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WorksheetsEarth and Moon Check In Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which of the following est describes a transform boundary?
2 plates slide past each other
an ocean plate dives beneath a continental plate
2 plates pull apart from each other
2 plates collide
Which of the following is most likely to cause mountains but not volcanoes?
Divergent Boundary
Oceanic to Continental Convergent Boundary
Continental to Continental Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Volcanic Islands that form far from a plate boundary are likely caused by what?
convergent boundary
hot spot
gravity
the moon
Which of the following best describes the interior of the Earth
Solid rock
Totally empty
Layers of both liquid and rock
Hot gasses
What country was first to put a man on the moon?
USA
Russia
Germany
Spain
What country was first to put a man in space?
USA
Russia
Germany
Spain
Which planet would travel faster in its orbit?
a planet close to its sun
a planet far from its sun
a planet in a circular orbit
a planet in a very stretched out orbit
Which factor is the cause of the seasons?
the tilt of the Earth
the position of the Moon
how close the Earth is to the Sun
the rotation of the Sun
At what point would this orbiting object be moving the fastest?
The top
The bottom
The left
The Right
It has the same speed everywhere
Which phase of the moon is shown in this diagram?
New Moon
Full Moon
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
A solar eclipse happens during which phase of the moon?
Last Quarter
Full Moon
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Approximately how much time passes from one New Moon to the next New Moon
24 hours
265 days
1 week
28 days
Night can best be described as...
The Moon causing shadows on the Earth
One half of the Earth being on the opposite side of the Sun
The Sun turning off
Everyone on the planet putting on sunglasses at the same time
Which of the following best describes the cause of the tides?
The gravitational pull of the Moon
The light from the Moon
The movement of the Earth
The heat from the Sun
Give one reason why the surface of the moon is cold.
The Moon has no atmosphere
The Moon has no life
The Moon is further from the Sun
The Moon is always dark
