WorksheetsMoon Phases and Eclipses Study Guide
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 28mins
In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?
Below each other
Above each other
Lined up exactly
Name the eclipse.
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
What do we call an event that the moon blocks the sun from reaching the Earth?
Phase
Lunar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
Meteoroid
About how long does it take the moon to go through all of it's phases?
30 Days
31 Days
28 Days
29 Days
Why do we know the phases of the moon for months that have not happened?
The Moon moves in a regular pattern in the sky.
The Moon is full for 20 days every month.
I can see the future.
The phases of the Moon are random and irregular.
When one object crosses in front of another, the first object can sometimes block the view of the second. This process is called a(n)_______.
eclipse
gibbous
penumbra
umbra
On a clear night in the summer, Kelly identified the constellation Leo in the sky. When she went star-gazing five months later, she could not find Leo, but could see Gemini instead. Why?
The moon revolved so it was facing a different part of the universe at night.
The stars in Leo moved.
Earth revolved so it was facing different part of the universe at night.
The moon was blocking Leo in the sky.
What causes the moon's phases
Where you are standing on Earth
the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
The tilt of Earth
how fast the moon is moving
Why do we always see the same side of the moon from Earth?
because the phases change
because it rotates and revolves at the same rate
because half of the moon always receives sunlight
The moon changes positions
Mrs. Smith says "the moon looks larger than the stars!" What explains this?
The moons soaks up the star's light
The moon is larger than Earth
The moon is larger than stars
the moon is closer to Earth than stars
In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?
Below each other
Above each other
Lined up exactly
