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Sun and Moon

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

2.

When the earth's poles (either Northern or Southern) reach their maximum tilt away from the sun, what do we call that day?

a)

Uncomfortably Cold

b)

Summer Equinox

c)

Winter Solstice

d)

Vernal Equinox

3.

When the moon is directly between the sun and the earth, what phase of the moon do we see?

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

Quarter Moon

d)

Waxing Gibbous

4.

Regarding electromagnetic waves, when the wavelength degreases, the frequency _______________________.

a)

Is undetectable

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Increases

5.

Which is the best place for an observatory?

a)

Low lying Valley

b)

In the middle of a Large City

c)

At the top of a mountain

d)

At a flat plain below sea level

6.

Why is there no erosion on the moon?

a)

Astronauts have begun aggressive conservation efforts

b)

Moon sand is very dense.

c)

There are no steep slopes

d)

There is no atmosphere or flowing water.

7.

Why do we always see the same side of the moon?

a)

Because the earth is actually flat

b)

Because of its synchronous rotation with the earth around the sun

c)

Because there are 365 days in a year

d)

Because of the tilt of the earth

8.

Why does the earth's oceans have tides?

a)

So that vacationers have more beach at times

b)

Because of the rotation of the earth

c)

Because of the tilt of the earth

d)

A result of the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon

9.

Why do we have day and night?

a)

Because the sun moves below the horizon

b)

Because of the rotation of the earth

c)

Because the moon wants its time too

d)

Because of the tilt of the earth

10.

Why do we have seasons?

a)

Because of the rotation of the earth

b)

So that we can wear our warm hoodies sometimes

c)

Because of the tilt of the earth

d)

Because of the ecliptic plane

11.

During the period that the moon’s phases are changing from new to full, is the moon waxing or waning?

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

c)

Neither

d)

Both

12.

What is happening when the moon casts its shadow on the earth?

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Night

c)

Winter

d)

Solar Eclipse

13.

What are you most likely to see during your lifetime?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

What are these round depressions on the moon called?

a)

Dimples

b)

Martian Tracks

c)

Craters

d)

Moon Pies

15.

Which color of the visible electromagnetic spectrum has the shortest wavelengths?

a)

Violet

b)

Red

c)

Yellow

d)

Green

16.

Which rays in the electromagnetic spectrum have the shortest wavelengths?

a)

Microwaves

b)

Radio Waves

c)

Infrared Waves

d)

Gamma Rays

17.

What Phase of the moon is this?

a)

Waning Biscuit

b)

Waning Crescent

c)

Waxing Crescent

d)

Waxing Biscuit

18.

What Phase of the moon is this?

a)

Waning Crescent

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

Full Moon

d)

New Moon

19.

What phase of the moon is this?

a)

First Quarter

b)

Third Quarter

c)

Fourth Quarter

d)

Overtime

20.

What phase of the moon is this?

a)

Partial Gibbous

b)

Waning Gibbous

c)

Waxing Gibbous

d)

Halftime Gibbous

21.

What Quarter of the moon is this?

a)

Overtime Moon

b)

Halftime Moon

c)

First Quarter Moon

d)

Third Quarter Moon