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Earth, Moon, and Sun

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What includes: the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun?

a)

A Galaxy

b)

A Solar System

c)

A Universe

d)

The Earth-Moon-Sun System

2.

What causes day and night?

a)

Revolution of the Earth

b)

Orbit of the Earth

c)

Rotation of the Earth

d)

The Moon blocks the Sun

3.

What takes a year (365.25 days)?

a)

The rotation of the Earth around the Sun

b)

The revolution of the Earth around the Sun

c)

The orbit of the Moon around the Earth

d)

The rotation of the Moon around the Sun

4.

What is the border between light and dark on the Moon called?

a)

The Runner

b)

The Scorpion

c)

The Terminator

d)

The Tron

5.

During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the Moon...

a)

physically changing size and shape.

b)

reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.

c)

moving closer and then farther away from Earth.

d)

having craters on its surface.

6.

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is...

a)

Swelling

b)

Waxing

c)

Waning

d)

Disappearing

7.

During this moon phase, you can't see the moon at all:

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Gibbous Moon

d)

Quarter Moon

8.

When the phases of the moon appear to be growing:

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

c)

Eclipse

d)

Orbit

9.

Which direction is the sun coming from in this diagram?

a)

Right

b)

Left

c)

Top

d)

Bottom

10.

What type of eclipse can happen at position 5 in this diagram?

a)

Solar Eclipse

b)

Lunar Eclipse

c)

Eclipse of the Heart

d)

Annual Eclipse

11.

What moon phase comes directly after waxing gibbous?

a)

Full Moon

b)

Waning Gibbous

c)

Waxing Crescent

d)

First Quarter

12.

The lineup for a solar eclipse is:

a)

Sun - Earth - Moon

b)

Sun - Moon - Earth

c)

Earth - Sun - Moon

d)

Earth - Moon - Mars

13.

What Moon Phase is pictured here?

a)

Crescent Moon

b)

Quarter Moon

c)

Gibbous Moon

d)

Full Moon

14.

What moon phase is pictured here?

a)

Crescent Moon

b)

Quarter Moon

c)

Half Moon

d)

Gibbous Moon

15.

What moon phase is this?

a)

Crescent Moon

b)

Quarter Moon

c)

Gibbous Moon

d)

New Moon