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Space Goals 5-6 Review: Eclipses & Seasons

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of eclipse is this?

a)

Solar

b)

Lunar

2.
What is the central, darker part of a shadow called?
a)
the umbra
b)
the penumbra
3.
During a solar eclipse...
a)
The sun is blocked by the moon
b)
The Earth is blocked moon
c)
The moon is blocked by the sun
d)
You are blocked
4.

We do NOT have a lunar eclipse each month because...

a)

The tilt of the moon's orbit is at 5 degrees

b)

The moon is too small

c)

The moon's orbital distance changes

d)

All choices

5.

Is every solar eclipse a total eclipse?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

What is the outer, lighter part of a shadow called?

a)

the umbra

b)

the penumbra

7.

What type of eclipse is this?

a)

Solar

b)

Lunar

8.

What happens during a solar eclipse?

a)

The sun passes between the earth and the moon, casting a shadow on the moon.

b)

The moon passes between the sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth.

c)

The moon passes through the earth's shadow, casting a shadow on the moon..

9.

What happens during a lunar eclipse?

a)

The sun passes between the earth and the moon, casting a shadow on the moon.

b)

The moon passes between the sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth.

c)

The moon passes through the earth's shadow, casting a shadow on the moon.

10.
What are direct light rays?
a)
The spinning of an object on its axis.
b)
The orbital path of an object around another object.
c)
Rays of sunlight that strike Earth straight on.
d)
Rays of sunlight that strike Earth strike Earth at an angle and not straight on.
11.
What is rotation?
a)
The spinning of an object on its axis.
b)
The orbital path of an object around another object.
c)
Rays of sunlight that strike Earth straight on.
d)
Rays of sunlight that strike Earth strike Earth at an angle and not straight on.
12.
How do you know if it is winter?
a)
The tilt of the earth in the Northern Hemisphere is pointed toward the sun.
b)
The tilt of the earth in the Northern Hemisphere is pointed away from the sun.
c)
When the weather is cold.
d)
None of these.
13.
How do you know if it is summer?
a)
The tilt of the earth in the Northern Hemisphere is pointed toward the sun.
b)
The tilt of the earth in the Northern Hemisphere is pointed away from the sun.
c)
When the weather is cold.
d)
None of these.
14.
Is this a solar or lunar eclipse?
a)
Solar
b)
Lunar
c)
Neither
15.

The earth's axial tilt causes...

a)

the amount of solar energy we have.

b)

the earth's distance from the sun to change (not its axis)

c)

day and night.

d)

moon phases.

16.
One rotation of Earth is equal to
a)
a day.
b)
a year.
17.

What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?

a)

There would still be summer, fall, winter, and spring, just like what we have now.

b)

Seasons would be more extreme.

c)

Earth would have the same season all year

18.

Choose TWO reasons that the earth has seasons.

a)

The rotation of the earth.

b)

The revolution of the earth.

c)

The earth's axial tilt.

d)

Moon phases

19.

What determines what season it is?

a)

How close the earth is to the sun.

b)

How much direct or indirect light a part of Earth receives.

c)

What time off day it is.

d)

How hot it is.

20.

When would a part of the earth receive more direct light?

a)

When it's tilted away from the sun.

b)

When it's tilted toward the sun.

c)

When it is neither tilted toward or away from the sun.

21.

What season is the northern hemisphere getting indirect light?

a)

A. Summer

b)

B. Fall

c)

C. Winter

d)

D. Spring

22.

What image would best describe the solar intensity during summer?

a)
b)
23.

Which image best shows what a shadow would look like in winter?

a)
b)
24.

Why is it hot during the summer?

a)

Indirect light

b)

The sun is lower in the sky for less time

c)

Earth is closer to the sun

d)

The sun is higher in the sky for longer

25.

Which season would the northern hemisphere experience in position 3?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall