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Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 43mins
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Class
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1.
Which of the following is best shown in the picture?
a)
Earth's revolution
b)
A month on Earth
c)
A year on Earth
d)
Earth's rotation
2.
Which of the following do the blue arrows represent in the picture?
a)
A day on Earth
b)
Earth's rotation around the Sun
c)
Earth's revolution around the Sun
d)
A month on Earth
3.
Day and night are caused by _______________.
a)
Earth's rotation
b)
Earth's revolution
c)
Moon's revolution
d)
Moon's rotation
4.
Which of the following amounts of time has gone by when the Moon makes 1 revolution around the Earth?
a)
1 month on Earth
b)
1 year on Earth
c)
1 day on Earth
d)
1 week on Earth
5.
What part of the moon do we see from Earth?
a)
all of it
b)
the same side
c)
none of it
d)
only one quarter
6.
The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.
a)
revolutions
b)
phases
c)
rotations
d)
eclipses
7.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
8.
About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?
a)
65 days
b)
8 days
c)
365 days
d)
28 days
9.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
a)
none, quarter, half, three quarters, full
b)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
c)
dark, light, half, quarter, blue
d)
first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
10.
During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the Moon...
a)
physically changing size and shape.
b)
moving closer and then farther away from Earth.
c)
reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.
d)
having craters on its surface.
11.
One complete revolution of the Earth around the sun takes about
a)
one rotation
b)
half a year
c)
one year
d)
one season
12.
The Earth takes about __________________ hours to complete one rotation of its axis.
a)
12
b)
24
c)
14
d)
28
13.
At all times the moon is half lit up by the sun.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
Name the phase of the moon for letter f
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Crescent
15.
Name the phase of the moon for letter a
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
16.
Name the phase of the moon for letter c
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Crescent
17.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
18.
As the Earth travels around the sun, this tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the ________.
a)
months
b)
day and night
c)
seasons
d)
years
19.
What phase of the moon is pictured here?
a)
Full moon
b)
New moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
Waxing crescent
20.
What phase of the moon is pictured here?
a)
Full moon
b)
New moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
Waxing crescent
21.
What phase of the moon is pictured here?
a)
New moon
b)
First quarter moon
c)
Full moon
d)
Last quarter moon
22.
What phase of the moon is pictured here?
a)
New moon
b)
Waxing crescent moon
c)
Full moon
d)
Waxing gibbous moon
23.
What does waxing mean?
a)
Getting larger
b)
Getting smaller
24.
What does waning mean?
a)
Getting larger
b)
Getting smaller
25.
What Combination creates seasons?
a)
Earth's Rotation and Revolution
b)
Earth's Revolution and Earth's axis
c)
Earth's Rotation and Earth's axis
d)
Earth's Revolution and Moon's Revolution
26.
The Earth's axis is angled at _______ degrees.
a)
180
b)
90
c)
45
d)
23.5
27.
When the Northern Axis is pointing away from the Sun, the Northern Hemisphere is in___________.
a)
Winter
b)
Spring or Fall
c)
Summer
d)
Hunting Season
28.
When there is Equal hours of day and night, the Season is ______________.
a)
Winter
b)
Spring or Fall
c)
Summer
d)
Hunting Season
29.
The spin of a body on it's axis is the definition of ___________________.
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Axis
d)
Eclipse
30.
Which day of the year has the least amount of daylight?
a)
Winter Solstice
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Autumnal Equinox
d)
Vernal Equinox
31.
The _____________ is the imaginary line through the center of rotation of an object. Also known as poles.
a)
Revolution
b)
Axis
c)
Rotation
d)
Phase
32.
True or False: Earth's orbit around the Sun is a perfect circle.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Which day of the year has the most sunlight?
a)
Winter Solstice
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Vernal Equinox
d)
Autumnal Equinox
34.
Summer occurs on the hemisphere of Earth that is.......
a)
turned away from the sun
b)
tilted away from the sun
c)
tilted toward the sun
d)
tilted away from the sun
35.
What causes day and night?
a)
the earth's rotation
b)
the moons revolution around the sun
c)
the tilt of the earth
d)
the tilt of the moon's orbit
36.
the star at the center of the Solar System that supplies heat and light to earth; its enormous gravity keep the Solar System in orbit.
a)
satellite
b)
sun
c)
craters
d)
moon
37.
Which best describes the movement of the Earth and Sun?
a)
The Earth goes around the Sun once a day
b)
The Sun goes around the Earth once a day
c)
The Earth goes around the Sun once a year
d)
The Sun goes around the Earth once a year
38.
Is the sun the center of the solar system?
a)
yep
b)
this quiz is getting annoying...
c)
Um NO, the Earth is.... DUHHH
d)
Puppies
39.
A constellation is a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.
a)
planets
b)
stars
c)
patterns
d)
creatures
40.
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
41.
The stars in a constellation appear to be close to each other in the shape, but may be ______ in space.
a)
very close
b)
some are close
c)
great distances apart
d)
some are great distances apart
42.
Constellations may be only visible during certain seasons due to the Earth’s orbit around the____.
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Planets
d)
sun
43.
Astronomers are scientists which study ____________.
a)
space
b)
animals
c)
plants
d)
oceans
44.
Astronomers create __________ to help them study space because it is so large.
a)
models
b)
science
c)
stories
45.
Astronomers conduct multiple trials to investigate space.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
What are star patterns in the sky?
a)
constllations
b)
orbits
c)
solar eclipse
d)
Milkyway
47.
The spinning of a planet, moon, or star around its axis is called a ?
a)
moon
b)
rotation
c)
eclipse
d)
revolution
48.
What is the path an object follows as it revolves around another object?
a)
Orbit
b)
circle
c)
rotation
d)
eclipse
49.
How long does it take Earth to revolve around the sun?
a)
24 hours
b)
366 days
c)
1 month
d)
365 days
50.
During which moon phase can you not see the moon?
a)
full moon
b)
first quarter moon
c)
crescent moon
d)
new moon
51.
During which moon phase are you able to see the entire half of the moon lit, you see a full circle?
a)
new moon
b)
crescent moon
c)
full moon
d)
first quarter
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