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Earth, Moon and Sun

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is it brighter on the left half of the Moon?

a)

One side has dark rocks and the other light rocks

b)

The side facing the sun is being lit up by the sun

c)

The earth's shadow is hitting the moon

d)

Half of the moon gives out its own light

2.

What is the name of this space object?

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Mars

d)

Moon

3.

Why are we seeing more of the moon from one picture to the other?

a)

The moon moved and we can now see more of the part that is lit up by the sun

b)

The moon is shrinking so we can see more of it

c)

The moon spun around so we can see less of the dark side

d)

The moon got closer to the earth so it looks bigger

4.

Could the half of the Moon that faces Earth ever be completely dark when seen from the earth in any of these diagrams?

a)

No because the moon is always lit up

b)

Yes, always on 2 and sometimes in 3

c)

Yes, in all three

d)

Yes, always on 3 and 2, but never in 1

5.

How does light travel?

a)

Sometimes in curves sometimes in straight lines

b)

Trick question!! Light never travels anywhere

c)

Light travels in spirals

d)

Light always travels in a straight line

6.

If the moon looks like this today, how many days will pass before we see it like this again?

a)

30

b)

15

c)

2

d)

29 and a half

7.

One of these shows how the moon looks from the top when lit up by the sun. Which one is the right one?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

All of them are right!

8.

Which one of these is true about the way the moon moves:

a)

The moon moves around the earth in a circle

b)

The moon does not move

c)

The moon moves back and forth

d)

The moon moves around the earth in a triangle

9.

Can light bend around an object to reach something behind it?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

huh?

10.

What is wrong with the way the moon looks in this view from above?

a)

The moon is not lit up

b)

There's a moon there?!?

c)

Half of the moon is not lit up

d)

The moon is fully lit up

11.

When is the only time that the moon would be dark when seen from earth at this position?

a)

During a full moon

b)

During a lunar eclipse

c)

At noon

d)

At midnight

12.

Which one of these needs to happen for us to have a lunar eclipse

a)

The moon needs to be between the earth and the sun

b)

The earth needs to be between the sun and the moon

c)

The earth blocks the light from the sun from reaching the moon by being aligned between the moon and the sun

d)

The sun needs to be between the earth and the moon

13.

What do we call this border between the light and dark?

a)

The predator

b)

The terminator

c)

The animal

d)

The Nelson

14.

What is the source of light in the solar system?

a)

The moon

b)

The earth

c)

The Sun

d)

A flashlight

15.

Does this model show a lunar eclipse or a full moon?

a)

A full moon

b)

A lunar eclipse

c)

neither

d)

both