Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Earth and Moon

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The path an object in space takes as it revolves around another object.

a)

rotate

b)

orbit

c)

full moon

d)

solar

2.

Check all of the answers that are characteristics of the Earth

a)

Has life

b)

Many long lasting craters

c)

Has water

d)

Sphere shaped

e)

Has an atmosphere

3.

Check all of the answers that are characteristics of the moon.

a)

Has little to no atmosphere

b)

Many very long lasting craters

c)

Life

d)

Water

e)

Less gravity

4.

The imaginary line that goes through the North and South Poles is called?

a)

equator

b)

axis

c)

orbit

d)

revolve

5.

What causes the moon to have different phases?

a)

The Earth orbiting the sun

b)

The Earth's rotation

c)

The moon's axis

d)

The moon orbiting the Earth

6.

The dark side of the moon shown in the picture is the moons phase called the ____________ ____________.

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

Solar eclipse

7.

When we see the daylight side of the moon, this is called the __________ ___________.

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

New Moon

c)

Full Moon

d)

Waning Gibbous

8.

How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the sun once?

a)

30 days

b)

24 hours/ 1 day

c)

9 months

d)

365 days/ 1 year

9.

How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?

a)

About 1 year

b)

About 1 day

c)

About 1 month

10.

How long does it take the Earth to rotate on it's axis one time?

a)

1 day/ 24 hours

b)

1 year/ 365 days

c)

1 month/ 29 days

11.

What happens during a solar eclipse that causes this?

a)

The sun passes in front of the moon

b)

The new moon passes in front of the sun.

c)

The Earth casts a shadow on the moon

d)

The full moon passes in front of the sun.

12.

What happens during a lunar eclipse that causes this?

a)

The sun passes in front of the moon

b)

The new moon passes in front of the sun.

c)

The Earth casts a shadow on the full moon.

d)

The full moon passes in front of the sun.

13.

1 day on the moon is the same as _____ days on Earth.

a)

27

b)

31

c)

29

d)

19

14.

How do we see the moon?

a)

The earth's light reflects on the moon

b)

The sun's light reflects on the moon

15.

When the moon gets larger it is ______________.

a)

waxing

b)

waning

16.

When the moon is getting smaller it is ________________.

a)

waxing

b)

waning

17.

When the moon cast a shadow on earth it is called _________________.

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

lunar eclipse

d)

solar eclipse

18.

When we can see the whole moon it is a ____________________.

a)

full moon

b)

new moon

c)

solar eclipse

d)

lunar eclipse

19.

A hole in the ground on the moon is called a _________________.

a)

crater

b)

asteroid

c)

rock

d)

meteoroid

20.

Meteoroids hitting the moon has caused the craters.

a)

true

b)

false

21.
What phase of the moon is pictured here?
a)
Full moon
b)
New moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
Waxing crescent
22.
What phase of the moon is pictured here?
a)
Full moon
b)
New moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
Waxing crescent
23.
What does this diagram represent?
a)
Solar eclipse
b)
Lunar eclipse
24.
What does this diagram represent?
a)
Solar eclipse
b)
Lunar eclipse
25.
What does waxing mean?
a)
Getting larger
b)
Getting smaller
26.
What does waning mean?
a)
Getting larger
b)
Getting smaller
27.

At which position would people on Earth see a New Moon?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.
What phase of the moon is pictured here?
a)
New moon
b)
Waxing crescent moon
c)
Full moon
d)
Waxing gibbous moon
29.

Earth is the __________ planet from the sun.

a)

3rd

b)

2nd

c)

4th

d)

1st

30.

What shape is Earth?

a)

Earth is flat

b)

Earth is a sphere

c)

It has no shape

31.

Earth is made up of ____________ water.

a)

70%

b)

30%

c)

50%

d)

100%

32.

The solar system's only star is called ________.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Earth

c)

Sun

d)

Moon

33.

A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are inline.

a)

spring

b)

high

c)

low

d)

neap

34.
What is a difference between spring and neap tides?
a)
Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon. 
b)
Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
c)
Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides
d)
Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season
35.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
36.
What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
37.
What causes tides?
a)
gravity
b)
wind
c)
spring
d)
neap
38.
Tides are caused by
a)
strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
b)
the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
c)
the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
d)
variations in the salinity of ocean water
39.

You visited the beach at 12 pm (lunchtime) and it is low tide. If you return 6 hours later, what tide will you see?

a)

high

b)

low

c)

none

d)

spring

40.

The moon is mainly responsible for the tides on Earth because it is _________ _________.

a)

much closer

b)

far away

c)

behind the sun

41.

Which eclipse do you need to wear special glasses for?

a)

Mars Eclipse

b)

Mercury Eclipse

c)

Lunar Eclipse

d)

Solar Eclipse

42.

Which happens when the Earth comes in between the Moon and the Sun?

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Solar Eclipse

c)

Earth Eclipse

d)

Jupiter Eclipse

43.

Which eclipse happens when the Moon gets in between the Earth and the Sun?

a)

Neptune Eclipse

b)

Uranus Eclipse

c)

Solar Eclipse

d)

Lunar Eclipse

44.

What is another name for a Total Lunar Eclipse?

a)

Wolf Moon

b)

Blood Moon

c)

Shamrock Moon

d)

Vampire Moon

45.

Which is NOT one of the phases of a solar eclipse?

a)

Umbra

b)

Antumbra

c)

Penumbra

d)

Dumbumbra

46.

What phase of a solar eclipse is shown in the picture?

a)

Umbra

b)

Antumbra

c)

Penumbra

d)

Dumbumbra

47.

What is another name for the antumbra phase of a solar eclipse?

a)

Annular Solar Eclipse

b)

Bi-annular Solar Eclipse

c)

Pretend Solar Eclipse

d)

Real Solar Eclipse

48.

What phase of a solar eclipse is shown in the picture?

a)

Umbra

b)

Antumbra

c)

Penumbra

d)

Dumbumbra

49.

What type of lunar eclipse happens when part of the moon is in the penumbra and part of the moon is in the umbra?

a)

Total lunar eclipse

b)

Half lunar eclipse

c)

Partial lunar eclipse

d)

No showing lunar eclipse

50.

What type of lunar eclipse the moon is completely in the umbra?

a)

Total lunar eclipse

b)

Half lunar eclipse

c)

Partial lunar eclipse

d)

No showing lunar eclipse

51.
darkest, innermost part of the shadow
a)
penumbra
b)
umbra
52.
lighter, outer part of the shadow
a)
penumbra
b)
umbra
53.
What moon phase occurs during a solar eclipse?
a)
Full moon
b)
new moon
c)
1st quarter
d)
waxing gibbous
54.
What moon phase occurs during a lunar eclipse?
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
c)
3rd quarter
d)
waxing crescent

Similar Resources on Wayground

Electricity and Magnetism Unit Review

52 questions

Electricity and Magnetism Unit Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th Grade

Electricity

50 questions

Electricity

quiz

Worksheet

•

KG - 5th Grade

RIDDLE PART 8

50 questions

RIDDLE PART 8

quiz

Worksheet

•

KG - 12th Grade

OLIMPIADA FISICA 2022

59 questions

OLIMPIADA FISICA 2022

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th Grade

Citipointe Yr 4, Mass

53 questions

Citipointe Yr 4, Mass

quiz

Worksheet

•

4th - 7th Grade

States of Matter

50 questions

States of Matter

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th - 6th Grade

Forces & Friction (May 8)

51 questions

Forces & Friction (May 8)

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th - 7th Grade

Soccer

51 questions

Soccer

quiz

Worksheet

•

4th Grade - University