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WorksheetsThe Earth, Sun, and Moon System - Study Guide
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
2.
When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
3.
What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere at letter A?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
4.
Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
orbit
5.
What phase of the moon does a solar eclipse occur?
a)
New moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
Full moon
d)
3rd quarter
6.
How many days does it take for the moon to complete a full cycle?
a)
27
b)
29.5
c)
28
d)
20
7.
Name this moon phase.
a)
Full moon
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
New moon
d)
waning crescent
8.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon
d)
Venus
9.
Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.
a)
gravity
b)
lunar phases
c)
tides
d)
dabbing
10.
Which moon is this
a)
First Quarter
b)
Waxing gibbous
c)
Waning gibbous
d)
Third Quarter
11.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
full moon
c)
new moon
d)
waning gibbous
12.
Which moon comes after the full moon?
a)
new moon
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
first quarter
13.
What is the biggest cause of ocean tides?
a)
sun's gravity
b)
Earth's gravity
c)
moon's gravity
d)
people swimming
14.
When the moon passes into the Earth's shadow.
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
c)
waxing moon
d)
waning moon
15.
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
c)
third quarter
d)
first quarter
16.
When the moon passes between the Earth and Sun, blocking the sunlight.
a)
lunar eclipse
b)
waning moon
c)
solar eclipse
d)
waxing moon
17.
when the moon is gaining light
a)
waning
b)
waxing
c)
crescent
d)
eclipse
18.
Moon is losing light
a)
waxing
b)
crescent
c)
waning
d)
full
19.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
20.
The Earth's movement around the sun
Lasts 365 1/4 days
Lasts 365 1/4 days
a)
rotation
b)
revolution/orbit
c)
eclipse
d)
tide
21.
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
22.
Extra high tide caused by the alignment of the sun and the moon
a)
high tide
b)
low tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
23.
Extra low tide caused by the sun and moon being in line, but perpendicular
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
high tide
d)
low tide
24.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
25.
a)
lunar
b)
solar
26.
Each Earth day is 24 hours long. Which statement explains why?
a)
It takes Earth 24 hours to rotate once on its axis.
b)
It takes the moon 24 hours to rotate once on its axis
c)
It takes the moon 24 hours to complete one orbit of Earth.
d)
It takes Earth 24 hours to complete one orbit of the sun.
27.
Which two positions represent an equinox?
a)
A and B
b)
C and D
c)
B and D
d)
A and C
28.
Which diagram shows an alignment in which neap tides take place?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
29.
Zach is visiting Hilo, Hawaii. He wants to collect seashells, and the local people tell him that the best time to collect shells is a low tide. According to the diagram below, around what time should Zach collect shells?
a)
9:00 am
b)
12:00 pm
c)
3:00 pm
d)
7:00 pm
30.
Why do we always see the same side of the Moon?
a)
The Moon's period of rotation is longer than its period of revolution around Earth.
b)
The Moon's period of rotation is shorter than its period of revolution around Earth.
c)
The Moon's period of rotation is the same as its period of revolution around Earth.
d)
The Moon does not rotate as it completes one revolution around Earth.
31.
Which position is a Waning Gibbous moon?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
32.
Which solar system event does this diagram show?
a)
Solar eclipse
b)
Lunar eclipse
c)
First Quarter moon
d)
Third Quarter moon
33.
What causes seasons on Earth?
a)
Earth's revolution
b)
Earth's rotation
c)
Earth's tilt
d)
The moon's revolution
34.
Why does the moon appear to go through phases as viewed from Earth?
a)
The Earth's rotation and the angle of the sunlight
b)
The Earth's revolution around the Sun
c)
The moon's rotation
d)
The moons revolution around Earth and angle of the sunlight
35.
Which location is the Full Moon?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
36.
What season is it in the southern hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
37.
What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
38.
Why do we have seasons?
a)
The earth's rotation on its axis
b)
The earth's revolution around the sun
c)
The moon's gravity pull on the earth
d)
The Earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun
39.
Why are there 365 1/4 (365.25) days in a year?
a)
Earth's rotation takes this long.
b)
The tilt of the Earth.
c)
Earth's revolution takes this long.
d)
Our tilt is 23 degress.
40.
In a solar eclipse the moon is...
a)
between the sun and earth
b)
directly behind the earth
41.
What is this diagram showing?
a)
tides
b)
solar eclipse
c)
lunar eclipse
d)
rotation
42.
What moon phase is shown in the picture?
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
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