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Seasons, Moon phases, Eclipses

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which moon phase is shown in the image?
a)
new moon
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
full moon
d)
waning crescent
2.
Which moon phase is shown in the image?
a)
first quarter
b)
third quarter
c)
full moon
d)
waning crescent
3.
Which moon phase is shown in the image?
a)
first quarter
b)
third quarter
c)
full moon
d)
new moon
4.
Which moon phase is shown in the image?
a)
first quarter
b)
waning crescent
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning gibbous
5.
Which moon phase is shown in the image?
a)
first quarter
b)
waning crescent
c)
waxing crescent
d)
third quarter
6.
Which moon phase is shown in the image?
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
full moon
d)
third quarter
7.
Which moon phase is shown in the image?
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
full moon
d)
third quarter
8.
Which moon phase is shown in the image?
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning crescent
9.
_______ means to spin on its axis.
a)
Revolve
b)
Rotate
c)
Orbit
10.
_______ is the movement of an object around another object.
a)
Revolve
b)
Rotate
c)
Orbit
11.
The path of an object in space is known as its ________.
a)
Revolve
b)
Rotate
c)
Orbit
12.
Which season is the northern hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Fall
d)
Winter
13.
Which season is the northern hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Fall
d)
Winter
14.
Why do we have seasons on Earth?
a)
The sun is tilted on its axis
b)
The earth is tilted on its axis
c)
The earth gets closer and farther away from the sun
d)
Earth revolves around the sun
15.

How many degrees is the Earth's axis tilted?

a)

23.2

b)

23.5

c)

24.5

d)

24.6

16.
What is the name of the shortest day of the year?
a)
vernal equinox
b)
autumnal equinox
c)
summer solstice
d)
winter solstice
17.
What is the name of the longest day of the year?
a)
vernal equinox
b)
autumnal equinox
c)
summer solstice
d)
winter solstice
18.

What is the name of a day in which day and night are of equal duration (time)?

a)
solstice
b)
equinox
c)
axis
d)
hemisphere
19.

What causes seasons?

a)

Earth's tilted axis as it rotates on its axis.

b)

Earth's tilted axis as it revolves around the sun.

c)

Earth's distance from the sun in the summer.

d)

Earth's hemispheres receiving equal amounts of sunlight.

20.

How long does it take for Earth to make 1 revolution?

a)

24 hours

b)

365 1/4 days

c)

1 month

d)

1 day

21.

Where does the moon get its light?

a)

Sun's reflection

b)

Earth's reflection

c)

The moon produces its own light

22.

What is the name of the phase of the moon when the entire sunlit side of the moon faces Earth

a)

Crescent

b)

Third Quarter

c)

Full Moon

23.

What is Earth’s imaginary vertical line around which the Earth spins called?

a)

orbit

b)

equator

c)

axis

d)

Tropic of Cancer

24.

The movement of one object around another is known as

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

c)

orbit

d)

path

25.

Where on the Earth would there be equal length of days and nights?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Equator

c)

Southern Hemisphere

d)

Tropic of Cancer

26.

What causes day and night on Earth?

a)

Moon's rotation

b)

Sun's rotation

c)

Earth's rotation

d)

Earth's revolution

27.

What is the moon phase is number 3?

a)

New moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

1st quarter`

d)

3rd quarter

28.

What is the moon phase of number 1?

a)

third quarter

b)

waning crescent

c)

1st quarter

d)

waxing gibbous

29.

What is the moon phase in number 8?

a)

waxing gibbous

b)

waxing crescent

c)

waning crescent

d)

waning gibbous

30.

What is the moon phase in number 2?

a)

waxing crescent

b)

waning crescent

c)

waxing gibbous

d)

waning gibbous

31.

What is the moon phase in number 4?

a)

Waning gibbous

b)

Waxing gibbous

c)

Waning crescent

d)

Waxing crescent

32.

What is the moon phase in number 5?

a)

3rd quarter

b)

Waning crescent

c)

Full moon

d)

1st quarter

33.

What is the moon phase in number 7?

a)

New moon

b)

1st quarter

c)

Full moon

d)

Waxing crescent

34.

What is the moon phase in number 6?

a)

Waxing gibbous

b)

Waning gibbous

c)

Waxing crescent

d)

Waning crescent

35.

Which moon phase is increasing from the right and is right after a new moon?

a)

Waxing gibbous

b)

Waxing crescent

c)

Waning gibbous

d)

Waning crescent

36.

What do the 1st and 3rd quarter moons look like?

a)

Crescents

b)

Full monns

c)

Stars

d)

Half moons

37.

This occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun either totally or partially

a)

Solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

moon phase

d)

solar and lunar eclipse

38.

The total or partial obscuring of a planet, star, or moon by another celestial object is known as a(n)______

a)

meteor shower

b)

astroid

c)

comets

d)

eclipse

39.

This occurs when the Earth passes between the moon and the sun

a)

moon phases

b)

full moon

c)

lunar eclipse

d)

solar eclipse

40.

When does a lunar eclipse occur?

a)

waxing crescent

b)

waning crescent

c)

new moon

d)

full moon

41.

When does a solar eclipse occur?

a)

Full moon

b)

New moon

c)

Waxing Crescent

d)

1st quarter

42.

When the moon blocks out the sun entirely this is called a

a)

Partial solar eclipse

b)

Total lunar eclipse

c)

Total solar eclipse

d)

Partial lunar eclipse

43.

Occurs when the moon completely passes into the darkest part of the Earth's shadow ________

a)

Total solar eclipse

b)

partial solar eclipse

c)

Partial lunar eclipse

d)

Total lunar eclipse

44.

When the moon blocks out a portion of the sun this is called

a)

Total solar eclipse

b)

Partial solar eclipse

c)

Total lunar eclipse

d)

Partial lunar eclipse

45.

Occurs when the moon passes into the lightest part of the Earth's shadow

a)

Total solar eclipse

b)

Partial lunar eclipse

c)

Total lunar eclipse

d)

Partial solar eclipse

46.

The phases of the moon are a _________ of the Sun's light bouncing off the moon's surface.😁

a)

spin

b)

rotation

c)

revolution

d)

reflection

47.

the path of a celestial body (such as a moon or a planet) around a larger celestial body

a)

orbit

b)

rotate

c)

spin

d)

spinner

48.

The movement of one object around the other is called ___________

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

c)

spinning

d)

moon phases

49.

Moon phase in which exactly half of the Moon appears to be illuminated

a)

1st/3rd quarter

b)

waxing gibbous

c)

waxing crescent

d)

full moon

50.

What does illuminate mean?

a)

a line connecting the North Pole to the South Pole.

b)

the path of a celestial body (such as a moon or a planet) around a larger celestial

c)

to spin on an axis

d)

to brighten with light.

51.

A line connecting the North and South poles

a)

axis

b)

equator

c)

poles

d)

seasons

52.

Number of days it takes for all moon phases

a)

8

b)

29.5

c)

366

d)

365 1/4

53.

Moon phase required for a lunar eclipse

a)

new moon

b)

1st quarter

c)

full moon

d)

3rd quarter

54.

Moon phase required for a solar eclipse

a)

the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when earth is directly between the sun and the moon

b)

full moon

c)

3rd quarter moon

d)

new moon

55.

When is the shortest day of the year?

a)

December 21/22

b)

December 22/24

c)

December 23/24

d)

December 20/21

56.

When is the longest day of the year?

a)

July 21/22

b)

June 21/22

c)

June 22/23

d)

July 22/23

57.

When does the fall equinox occur?

a)

September 23/24

b)

September 24/25

c)

September 21/22

d)

September 20/21

58.

When does the spring equinox occur?

a)

March 21/22

b)

March 22/23

c)

March 23/24

d)

March 20/21