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Moon Lesson Check

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
2.
The moon ____________ or goes around the Earth.
a)
orbits
b)
cries
c)
climbs
3.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
4.

The moon affects...

a)

How we all behave.

b)

The coriolis effect.

c)

The tides.

d)

Our physical health.

5.

What is the missing phase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

What is the missing phase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

What is the missing phase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

What happens as the moon revolves around the earth?

a)

The shadow gets darker and darker.

b)

The illuminated (lit) side gets lighter and lighter.

c)

The shadow slowly disappears until it's fully lit, then the lit part slowly disappears until it's completely dark.

9.

Can you see the moon during the day?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

What moon phase comes after this?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

True or False: The moon is always half lit by the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

12.
What is shadowed, or hidden, during a solar eclipse?
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
Earth
d)
Jupiter
13.
What is shadowed, or hidden, during a lunar eclipse?
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
14.

Which 3 space objects are in this picture?

a)

Sun, Earth & moon

b)

Sun, Earth & a satellite

c)

Moon, Earth & Asteroid

d)

Earth, Sun & Mars

15.

This is the lunar calendar for April.

Which moon will we see on April 18th?

a)

Full moon

b)

Waxing gibbous

c)

Waning crescent

d)

Last Quarter

16.

What happens during a LUNAR ECLIPSE?

a)

The moon turns red

b)

The Earth's shadow fall on the moon

c)

A part of the moon will disappear

d)

All are correct

17.

Which picture shows what happens during a SOLAR ECLIPSE?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Why do eclipses not happen every month?

a)

Because the Earth's orbit is tilted.

b)

Because the sun's orbit is tilted.

c)

Because the moon's orbit it tilted.

d)

Because of COVID19.

19.

What is a PARTIAL ECLIPSE?

a)

When a shadow covers the whole space object.

b)

When a shadow covers only a part of a space object.

c)

When a shadow does not cover a space object.

20.

A SATELLITE is an object orbiting around another object. Does this make the moon a NATURAL SATELLITE?

a)

Yes.

b)

No.

c)

What's a satellite???

21.
A full lunar eclipse 
a)
occurs once a month somewhere on earth every 28 days.
b)
occurs when the earth passes directly in front of a new moon.
c)
occurs when the Sun passes directly in front of a full moon.
d)
occurs when the Earth passes directly in front of a full moon.
22.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Old Moon
b)
Far Side of the Moon
c)
New Moon
d)
Waxing Gibbous
23.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
24.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Gibbous
25.
Which moon phases are "crescents"?
a)
1 and 5
b)
2 and 8
c)
4 and 6
d)
3 and 7