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WorksheetsEarth, Moon, and Sun Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is terminator?
Border between light and dark on the Earth
Border between light and dark on the moon
Border between light and dark on the Sun
What is the source of light that illuminates the moon?
Earth
It illuminates itself
Sun
True or False. Exactly half of the moon is always illuminated and the other half of it is dark.
True
False
According to our notes in this unit, what is scale?
Something you stand on to find out your weight
The relative size of things
A range of numbers
What is the movement of the Earth, Sun, and Moon?
The Earth orbits the sun, while the moon orbits the Earth.
The Moon orbits the Sun, while the Earth orbits the moon.
The Sun orbits the Earth, while the moon orbits the Earth.
What are the two things we talk about when we focus on scale?
scale and distance
size and diameter
size and distance
When object sizes and distances are larger or smaller than in the real world but the same relative to one another, the model is considered:
not to scale
to scale
The star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system is:
Sun
Moon
Earth
What are the important sources of evidence for scientists?
Maps and Books
Simulations, maps, and books
Images, Models, and Simulations
Why do we see different moon phases?
Depending on where the moon is along its orbit, will determine how much sunlight the moon receives as it orbits the Earth.
The Earth casts a shadow on the moon as the moon orbits the Earth. We see different part of the illuminated half of the moon depending on where the moon is along its orbit.
The amount of sunlight that the moon receives changes as it orbits the Earth.
What is orbit?
The path that objects take to go up and down.
When an object follows the same path continuously along a straight line.
Circular path that a smaller object travels around a larger object.
