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Chapter 22: Sun, Earth, and Moon

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
2.

The term REVOLUTION means to:

a)

An imaginary line that runs through Earth

b)

A phase of the moon

c)

A planet's elliptical orbit around the sun

d)

Spinning of a planet on it's own axis

3.

Why do the craters and Maria that are on the moon still look the same?

a)

No one has ever been to the moon to disturb them

b)

There is no atmosphere or weather on the moon

c)

The temperature is too cold to change them

d)

There is so much gravity on the moon that pulls them

4.
Name the moon phase in the picture.
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
5.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
6.

Which percentage accurately describes the amount of illumination for this moon phase?

a)

0%

b)

39%

c)

50%

d)

73%

7.

What phase appears 1 week BEFORE this one?

a)

Third Quarter

b)

Waning Gibbous

c)

Full Moon

d)

Waxing Gibbous

8.

Ancient Greeks believed, the earth to be the centre of the universe. What do we call this model?

a)

Copernican Model

b)

Geocentric Universe

c)

Heliocentric Universe

9.

Which astronomer of antiquity made elaborate models of an earth-centered universe, an idea which was to stick for over 1000 years?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Eratosthenes

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Tycho Brahe

10.

The Copernican revolution began when Copernicus suggested

a)

a geocentric model.

b)

a heliocentric model.

c)

a new calendar.

d)

a new constellation.

11.

Which astronomer of the Middle Ages first applied a telescope to astronomical observation?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Tycho Brahe

d)

Copernicus

12.

A heliocentric view believes everything revolves around the:

a)

sun

b)

earth

c)

universe

d)

moon

13.
Who created the Universal Law of Gravitation?
a)
Copernicus
b)
Newton
c)
Kepler
d)
Galileo
14.

Fastest Revolution

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

15.

Home to the Largest Mountain in our Solar System

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

16.

Hottest Planet

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

17.

1st planet from the sun

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

18.

This planet's atmosphere has oxygen.

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

19.

Planet #1 is ...

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

20.
Which type of eclipse is this
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
21.
Which statement is true about the sun?
a)
It is a star.    
b)
It is the largest star in our galaxy. 
c)
It is a planet close to Earth.
d)
It is a moon. 
22.
Which layer of the sun is the hottest?
a)
Photosphere
b)
Chromosphere
c)
Corona
d)
Core
23.
What is the sun made out of?
a)
fire and lava
b)
gases
c)
magma
d)
flames
24.
How does the sun keep all of the planets in orbit?
a)
The pull of its gravity
b)
the flames give it power
c)
the sun spots
d)
The solar flares guide them
25.
The most common elements in the SUN are 
a)
carbon and oxygen
b)
water and carbon dioxide
c)
calcium and potassium
d)
hydrogen and helium
26.
Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
27.
What is the central, darker part of a shadow called?
a)
the umbra
b)
the penumbra
28.
Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
c)
Total Eclipse
d)
Partial Eclipse
29.
lighter, outer part of the shadow
a)
penumbra
b)
umbra
30.

The order of the planets...

a)

Mercury, venus, mars, earth

b)

venus,mercury,jupitor,mars

c)

mercury, venus earth, mars

d)

mercury, venus, earth, mercury