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Sun, Moon, Stars Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which month has the most daylight hours?

a)

August because it's a summer month.

b)

August because it's a winter month.

c)

April because it's a spring month.

d)

January because it's a summer month.

2.

How would the shadow be different if it was the middle of the day and the sun was at the top of the sky?

a)

Shadow would be longer.

b)

Shadow would be the same.

c)

Shadow would be shorter.

d)

Shadow would disappea.

3.

Which letter shows the shadow created in the middle of the day?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

4.

Which of the following explanations BEST describes what shadows would look like in the evening?

a)

Shadows are shorter.

b)

Shadows are longer in the evening.

c)

Shadows disappear in the evening.

d)

Shadows are the same size as the object that creates them in the evening.

5.

What creates the shadow of the tree?

a)

flashlight

b)

moon

c)

sun

d)

people

6.

Short days, Long nights

a)

winter

b)

summer

c)

spring

d)

fall

7.

What question could students ask to figure out why the Sun appears to be brighter and bigger than other stars?

a)

What is the color of the earth?

b)

What is the color of the sun?

c)

Where's Waldo?

d)

What is the distance between the earth and the sun and other stars?

8.

Describe how the moon looks in picture A.

a)

full moon

b)

new moon

c)

first quarter

d)

third quarter

9.

Describe how the moon looks in picture C.

a)

full moon

b)

new moon

c)

first quarter

d)

third quarter

10.

Describe how the moon looks in picture D.

a)

full moon

b)

new moon

c)

first quarter

d)

third quarter

11.

Which season would 15 hours of daylight most likely occur?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

12.

a set path a body in space takes as it moves

a)

orbit

b)

fall

c)

reflect

d)

moon phases

13.

to cast back light shone from another source.

a)

orbit

b)

fall

c)

reflect

d)

moon phases

14.

An object in space that stays in place.

a)

orbit

b)

fixed object

c)

design

d)

moon

15.

A large sphere made of rock that orbits the Earth.

a)

orbit

b)

fixed object

c)

design

d)

moon

16.

What statement is NOT true about our sun.

a)

Our sun is the largest star.

b)

Our sun is at the center of the universe.

c)

Other stars are much bigger than our Sun.

d)

Our sun looks bigger because it's closer.

17.

Shadows are longest in...

a)

Mornings

b)

Late afternoons

c)

Mornings and Late afternoons

d)

Noon