WorksheetsEarth-Moon-Sun Relationships
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
Aly created a model to show the motion of the moon, the sun, and the Earth. She used colored circles and painted black lines and arrows to show rotation and revolution of these objects. The diagram of her model is below.
Object B is the moon. It rotates around object A - The Earth
Object B is Earth. It revolves around object C - the moon.
Object C is the moon. It revolves around object B - The Earth
Object A is the sun. It revolves around itself.
Select the words that make the statement below true.
Because of the Earth ___ around the sun and the Earth is ___, there are ___.
revolves
round
moon phase
revolves
tilted
seasons
rotates
round
moon phases
rotates
tilted
seasons
Earth has day and night that repeat every 24 hours. On the model below, a flashlight represents the sun, and the direction of Earth's rotation is shown by the arrow. Which model correctly shows how the rotation of the Earth causes day and night?
Which model correctly shows how the moon revolves?
True or False:
The diagram below shows a lunar eclipse.
True
False
Why does the winter occur on the North American continent in December?
The sun is tilted away from the Earth.
The North American continent is tilted away from the sun.
The Earth moves closer to the sun.
The North American continent is titled towards the sun.
Complete the sentence below to make it a true statement.
"Because the Earth's axis is tilted, ____________"
the sun's rays hit the Earth at different angles.
the sun's rays do not hit the Earth.
less of the sun's rays reach the Earth.
more of the sun's rays reach the Earth.
Mariana is growing a vegetable garden. In which season do her vegetables receive the most direct rays from the sun?
Winter
Spring
Fall
Summer
Which of the following accurately describes the Earth's movement between December 2021 and December 2022?
The Earth completed one rotation around the moon.
The Earth completed one revolution around the moon.
The Earth completed one revolution around the sun.
The Earth completed one rotation on its axis.
The North American continent is labeled with a star. Which season is North America experience in number 1?
Summer
Fall
Spring
Winter
The North American continent is labeled with a star. Which season is North America experience in number 2?
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
The North American continent is labeled with a star. Which season is North America experience in number 3?
Summer
Fall
Spring
Winter
The North American continent is labeled with a star. Which season is North America experience in number 4?
Summer
Fall
Winter
Spring
Use the model to accurately label the moon phases:
1. Full Moon
2. New Moon
3.Last Quarter
4. Full Moon
1. New Moon
2. First Quarter
3. Last Quarter
4. Full Moon
1. First Quarter
2. New Moon
3. Last Quarter
4. Full Moon
When we see a full moon at night, the moon seems to shine. This is because ________.
The moon creates its own light.
The moon is reflecting the sunlight.
The moon is closer to the Earth.
The moon rotates on its axis.
True or False:
The Earth is 4.6 billion years old
True
False
True or False:
The Moon's surface is covered in craters.
True
False
True or False:
The Earth has life-supporting water and oxygen-rich atmosphere.
True
False
True or False:
Earth is the only place that could support human life.
True
False
Which of the following statements is supported by the pictures below.
The Earth and the Moon are about the same size.
The Sun is twice as big as the Earth.
The Sun is bright but the Earth and the Moon are the same.
The size of the Moon is about 1/4 (quarter) of the Earth.
The mass of the Moon is only 1/20 of the mass of Earth. If a soccer ball is being used as Earth, which of the following should be used to represent the Moon?
Soccer ball (260 grams)
Football (450 grams)
Tennis ball (60 grams)
Paintball (10 grams)
