunar eclipse of the moon may appear orange or red because.....
a)
The Sun produces only red light during an eclipse.
b)
Light from Mars is hitting the Moon during an eclipse.
c)
The Earth's atmosphere blocks the blue and green light waves, leaving only red.
d)
The Earth's atmosphere blocks red light, stores it, then shines it on the Moon.
38.
Longest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
39.
Shortest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
40.
First day of spring
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
41.
First day of fall
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
42.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere.
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
43.
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
44.
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
45.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
46.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
47.
As the earth rotates on its axis, the constellations and stars in them appear to _________.
a)
move across the sky
b)
stand still in the sky
c)
move around each other
d)
rotate
48.
What phase comes AFTER this one?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Third Quarter
49.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
New Moon
b)
Third Quarter
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Full Moon
50.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Third Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
First Quarter
51.
What moon phase comes after a Full Moon and before a Last Quarter?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
New Moon
52.
What would be the result if the Earth's axis was not tilted but straight up and down?
a)
Nothing would change
b)
There would be no seasons
c)
Days would get longer
d)
The Equator would burn up and the poles would freeze
53.
Which tide causes the biggest change in ocean levels?
a)
Spring Tide
b)
Neap Tide
c)
Summer Tide
d)
Leap year Tide
54.
bowl-shaped indents or cavities on the surface of a planet, moon, or asteroid that are caused by a collision with another object, such as a meteorite.
a)
gravity
b)
orbit
c)
craters
d)
axis
55.
What characteristic do the Earth and Moon share that makes them different from the Sun?
a)
Spherical shape
b)
Rotate on an axis
c)
Rocky crust and surface
d)
Found in our Solar System
56.
The moon’s surface has many more craters than the Earth’s. What best explains the difference in the number of craters on the surface of the Moon and the Earth?
a)
The Moon rarely gets impacted by meteorites.
b)
The Earth’s atmosphere protects it from impacts.
c)
The Moon’s gravity attracts more meteorites than Earth's.
d)
The Earth rotates on its axis more quickly than the Moon.
57.
What are the dark gray/black spots on the moon?
a)
Maria
b)
Highlands
c)
Craters
d)
Rilles
58.
What are the light colored mountain areas?
a)
Maria
b)
Highlands
c)
Craters
d)
Rilles
59.
______________ are regions of dark, smooth, ancient beds of basaltic lava.
a)
Highlands
b)
Maria
c)
Craters
d)
Meteorites
60.
What do we call the line that separates the light and dark side of the moon?
a)
the dividing line
b)
the separator
c)
the terminator
d)
the divisor
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