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WorksheetsPlanetary Motion and Eclipses Review
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 56mins
What type of eclipse is this an example of?
lunar eclipse
solar eclipses
what type of eclipse this is?
Lunar eclipse
Solar eclipses
When does a lunar eclipse occur?
at night
When the moon's shadow is on the earth
During the day
when the moon comes between the sun and earth
In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?
Below each other
Above each other
In alignment
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
lunar eclipses
solar eclipses
What shape is Earth's orbit?
circle
ellipse
square
spiral
Who created the Laws of Planetary Motion?
Kepler
Aristech's
Einstein
Brahe
What does rotation mean?
spinning of an object on its axis
one object moving around another object
changing positions randomly
Which planet orbits the fastest?
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
Mercury
Which planet has the shortest day?
Earth
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
What does revolution mean?
Spinning of an object around its axis
One object orbiting another object.
Random movement of an object.
What time period is represented by Earth's rotation?
year
month
day
hour
What time period is represented by Earth's revolution?
year
month
day
hour
What is the imaginary line going through the planet from North to South called?
Equator
Axis
Mercator line
Tropic
If you wanted more birthdays, you would move to a planet that is:
Farther from the sun
Spinning faster
Spinning slower
Closer to the sun
If Earth started rotating faster, what would that cause?
Longer day
Longer year
Shorter day
Shorter year
When your part of Earth is facing the sun, what are you having?
Night
Winter
Day
A full moon
What is one orbit around the sun called?
Rotation period
An axis
A day
Revolution period
How long does it take Earth to orbit the sun once?
1 day
30 days
365 days
500 days
What is the fancy science word for one day?
A spindle
Revolution period
Rotation period
An equinox
Why does a Lunar Eclipse always happen with a full moon phase?
Because the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon.
Because the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.
Because the Sun is between the Earth and the Moon.
This image is showing us a.....
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
phases of the moon
earth eclipse
This model is showing us a...
lunar eclipse
solar eclipse
phases of the moon
earth eclipse
If you are looking up at the sky and see this, you are looking at a....
solar eclipse
total eclipse
lunar eclipse
jupiter
If you look up at the sky and see this, you are witnessing a....
solar eclipse
total eclipse
lunar eclipse
jupiter
If the Earth was not tilted, we would have the same season all year long.
True
False
How many types of Solstices are there?
4
2
1
3
What is the winter solstice?
The day and night are the same length.
We have the longest day and shortest night of the year.
We have the longest day and longest night of the year.
We have the shortest day and longest night of the year.
The day of the year with the most daylight hours is the
spring equinox
fall equinox
summer solstice
winter solstice
Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?
The equator
The poles
The Tropic of Cancer
The Tropic of Capricorn
The shortest day of the year...
Autumnal Equinox
Summer Solstice
Winter Solstice
Vernal Equinox
How many types of Solstices are there?
4
2
1
3
He thought the Earth was the center of the universe and that the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Stars revolved around it.
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Aristotle
Galileo
Aristotle believed in which theory-based model?
Geocentric
Heliocentric
I formed the Heliocentric Model which positioned the Sun at the center of the Universe, with other planets orbiting around it.
Aristotle
Galileo
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Which theory did Galileo believe in?
Heliocentric
Geocentric
Which has the Sun as the center of the Universe?
Heliocentric
Geocentric
Which theory has the Earth as the center?
Heliocentric
Geocentric
What is at the middle of a Heliocentric system?
Mars
Moon
Sun
Earth
What is at the middle of a Geocentric system?
Sun
Neptune
Earth
The Universe
Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are in the shape of a/an...
perfect circle
ellipse
spiral
What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?
the shape of the planets' orbits
the movement of the moon
the center of the solar system
How Long Does Mars take to Orbit
24.37 Days
2 days
1 day
200 days
What effect does the tilt of the earth have?
It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas
When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night
It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year
When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day
Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?
The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
The northern hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
Neither the northern nor the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.
Which definition explains what a solstice is?
When the days and nights are equal (12 hours each)
When the Sun is at its lowest or highest in the sky (longest & shortest days)
When the Sun moves across the sky
When we don't see any light for 6 months
