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WorksheetsAstronomy Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Because the earth spins on an axis it causes what?
A year
Seasons
Day and Night
The weather to be rainy
The earth orbits the sun every how many days?
365 or one year
7 days or one week
30 days or one month
every day
During Winter in the Northern Hemisphere which hemisphere is tilted towards the sun?
The Northern
The Southern
The Eastern
The Western
Why do we have high tides and low tides on the earth?
The sun rotating
The Earth Rotating
The moon has a gravitational force that pulls the water on Earth
The high winds causes tides
What does the Earth Orbit?
The Moon
The Earth does not orbit anything
The Sun
Pluto
What is a solar eclipse?
When the moon passes behind the earth and falls into the earths shadow.
When the moon passes directly between the sun and the earth. This causes a shadow on the earth.
During a full moon, what do we see?
We see nothing from earth because there is no reflection
We see a sliver of the moon
We see the entire lit side of the moon.
We see half of the moon.
Which of the following is not a phase of the moon?
First Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Quarter
Waning Crescent
The moon orbits the Earth every how many days?
28 days
365 days
every day
every 10 days
As the earth rotates, the sun appears to move in what direction across the sky?
North to South
East to West
West to East
East to North
During Winter in the northern hemisphere, which hemisphere is receiving indirect sunlight?
Southern
Eastern
Western
Northern
What does rotating mean?
To spin around
To move in a complete circle
To jump around
To flip around
What does the moon orbit?
Nothing
just the earth
Just the sun
The moon orbits the earth and the sun
Describe a lunar Eclipse
when the moon passes behind the earth and falls into the earth shadows.
when the moon passes directly in between the sun and the Earth
What would happen if the earth was not on a tilt
Nothing, everything would be the same.
We would not experience seasons
We would not have day and night
We would not have tides
Why do we see different phases of the moon?
We see different angles of the lit side as it revolves around the earth
Because the moon grows and shrinks
Because earth is far from the moon
Because of the tides
Why can't we see a new moon?
Because it completely dissolves/goes away once a month
We can see a new moon- it looks like it is a completely lit up in the sky
The moon is between the earth and the sun so we only see the dark side of the moon.
Because of the tides
