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Earth, Sun, & Moon

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Day and night are caused by...

a)

Earth's revolution

b)

Earth's rotation

c)

Tilt of the Earth

d)

Gravity from the moon

2.

The strength of the force of gravity between two objects depends on..

a)

mass and the distance between them

b)

mass and heigh

c)

mass and weight of the two

d)

the distance between them

3.

When the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth is tilted towards the Sun, it will experience what season?

a)

Winter

b)

Fall

c)

Summer

d)

Spring

4.

The Earth moves around the Sun, and the moon moves around the Earth. This never stops, because objects in motion want to stay in motion forever. This is known as...

a)

gravity

b)

inertia

c)

speed

d)

force

5.

Due to the Earth and Moon rotating and revolving at the same speed, we always

a)

see the same side of the moon

b)

see the entire moon

c)

see different sides of the moon

d)

stay in the same moon phase

6.

Between the Sun, Earth, and Moon the one with the strongest gravitational force is the moon.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

This moon phase would be called...

a)

waning crescent

b)

half moon

c)

first quarter

d)

third quarter

8.

_______________ are caused by the moons gravity pulling on Earth as it revolves around.

a)

Waves

b)

Seasons

c)

Tides

d)

Storms

9.

After which moon phase, does the moon start to lose light and become darker again?

a)

New Moon

b)

Waxing crescent

c)

First quarter

d)

Full Moon

10.

The study of the moon, stars, planets, and other objects in space is known as...

a)

NASA

b)

Geology

c)

Astronomy

d)

Sociology

11.

Due to Earth's perfect conditions for living, we have one thing that all other planets do not have. This one thing is what allows us to survive on Earth.

a)

Liquid water

b)

Sunlight

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Heat

12.

A complete lunar cycle takes about _____ days.

a)

365

b)

365.25

c)

29.5

d)

180

13.

Name this moon phase

a)

waning crescent

b)

waxing crescent

c)

waning gibbous

d)

waxing gibbous

14.

Name this moon phase

a)

Waxing crescent

b)

Waning crescent

c)

Waxing gibbous

d)

Waning gibbous

15.

All of the heat from the sun originates in which layer?

a)

Core

b)

Photosphere

c)

Convection Zone