WorksheetsUnit 6 Phases, Eclipses, Tides, Planets Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the Moon’s phases will cause the highest or spring tides?
new and full
1st and 3rd
crescent and gibbous
waning and waxing
Which factor is MOST responsible for the ocean tides?
Sun's gravity
moon phases
the wind
moon's gravity
Twice each lunar month, all year long, these tides occur. Whenever the Moon, Earth and Sun are aligned, the gravitational pull of the sun _____ to that of the moon causing _____ tides.
adds; neap
adds; maximum
interferes; neap
interferes; maximum
Asteroids form a belt between ______ and ________.
Neptune and Pluto
Mars and Jupiter
Jupiter and Saturn
Mars and Earth
The tail of a comet usually faces
away from the Earth
towards the Earth
towards the Sun
away from the Sun
What moon phase occurs when the moon is between the Earth and the Sun?
1st Quarter
new
full
3rd Quarter
What moon phase occurs when the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun?
full
new
waxing crescent
1st Quarter
_________ means growing light on the right.
crescent
gibbous
waxing
waning
_________ means shrinking light on the right.
crescent
gibbous
waxing
waning
When the Sun is completely blocked out by the Moon a ________________ eclipse occurs.
total solar
partial solar
total lunar
partial lunar
Asteroids, meteoroids, and meteorites are primarily composed of ________.
rock and metal
gaseous elements
frozen water
carbon dioxide
Which of these represents the order you would find these celestial bodies during a solar eclipse?
sun-earth-moon
sun-moon-earth
moon-earth-sun
earth-sun-moon
Neap tides occur during which two moon phases?
new and 1st
1st and 3rd
new and full
waxing and waning
Which types of tides occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are at a 90 degree angle?
neap
spring
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Which types of tides occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a straight line?
neap
spring
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Why does the Moon have different phases?
the rotation of the Moon on its axis
the Sun moves around the Moon
the moon moves around the Sun
the moon moves around Earth
A complete cycle of phases takes about ___________ to complete.
3.5 days
2 weeks
one month
one year
Why does the Earth NOT orbit the Moon?
the Moon is made of rock
Earth has a greater diameter
the Moon has no atmosphere
Earth has a greater mass
Fill in the blanks: Sun, ______, Venus, Earth, and ________.
Mercury, Mars
Mars, Mercury
Pluto, Mars
Mercury, Jupiter
A streak of light seen when a space rock enters Earth's atmosphere and begins to burn up. This is called a(n)
meteorite
comet
meteor
meteoroid
Which does NOT orbit the sun?
Earth
Milky Way Galaxy
asteroids
Saturn
This can be as small as a grain of sand or as larger as a boulder. This small type of debris moves through the solar system.
comet
meteor
meteorite
meteoroid
This is the group of rocky planets in the solar system closest to the sun.
terrestrial planets
gas giants
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Fill in the blanks: _______, Saturn, Uranus, _________.
Venus, Neptune
Jupiter, Neptune
Jupiter, Mars
Neptune, Jupiter
True or False: If I study my notebook pages and study this review game, I have a greater chance of getting a good grade on my unit test.
True
False
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