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THE EARTH AND THE MOON

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth takes a year to move all the way around the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

How long does it take Earth To move around the sun ?

a)

1 day

b)

1 year

3.

What is the movement of the Earth that allows us to have day and night?

a)

Revolution

b)

Rotation

c)

The Earth does not move

4.

During REVOLUTION, the Earth moves around the....

a)

Moon

b)

Mercury

c)

Sun

d)

Mars

5.

The ____________ are caused by the movement of revolution and the inclination of the Earth's axis.

a)

day and night

b)

seasons of the year

c)

earthquakes

d)

waves

6.

When it is WINTER in the northern hemisphere, in the southern hemisphere it is ....

a)

summer

b)

spring

c)

autumn

d)

winter

7.
The sun appears to travel across the sky during daylight hours because
a)
The Earth rotates West to East
b)
The Earth rotates East to West
8.
The time it takes for the Earth to complete one rotation on its axis
a)
24 hours
b)
365.25 days
c)
27 days
d)
29.3 days
9.
Which is responsible for years?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
10.
Which is responsible for years?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
11.
What happens when its spring in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
It's fall in the Southern Hemisphere
b)
It's spring in the Southern Hemisphere
c)
It's winter in the Southern Hemisphere
d)
It's summer in the Southern Hemisphere
12.
Earth's tilt is ____ o
a)
23.5
b)
90
c)
45
d)
0
13.
The moon ____________ around the Earth.
a)
revoloves
b)
rotates
c)
up
d)
down
14.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
15.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
16.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
17.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
18.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
19.
The moon cycle (lunar cycle) takes approximately _______________ to complete.
a)
a year
b)
29.5 days/about one month
c)
1 day
d)
1 week
20.
The moon is a natural  ______ of Earth.
a)
comet
b)
axis
c)
satellite
d)
space probe
21.

The Moon gets its light from the

a)

Earth

b)

Stars

c)

Sun

22.

What are big holes on the Moon called?

a)

craters

b)

pools

c)

lake

23.

Changes in the moon's appearance are called

a)

Phases of the Sun

b)

Phases of the Moon

c)

Phases of the Earth

24.
Define Full Moon
a)
None of moon is visible
b)
Half moon phase is visible
c)
Complete moon face is visible
d)
Less Than half of moon is visible
25.
Define New Moon
a)
None of moon is visible from Earth
b)
All of moon visible from Earth
c)
Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth
d)
Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth

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