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WorksheetsSOL 6.8 Earth and Space Systems Part 2
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
One complete revolution of the Earth takes about one ____.
year
season
month
day
The illustration represents which of the following?
Rotation
Revolution
Constellation
Galaxy
What Earth movement is shown in this diagram?
Earth is rotating on its own axis
Earth is rotating around the moon
Earth is rotating around the Sun
Earth is revolving around the Sun
How long does it take Earth to rotate on its axis?
one day
one year
one month
varies with the location on Earth
Number 4 is of which phase of the moon?
Waxing gibbous
Waning crescent
Waxing crescent
Waning gibbous
What phase of the moon is labeled 5?
Full moon
New moon
First quarter
Last quarter
The Earth is tilted at an angle of ___.
23.5 degrees
23 degrees
45 degrees
90 degrees
What phase of the moon is labeled 8?
Waning crescent
Waxing gibbous
Waning gibbous
Waxing crescent
A spring tide is a very high tide when the gravity of the Moon and Sun are parallel to each other. Which of the following is a spring tide? (hint: New and Full Moons)
What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing during phase number 3? (Careful! Southern!)
Autumn
Summer
Spring
Winter
What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing during phase number 4? (Careful! Southern!)
Winter
Summer
Spring
Autumn
What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing during phase number 4? (pay attention to tilt!!)
Summer
Winter
Spring
Autumn
What causes the Earth to have seasons?
The tilt of the Earth's axis and the revolution of the Earth and the Sun
The distance of the Earth from the Sun
The tilt of the Earth's axis
The revolution of the Earth around the Sun
Number 3 is which phase of the moon?
Full moon
New moon
First quarter
Last quarter
A student examines a model of the Earth and Sun with four positions labeled. Which position would be experiencing midnight?
W
X
Y
Z
The rise and fall of the ocean, called the tides, are caused by the gravitational pull of the ___.
sun only
sun and the planets
moon and the sun
moon only
Look at the image and select all true statements.
The moon rotates around the Earth, while the Earth revolves around the Sun.
The Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun.
The Sun revolves around the Earth, while the moon rotates around the Earth.
The moon revolves around the Earth, while the Earth rotates.
Choose the correct order of the waxing phases of the moon.
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
new, gibbous, crescent, quarter, full
new, crescent, gibbous, quarter, full
new, quarter, gibbous, crescent, full
When the lighted part of the moon appears to be getting larger, the moon is ___.
waxing
waning
eclipsing
increasing
When the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun, it is ___.
summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere
winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere
summer in both hemispheres
winter in both hemispheres
When the South Pole is tilted toward the Sun, it is ___.
winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere
summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere
summer in both hemispheres
winter in both hemispheres
What is the name of a natural or artificial object that revolves around the Earth?
a satellite
a rocket
a probe
a space station
What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing during phase number 2? (pay attention to tilt!!)
Summer
Winter
Spring
Autumn
A neap tide is a very low tide when the gravity of the Moon and Sun are perpendicular to each other. Which of the following is a neap tide? (hint: 1st and Last Quarter Moons)
Number 6 is of which phase of the moon?
Waxing gibbous
Waning crescent
Waxing crescent
Waning gibbous
What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing during phase number 3?
Winter
Summer
Spring
Autumn
A student examines a model of the Sun’s rays striking Earth. If the tilt of Earth was decreased to 0°, what effect would Earth experience?
The day would become shorter in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Northern and Southern Hemispheres would experience longer seasons.
The day would become shorter in the Northern Hemisphere.
The Northern and Southern Hemispheres would no longer experience seasons.
What can be the reason for the moon's shape changing during different phases?
The moon spins on its axis.
The moon varies the amount of light it produces.
The moon revolves around Earth.
The moon grows and shrinks in shape.
A meteoroid is approaching Earth's surface. Which meteoroid is currently most affected by the Earth's gravitational pull?
1
2
3
4
Which moon has the strongest gravitational pull on this planet?
6
3
5
2
