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Earth's Moon & Eclipses

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which 3 space objects are in this picture?

a)

Sun, Earth & moon

b)

Sun, Earth & a satellite

c)

Moon, Earth & Asteroid

d)

Earth, Sun & Mars

2.

Which is NOT TRUE about

the moon's orbit.

a)

The moon orbits around Earth.

b)

The moon takes 27.3 days to finish an orbit.

c)

The moon's orbit is exactly the same each month.

d)

The moon's orbit is tilted.

3.

Which TWO THINGS can people use to study the moon?

a)

Asteroids

b)

Spacecrafts

c)

Telescopes

d)

Microscopes

4.

TRUE or FALSE?

The moon makes its own light.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Why does the moon change its shape each night?

a)

Because the shadow of Earth is always on the moon.

b)

Because the moon shines its light stronger some nights.

c)

Because we see different parts of day and night time on the moon each night.

d)

The moon's shape always looks the same.

6.

Which phase of the moon will we see when we are looking at the WHOLE day time on the moon?

a)

Full moon

b)

New moon

c)

Crescent moon

d)

Gibbous moon

7.

This is the lunar calendar for April.

Which moon will we see on April 18th?

a)

Full moon

b)

Waxing gibbous

c)

Waning crescent

d)

Last Quarter

8.

Use the word box.

Write the name of the moon phase you see in the picture.

(a)  

9.

Use the word box.

Write the name of the moon phase you see in the picture.

(a)  

10.

Alex made a moon phase poster using Oreos, but he made a mistake. Where did he make a mistake?

a)

The gibbous moons

b)

The crescent moons

c)

The quarter moons

d)

The full moon and new moon

11.

What happens during a LUNAR ECLIPSE?

a)

The moon turns red

b)

The Earth's shadow fall on the moon

c)

A part of the moon will disappear

d)

All are correct

12.

Which picture shows what happens during a SOLAR ECLIPSE?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

TRUE or FALSE?

When an eclipse happens, not everyone on Earth will be able to see it.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Does this show a LUNAR ECLIPSE or a SOLAR ECLIPSE?

(a)  

15.

Why do eclipses not happen every month?

a)

Because the Earth's orbit is tilted.

b)

Because the sun's orbit is tilted.

c)

Because the moon's orbit it tilted.

d)

Because of COVID19.

16.

What is a PARTIAL ECLIPSE?

a)

When a shadow covers the whole space object.

b)

When a shadow covers only a part of a space object.

c)

When a shadow does not cover a space object.

17.

Which TWO OBJECTS can cast a shadow during an eclipse on Earth?

a)

The sun

b)

The moon

c)

The stars

d)

The earth

18.

Where does the red light during a LUNAR ECLIPSE come from?

a)

The moon makes its own red light

b)

From the sunsets and sunrises on Earth

c)

Directly from the sun

d)

Magical powers of the universe

19.

Pick the best name for this picture:

a)

Moon Phases over a Month

b)

Stages of a Lunar Eclipse

c)

A Total Solar Eclipse

d)

Alien Spaceship in the Night Sky

20.

A SATELLITE is an object orbiting around another object. Does this make the moon a NATURAL SATELLITE?

a)

Yes.

b)

No.

c)

What's a satellite???