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Moon, Stars, Sun Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The path Earth makes around the Sun is called ______________.

a)

axis

b)

rotation

c)

counter clockwise

d)

orbit

2.

Which of these things helps to cause the seasons?

a)

other planets

b)

the Earth's tilt on its axis

c)

the distance from the moon

3.

The Earth rotates on its ______________.

a)

bottom

b)

axis

c)

orbit

d)

other

4.

How will a shadow change from 9 A.M to 12 P.M (noon)?

a)

it will be shorter

b)

it will not change

c)

it will be longer

5.

How long does it take Earth to rotate around its axis?

a)

1 month

b)

1 day

c)

1 year

6.

Because the Earth rotates on its axis, ________________.

a)

The seasons change

b)

We have day and night

c)

We see phases of the moon

7.

It is summer when our part of Earth is tilted away from the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The Earth orbits the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The moon____________ the sun's light.

a)

sees

b)

shines

c)

reflects

d)

watches

10.

The moon has no light of its own.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Why do we see different phases of the moon?

a)

The Earth revolves around the sun

b)

The angle the Moon makes with the Sun as viewed from Earth.

c)

The Earth revolves around the moon

12.

What is the changing of the shape of the bright side of the moon called?

a)

axis

b)

season

c)

phase

d)

rotation

13.

During which moon phase can we see all of the Moon from Earth?

a)

last quarter

b)

new moon

c)

crescent

d)

full moon

14.

__________are huge balls of glowing gas.

a)

stars

b)

moons

c)

galaxies

d)

dust

15.

A ________________ is a group of stars that forms a picture.

a)

solar system

b)

constellation

c)

planet

16.

When the moon is not visible at all, which phase is it in?

a)

crescent

b)

new moon

c)

full moon

d)

gibbous

17.

The sun is a

a)

moon

b)

star

c)

planet

18.

About how long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?

a)

1 day

b)

1 month

c)

1 year

19.

About how long does it take for the moon to go through all of its phases?

a)

1 day

b)

1 week

c)

1 month

d)

1 year

20.

How many seasons are there?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

6

d)

8