WorksheetsEarth, Moon, and Sun
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 20mins
A space object spinning is...
Rotation
Revolution
Axis
A space object goes around another object is...
Rotation
Revolution
Axis
The seasons are caused by........
The elliptical orbit of the earth
The sun gets hotter at certain times of year.
The earth is tilted on its axis
Year rotates every 24 hours
Based on the diagram, which season would the northern hemisphere be experiencing?
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
During the fall and spring equinox.......
we get 16 hours of daylight and 8 hours of dark
we get 8 hours of daylight and 16 hours of dark
we get 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of dark
we get 10 hours of daylight and 8 hours of dark
What season is the southern hemisphere experiencing when the northern hemisphere is experiencing summer
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
What happens as the moon revolves around the earth?
The shadow gets darker and darker.
The illuminated (lit) side gets brighter and brighter.
The shadow slowly appears until it's fully lit, then the lit part slowly disappears until it's completely dark.
True or False: 50% of the moon is always lit by the sun.
True
False
When the lit part of the moon is getting bigger, we call that ...
Waxing
Waning
When the lit part of the moon is getting smaller, we call that ...
Waxing
Waning
What is the missing phase?
What moon phase comes after this?
From new moon phase to full moon phase, you see
an increasing amount of the lit side of the moon.
a decreasing amount of the lit side of the moon.
the same amount of the lit side of the moon.
more of the lit side, then less of the lit side of the moon.
Suki looked up one night and saw a crescent moon.
If Suki looks for the Moon again in one month, what will he see?
Suki will see a crescent moon again, like Diagram A.
Suki will see a quarter moon, like Diagram B.
Suki could see either a crescent or a quarter moon; it depends on the time of year.
There’s no way to tell because the Moon’s pattern is always changing.
For a solar eclipse to occur,
the sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.
the moon must be directly between Earth and the sun.
During a total lunar eclipse the moon is in Earth’s
corona.
penumbra.
umbra.
orbit.
During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur?
new moon
first quarter
waxing gibbous
full moon
A total solar eclipse is visible from
all over Earth.
only within the moon’s umbra.
only within the moon’s penumbra.
only the dark side of Earth.
This image is showing us a.....
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
phases of the moon
earth eclipse
Tides are caused mainly by
Earth’s rotation on its axis, which causes water to move.
differences in how much the sun pulls on different parts of Earth.
strong winds blowing water onto coasts.
differences in how much the moon and the sun pull on different parts of Earth.
Most coastal areas have __________ high tides and __________ low tides each day.
four; four
two; two
two; four
four; two
When do neap tides occur?
at new moon
when the sun’s pull is in the same direction as the moon’s pull
when the sun’s pull is at right angles to the moon’s pull
at full moon
When does a spring tide happen?
When the moon is in the first quarter
When the sun’s rays are most intense
When the sun, moon, and Earth are all lined up
When the sun and moon form a right angle with Earth
Which kind of tide is shown?
a new tide
a spring tide
a neap tide
a full tide
