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Patterns in the Sky

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What moon phase is this image?

a)

Full

b)

New

2.

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

a)

month

b)

year

c)

week

3.

True or False: The moon produces its own light.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is the moon mostly made of?

a)

Green Cheese

b)

Hot gases

c)

Lava

d)

Rock

5.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Full Moon

c)

New Moon

6.

What causes the moon's phases

a)

Where you are standing on Earth

b)

the amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

c)

The tilt of Earth

d)

how fast the moon is moving

7.
The next season in the Northern hemisphere after spring is ____. 
a)
fall
b)
summer
c)
winter
8.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
9.
The hemisphere where you live
a)
northern
b)
southern
10.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
11.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
12.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
13.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
14.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
15.

When the sun gets higher in the sky, shadows get ______.

a)

longer

b)

gone

c)

shorter

d)

darker

16.

When the sun gets lower in the sky, shadows get______.

a)

longer

b)

gone

c)

shorter

d)

darker

17.

Shadows are longest during _______.

a)

morning and evening

b)

noon

c)

night

18.

Shadows are shortest around______.

a)

morning and evening

b)

noon

c)

night

19.
Where does the sun rise? 
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
20.
Where does the sun set? 
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
21.

When was this picture most likely taken?

(Hint: think about the shadow's length)

a)

morning or evening

b)

night

c)

noon

d)

afternoon

22.

Where will the tree's shadow be?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

23.

Where will the tree's shadow be?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

24.

Which position of the sun will make the longest shadow?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C