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WorksheetsEarth, Moon and Sun
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why is it brighter on the left half of the Moon?
One side has dark rocks and the other light rocks
The side facing the sun is being lit up by the sun
The earth's shadow is hitting the moon
Half of the moon gives out its own light
What is the name of this space object?
Earth
Sun
Mars
Moon
Why are we seeing more of the moon from one picture to the other?
The moon moved and we can now see more of the part that is lit up by the sun
The moon is shrinking so we can see more of it
The moon spun around so we can see less of the dark side
The moon got closer to the earth so it looks bigger
Could the half of the Moon that faces Earth ever be completely dark when seen from the earth in any of these diagrams?
No because the moon is always lit up
Yes, always on 2 and sometimes in 3
Yes, in all three
Yes, always on 3 and 2, but never in 1
How does light travel?
Sometimes in curves sometimes in straight lines
Trick question!! Light never travels anywhere
Light travels in spirals
Light always travels in a straight line
If the moon looks like this today, how many days will pass before we see it like this again?
30
15
2
29 and a half
One of these shows how the moon looks from the top when lit up by the sun. Which one is the right one?
A
B
C
All of them are right!
Which one of these is true about the way the moon moves:
The moon moves around the earth in a circle
The moon does not move
The moon moves back and forth
The moon moves around the earth in a triangle
Can light bend around an object to reach something behind it?
Yes
No
Maybe
huh?
What is wrong with the way the moon looks in this view from above?
The moon is not lit up
There's a moon there?!?
Half of the moon is not lit up
The moon is fully lit up
When is the only time that the moon would be dark when seen from earth at this position?
During a full moon
During a lunar eclipse
At noon
At midnight
Which one of these needs to happen for us to have a lunar eclipse
The moon needs to be between the earth and the sun
The earth needs to be between the sun and the moon
The earth blocks the light from the sun from reaching the moon by being aligned between the moon and the sun
The sun needs to be between the earth and the moon
What do we call this border between the light and dark?
The predator
The terminator
The animal
The Nelson
What is the source of light in the solar system?
The moon
The earth
The Sun
A flashlight
Does this model show a lunar eclipse or a full moon?
A full moon
A lunar eclipse
neither
both
