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WorksheetsEarth-Sun-Moon Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 26mins
What is an orbit?
A path an object takes while traveling around another object.
The time it takes an object to make a full turn on its axis.
An imaginary line that an object rotates around.
An invisible force that is determined by the distance between two objects and their masses.
What happens when the Earth passes between the sun and casts a shadow on the Moon?
Nothing special.
A lunar eclipse.
The moon appears full at night.
The moon appears to only be halfway lit.
Which of the following is not a moon phase?
New Moon
Waning Gibbous
Fourth Moon
Waxing Crescent
Which of the following words would best describe the moon's movement around the Earth?
The moon revolves.
The moon rotates.
The moon eclipses.
The moon tilts.
8. Use the diagram below to answer the following question below:
No, the Moon will always appear completely bright from the Earth's perspective.
Yes, always in Diagrams 2 and 3, but never in Diagram 1.
Yes, always in Diagram 3, but never in Diagrams 1 or 2.
Yes, always in Diagram 2 and sometimes in Diagram 3.
Use the diagram to answer the question below:
Because Leticia’s diagram is showing that the half of the Moon that is facing the sun is lit by the sun, and the other half is dark.
Because the Moon has some lighter-colored rock and some darker-colored rock, and Leticia’s diagram is showing that the half of the Moon with the lighter-colored rock has rotated to the left.
Because there is a shadow from Earth falling on half of the Moon, and Leticia’s diagram is showing that shadow on the right half of the Moon.
Because Leticia has made the diagram incorrectly - all of the moon should be the same brightness because the Earth provides light to the Moon.
Use the diagram below to answer the following question below
Diagram A is accurate because the whole Moon is bright as long as there are no shadows covering parts of it.
Diagram B is accurate because the Moon is almost as close as it can be to the sun, so the Moon is almost fully lit by the sun.
Diagram C is accurate because the half of the Moon that is facing the sun is lit by the sun, and the other half is dark.
All three diagrams are sometimes accurate because light from the Earth is reflected on to the surface of the moon and makes it appear bright.
Use the diagram to answer the question below:
Between the first observation and the second observation, the Moon rotated so that more of the light-colored rock on the Moon’s surface faced Earth.
Between the first observation and the second observation, the Moon moved so that the astronomers were able to see more of the half that faces the sun.
Between the first observation and the second observation, the Moon moved closer to the sun so more sunlight reached the Moon’s surface.
Between the first observation and the second observation, Earth moved so its shadow was blocking less of the Moon so the astronomers were able to see more of it
Use the diagram to answer the question below:
Eric will see a crescent moon again, like Diagram A.
Eric will see a quarter moon, like Diagram B.
Eric could see either a crescent moon or quarter moon; it depends on the time of year.
There's no way to tell because the Moon's pattern is always changing.
What does the dotted line illustrate in this diagram?
To show the locations where the sun's light can reach the moon.
To show the way that the Moon can move back and forth across Earth's sky.
To show the locations of satellites that are in Earth's atmosphere.
It shows that Moon is always moving around the Earth in its orbit.
Based on the diagrams below, which one shows the needed alignment for a lunar eclipse?
Diagram 1 because the Earth would block sunlight to the moon and cast a shadow on the Moon.
Diagram 2 because the moon would appear eclipsed to the Earth because the Earth's shadow blocks light to half of the surface.
Diagram 3 because the moon would block sunlight to the Earth and cast a shadow on it.
Diagram 3 because the Earth would only see the dark side of the moon from the Earth.
On the first day of which season or seasons in the Northern Hemisphere is Earth neither tilted toward or away from the sun?
summer
only spring
spring and fall
winter
Which two letters represent winter?
A, B
B, D
A, C
C, D
Some parts of the earth are warmer and other parts are colder. What is the reason for this uneven heating of the earth?
Earth is closer to the sun during the summer.
The sunlight strikes some parts of the earth more directly than other parts.
The moon's light strikes the earth differently during its different phases.
Some parts of the earth have more gravity which causes uneven hearting.
The sun and the earth are illustrated. What season best describes the northern hemisphere?
spring
summer
fall
winter
Although half of the moon is always illuminated, usually only a portion of the illuminated side is visible from earth. The diagram shows the relative positions of earth, the sun, and the moon. The positions of the moon are labeled 1-8. Which of the moons in the figure are in a gibbous phase?
2 and 4
2 and 8
4 and 6
6 and 8
What event does the diagram show?
planet eclipse
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
red eclipse
A total lunar eclipse occurs during which phase of the moon?
A
B
C
D
The diagram shows the relative positions of earth, the moon, and the sun. The moon is shown at four possible positions around earth. Which position of the moon could result in a solar eclipse?
1
2
3
4
Earth has seasons because:
earth rotates on its axis
the distance between the earth and the sun changes
earth's axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun
the temperature of the sun changes
The darkest part of the shadow of an eclipse is called:
penumbra
solar eclipse
umbra
lunar eclipse
Moon phase #1 is a:
waxing crescent
waxing gibbous
full moon
new moon
Moon phase #2 is a:
waning crescent
waxing crescent
waning gibbous
full moon
Moon phase #3 is a:
waning gibbous
waxing gibbous
new moon
waning crescent
Moon phase #4 is a:
waning crescent
full moon
waxing crescent
waxing gibbous
Moon phase #5 is a:
new moon
full moon
waning gibbous
waxing gibbous
The average temperature in Atlanta in June is 25 degrees Celsius, but the average temperature in December is 7 degrees Celsius. Why is the average temperature in Atlanta higher in June than in December?
The sun is hotter during June than it is during December
Earth is closer to the sun in June than it is during December
Earth's axis is tilted so that Atlanta gets more direct sunlight in June than in December
The atmosphere in Atlanta absorbs more heat from sunlight in June than in December
The phases of the moon are caused by
the moon revolving around the sun and Earth.
Earth revolving around the sun and the sun's light being reflect off the moon.
the moon revolving around Earth and the moon reflecting sunlight towards Earth
the moon revolving around Earth with sunlight reflecting off of Earth towards the moon.
Which is the correct alignment for a solar eclipse?
sun - moon - Earth
moon - sun - Earth
Earth - sun - moon
moon - Earth - sun
Why do we not experience eclipses every month?
The moon is stubborn.
The Moon's orbit is tilted
Moon is smaller than the Sun
Earth's orbit is tilted
The seasons are caused by the ________ of the axis and the Earth's _____________ around the sun.
tilt, revolution
tilt, rotation
curve, revolution
curve, rotation
Which type of eclipse will cause the Moon to look a red-orange color?
Solar
Lunar
Total
Partial
What is an eclipse?
When the Sun disappears
When the Earth goes in the Sun's shadow
When one object in space blocks another object from view
When the Moon leaves its orbit
when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days of the year
solstices
summer
winter
seasons
patterns of temperature changes and other weather trends over the course of a year; caused by the tilt of Earth in its axis as it revolves around the Sun.
northern hemisphere
indirect sunlight
equator
seasons
Any of the forms, recurring in cycles, in which the moon or a planet appears in the sky.
Phases
Equinox
Rotation
Revolution
This is a ___________ crescent moon.
new
old
quarter
waxing
On which of the following days the day and night are of equal duration throughout the world?
28th March and 21st September
21st March and 23rd September
21st June and 23rd December
23rd March and 22nd December
When daylight hours are almost equal to night time hours, it is called
equinox
solstice
How many types of Solstices are there?
4
2
1
3
