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The Moon, and Earth's Seasons

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

This happens when the moon casts it's shadow on the Earth.

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Solar Eclipse

c)

Winter Solstice

d)

Tidal Locking

2.

(a)   is when an object in space rotates on it's axis in the same time, that it revolves around another object in space. This is why we never see the "dark side of the moon"

3.

The (a)   affects earth's tides.

4.

This occurs when the earth's shadow passes over the moon.

a)

solar eclipse

b)

winter solstice

c)

crater

d)

lunar eclipse

5.

Ancient, cooled, lava planes on the moon. They appear as dark spots on the moon's surface.

a)

Crater

b)

Glaciers

c)

Maria

d)

Eclipse

6.

An area on the surface of a celestial body that is caused by the impact of a meteorite, or another celestial body. They cover the moon, and are present on Earth.

a)

Maria

b)

Crater

c)

Umbra

d)

Penumbra

7.

Which of these moon phases begins the cycle. (hint: you can't see the moon during this phase)

(a)  

8.

Waxing is when the moon is growing in size (visually speaking)

a)

True

b)

False

c)

neither, the moon always looks the same

9.

What causes the seasons?

a)

The angle of the earth, on it's axis, in relation to the sun's rays

b)

we are much closer to the earth, so it feels hotter

c)

Nothing causes them, they just happen

d)

The moon

10.

What phase is this

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Waning Gibbous

c)

Full moon

d)

Waning Crescent

11.

Which moon phase is this??

a)

Waxing Full Moon

b)

Waxing Gibbous

c)

Waning half moon

d)

Waxing Crescent

12.

An equinox is when....

a)

there are shooting stars

b)

the night is equally as long, as the day

c)

the suns never comes up

d)

the longest day of the year

13.

How many equinoxes are there a year?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

What is a solstice?

a)

When the sun is darkened by the moon

b)

When the axis of the earth is pointing the most towards, or away from the sun.

c)

The moon is in the seventh house

d)

Jupiter is aligned with mars

15.

How many solstices are there a year?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

16.

The equator is an imaginary line that...

a)

runs through the center of the USA

b)

is at the north pole

c)

runs around the center of the earth

d)

we stand in at the grocery store

17.

The darkest part of a shadow is the

a)

Umbra

b)

Penumbra

c)

Eclipse

d)

Maria

18.

Lighter part of a shadow, where light is only partially blocked

a)

Penumbra

b)

Umbra

c)

Maria

d)

Gibbous

19.

the moon revolves around the earth, and on it's own axis in which direction

a)

clockwise

b)

it swings

c)

counter-clockwise

d)

it doesn't move

20.

Which of these events does not exist???

a)

Summer Solstice

b)

Spring Solstice

c)

Fall Equinox

d)

Winter Solstice