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WorksheetsUnderstanding of Earth
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
How long does it takes the moon to orbit the Earth?
About 1 year
About 1 month
About 1 day
About 1 decade
The dark side of the moon shown in the picture is the moons phase called the ______.
Full Moon
Warning Gibbous
New Moon
Solar Eclipse
Check all of the answers that are characteristics of the Earth
Has life
Has water
Has an atmosphere
Many long lasting craters
Sphere shaped
How long does it take the Earth to rotate on it's axis one time?
1 day/ 24 hours
1 month/ 29 days
1 year/ 365 days
The Earth ______ on its axis causes the day and night cycle.
Spinning
Running
Flying
Rotating
What causes the moon to have different phases?
The moon's axis
The moon orbiting the Earth
The Earth's rotation
The Earth orbiting the moon
Check all of the answers that are characteristics of the moon.
Has little to no atmosphere
Has life
Less gravity
Many very long lasting craters
Has water
The imaginary line the goes around the Earth halfway between the North and south poles, dividing the Northern hemispheres.
Axis
Orbit
Equator
International date line
What happens during a lunar eclipse that causes this?
The Earth casts a shadow on the full moon.
The sun passes in front of the moon.
The new moon passes in front of the sun.
The full moon passes in front of the sun.
When we see the daylight side of the moon, this is called the _______.
Waxing Crescent
New Moon
Full Moon
Warning Gibbous
The Earth's inner core is ______.
A layer of hot rock
A dense ball of solid metal
A layer of molten metal
Part of Earth's outer skin
What is the correct order of Earth's layers? Starting from surface
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
Outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
Crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
