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Earth & Moon

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes us to have day and night?

a)

Rotation of Earth

b)

Moon revolving Earth

c)

Equinox

d)

Solstice

2.

What is the shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun called?

a)

egg

b)

ellipse

c)

circle

d)

sphere

3.
What 2 days of the year does the Earth experience equal amounts of daylight and darkness? 12hrs each.
a)
Solstice
b)
Rotation
c)
Equinox
d)
Revolution
4.
How long does it take the Earth to complete 1 full revolution?
a)
24 hours
b)
1 day
c)
1 week
d)
1 year
5.

a force of attraction, or pull between objects

a)

inertia

b)

gravity

c)

momentum

d)

speed

6.

The Earth's revolution and its ________ causes seasonal change.

a)

rotation

b)

orbit

c)

tilt

d)

days

7.
Which position is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing Winter?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.

Why do we not experience eclipses every month?

a)

The moon is stubborn.

b)

The Moon's orbit is tilted

c)

Moon is smaller than the Sun

d)

Earth's orbit is tilted

9.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
10.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
11.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
12.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Third Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

13.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Third Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

14.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Third Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

15.
Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
c)
Total Eclipse
d)
Partial Eclipse
16.
What type of eclipse is this?
a)
Solar eclipse
b)
Lunar eclipse
17.
What type of eclipse is this?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
18.
Any object that revolves around another object
a)
orbiter
b)
satellite
c)
moon
d)
stalker
19.

How long does it take for the Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?

a)

365 days

b)

24 hours

c)

12 hours

d)

30 days

20.

What is a lunar eclipse?

a)

When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon

b)

When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun

c)

When the Sun moves behind the Moon

d)

When the Moon's shadow falls on the Earth

21.

Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky during the day?

a)

Because the Sun orbits the Earth

b)

Because the Earth is rotating on its axis

c)

Because the Earth is moving closer to the Sun

d)

Because the Sun is rotating on its axis

22.

What is a solstice?

a)

2 days of the year when the sun reaches the SHORTEST distance north and south of the equator

b)

2 days of the year when sunlight reaches the greatest distance north and south of the equator, resulting in the longest day in one hemisphere

c)

2 days of the year when sunlight reaches the greatest distance north and south of the equator, resulting in the shortest day on the other hemisphere

d)

B and C