WorksheetsEMS Review 1.2 - 2.1
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
Where does the moon get its light?
It glows from hot lava within the core.
From light reflected off the Earth.
From stars in space.
From the sun.
What is the 'terminator'?
That robot movie.
The border between light and dark on the moon.
The border between light and dark on Earth.
The border between light and dark on the robot.
The moon makes its own light.
True
False
When a model is 'to scale,' object sizes and distances are larger or smaller than in the real world but the same relative to one another.
True
False
Models that are 'not to scale' can be useful ...
never.
always.
depending on what you are trying to look at.
depending on what you are trying to hear.
Earth, the Moon, and sun are ____________ from each other.
not that far
extremely far
equally far
proportionally far
The definition of 'moon' is:
a blocky sphere that travels around a sun
a rocky sphere that travels around a sun
a cheesy sphere that travels around a planet.
a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
The sun ____________ the half of the Moon that is facing it, and the other half is dark.
blocks
illuminates
reflects off
absorbs
Light from the sun travels...
in straight lines.
in curved lines.
in wavy lines.
in dotted lines.
People use models to represent ___________ a concept.
their questions about
their evidence of
their understanding of
their claims about
The appearance of the Moon changes when observed from Earth, even though _______ Moon is always illuminated by the sun.
most of the
half of the
none of the
all of the
Does the moon rotate?
Yes
No
How many phases of the moon are there?
4
5
6
7
What is a "new moon?"
When the side of the Moon that faces Earth doesn’t get any light from the sun.
When the side of the Moon that faces Earth gets all the light from the sun.
When the side of the Moon that faces Earth is half lit from the sun.
When the side of the Moon that faces Earth is 1/4 lit from the sun.
During a new moon...
the Moon is to the left of Earth and the sun.
the Moon is to the right of Earth and the sun.
the Moon is between the Earth and the sun
the Moon is behind the Earth and the sun.
What is a "crescent moon?"
When half of the part of the Moon that faces Earth is illuminated.
When more than half of the part of the Moon that faces Earth is illuminated.
When only a small section of the part of the Moon that faces
Earth is illuminated.
What is a "quarter moon?"
Half of the side that faces Earth is in sunlight, and half is in darkness.
Half of the side that faces Earth is in sunlight, and half is in outer space.
1/4 of the side that faces Earth is in sunlight, and half is in darkness.
Why is it called a "quarter moon?"
Half of the Moon always illuminated by the sun, but from Earth we only see half of that half. Half of a half is a quarter, so it's a “quarter moon.”
Because only 1/4 of the moon is illuminated. 1/4 is one quarter.
Half of the Moon is always illuminated by the sun, but we only see 1/4 of it at any time.
What is a "gibbous moon?"
The side of the Moon facing Earth is half dark and half illuminated.
The side of the Moon facing Earth is almost completely dark.
The side of the Moon facing Earth is almost completely illuminated.
The names of the moon phases are...
New, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full.
New, cascade, nickle, gibbon, full.
New, crescent, quarter, gibblet, full.
New, cascade, quarter, gobblet, full.
The biggest object in our solar system is...
Jupiter
Saturn
the Kuiper asteroid belt
the sun
The "dark side of the moon" is...
the side of the Moon that is always dark, all the time.
the side of the Moon that becomes dark as the Moon moves out of the sunlight.
the side of the Moon that is dark when you close your eyes.
an epic album by the band Pink Floyd.
