WorksheetsSun and Moon
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
When the earth's poles (either Northern or Southern) reach their maximum tilt away from the sun, what do we call that day?
Uncomfortably Cold
Summer Equinox
Winter Solstice
Vernal Equinox
When the moon is directly between the sun and the earth, what phase of the moon do we see?
Full Moon
New Moon
Quarter Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Regarding electromagnetic waves, when the wavelength degreases, the frequency _______________________.
Is undetectable
Decreases
Stays the same
Increases
Which is the best place for an observatory?
Low lying Valley
In the middle of a Large City
At the top of a mountain
At a flat plain below sea level
Why is there no erosion on the moon?
Astronauts have begun aggressive conservation efforts
Moon sand is very dense.
There are no steep slopes
There is no atmosphere or flowing water.
Why do we always see the same side of the moon?
Because the earth is actually flat
Because of its synchronous rotation with the earth around the sun
Because there are 365 days in a year
Because of the tilt of the earth
Why does the earth's oceans have tides?
So that vacationers have more beach at times
Because of the rotation of the earth
Because of the tilt of the earth
A result of the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon
Why do we have day and night?
Because the sun moves below the horizon
Because of the rotation of the earth
Because the moon wants its time too
Because of the tilt of the earth
Why do we have seasons?
Because of the rotation of the earth
So that we can wear our warm hoodies sometimes
Because of the tilt of the earth
Because of the ecliptic plane
During the period that the moon’s phases are changing from new to full, is the moon waxing or waning?
Waxing
Waning
Neither
Both
What is happening when the moon casts its shadow on the earth?
Lunar Eclipse
Night
Winter
Solar Eclipse
What are you most likely to see during your lifetime?
What are these round depressions on the moon called?
Dimples
Martian Tracks
Craters
Moon Pies
Which color of the visible electromagnetic spectrum has the shortest wavelengths?
Violet
Red
Yellow
Green
Which rays in the electromagnetic spectrum have the shortest wavelengths?
Microwaves
Radio Waves
Infrared Waves
Gamma Rays
What Phase of the moon is this?
Waning Biscuit
Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Biscuit
What Phase of the moon is this?
Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
Full Moon
New Moon
What phase of the moon is this?
First Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Overtime
What phase of the moon is this?
Partial Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous
Halftime Gibbous
What Quarter of the moon is this?
Overtime Moon
Halftime Moon
First Quarter Moon
Third Quarter Moon
