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Earth's Movements Review Quiz

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does waning mean?

a)

appears to get BIGGER

b)

appears to get SMALLER

c)

LESS light

d)

MORE light

2.

What does waxing mean?

a)

appears to get BIGGER

b)

appears to get SMALLER

c)

LESS light

d)

MORE light

3.

What does crescent mean?

a)

appears to get SMALLER

b)

appears to get BIGGER

c)

LESS light

d)

MORE light

4.

What does gibbous mean?

a)

appears to get BIGGER

b)

appears to get SMALLER

c)

LESS light

d)

MORE light

5.

How long is a lunar cycle?

a)

7.5 days

b)

29.5 days

c)

365 days

6.

What moon phase is occurring when the moon is in between the sun and earth?

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

first quarter

7.

What moon phase is occurring when the earth is between the moon and sun?

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

waxing gibbous

d)

waxing crescent

8.

Which moon phase is pictured?

a)

waxing gibbous

b)

waxing crescent

c)

waning gibbous

d)

waning crescent

9.

Which moon phase is pictured?

a)

full moon

b)

third quarter

c)

waxing gibbous

d)

waning crescent

10.

Which moon phase comes after a full moon? (see picture)

a)

waxing gibbous

b)

waning gibbous

c)

first quarter

d)

last quarter

11.

Which moon phase comes before a new moon? (see picture)

a)

waning crescent

b)

waxing crescent

c)

third quarter

d)

first quarter

12.

Why does the moon look different each night?

a)

the moon orbits the earth so it is in a different spot each night

b)

the earth orbits the moon so it is in a different spot each night

13.

What direction does the moon orbit the earth?

a)

clockwise

b)

counter-clockwise

14.
What is this phase?
a)

New Moon

b)

Crescent

c)

Quarter

d)

Gibbous

e)

Full Moon

15.

Where would the Sun need to be in this diagram to cause these phases of the moon?

a)

At the Bottom

b)

At the Left

c)

At the Top

16.

What would the moon look like 15 days after this one?

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

Waning Crescent

d)

Waxing Crescent

17.

The image shows how the moon looks during the lunar cycle. The moon will look this way again in about -

a)

one week

b)

one month

c)

one year

d)

one century

18.

What phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

a)

first quarter

b)

new moon

c)

full moon

d)

last quarter

19.

First Quarter

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.
If the last full moon was on April 4th, when can you expect to see the next full moon? 
a)
April 29th
b)
July 4th
c)
May 4th
d)
September 12th
21.

What moon phase should be between the two shown?

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

first quarter

d)

3rd quarter

22.

Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

a)

new moon

b)

1st quarter

c)

full moon

23.

to go around something

a)

orbit

b)

reflect

c)

rotate

d)

lit

24.

Name the phase that the selected images represent.

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Waxing Gibbous

c)

First Quarter

d)

Third Quarter

25.

Approximately how much time passes between the New moon and the Full moon?

a)

One month

b)

Three days

c)

Two weeks

d)

24 hours

26.
How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?
a)
one day
b)
one week
c)
one month
d)
one year
27.
The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____
a)
the 12 months
b)
the years
c)
the seasons
d)
day and night
28.

It takes the Earth 24 hours to spin (ROTATE) around once.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

It takes the Earth 28 days to orbit (REVOLVE) around the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The Earth spins like this:

a)
b)
31.

What is the name of this movement? Choose the correct answer.

a)

ROTATION

b)

REVOLUTION

32.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

33.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

34.

Which choice is the amount of time it takes the Earth to orbit the sun?

a)

24 hours

b)

1 day

c)

1 week

d)

365 days (or 1 year)

35.
Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)
a)
Model A
b)
Model B
c)
Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)
36.
Which system has the greater gravitational attraction between the two objects (if any)?
a)
System A
b)
System B
c)
Same gravitational attraction fro System A and System B
37.

 
Which force in the Solar System is similar to the tension in the string?
a)
Friction
b)
Inertia
c)
Force
d)
Gravity
38.

The diagram shows forces that keep the planets and other bodies in orbit in the solar system. What should number 1 be labeled?

a)

moon

b)

earth

c)

gravity

d)

inertia

e)

orbit

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