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The moon

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

The portion of the earth to the right faces the sun, it experiences.....

a)

day

b)

night

c)

day and night

2.

The portion of the earth to the left, it is in darkness which experiences...

a)

day

b)

night

c)

day and night

3.

Revolution has to do with the motion around the.....

a)

moon

b)

Earth

c)

sun

d)

Mars

4.

One revolution around the sun takes

a)

one day

b)

one week

c)

one month

d)

one year

5.

How long does it take for 1 rotation of Earth

a)

around 24 hours

b)

12 hours

c)

1 year

d)

1 month

6.

the phase of the moon is caused by its... in its... relative to the Earth and the Sun.

a)

position, orbit

b)

orbit, position

7.

The phases occur because, as the moon.. around the Earth, we observe different amounts of the side of the moon that is.....by the sun.

a)

revolve, lit

b)

rotate, darkened

c)

rotate, lit

8.

where does the moon rise?

a)

East

b)

West

c)

North

d)

South

9.

where does the moon set?

a)

East

b)

West

c)

North

d)

South

10.

Moon phase:

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Waxing Gibbous

d)

First Quarter

11.

This is..

a)

full moon

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

solar eclipse

d)

blood moon

12.
a)

waxing crescent

b)

waning crescent

c)

first quarter

d)

third quarter

13.
a)

waning crescent

b)

waxing crescent

c)

new moon

d)

waning gibbous

14.

what does waning mean?

a)

when it is in the phase in which its visible surface area is getting smaller.

b)

when it is in the phase in which its visible surface area is getting bigger.

15.

what does Waxing mean?

a)

when it is in the phase in which its visible surface area is getting smaller

b)

when it is in the phase in which its visible surface area is getting bigger

16.

what does gibbous mean?

a)

more than half but not all of the apparent disk illuminated(is lit)

b)

less than half but not all of the apparent disk illuminated(is lit)

c)

more than 1/4 but not all of the apparent disk illuminated(is lit)

17.

what does crescent mean?

a)

a curved shape that is wider in the middle than at its ends

b)

a curved shape that is wider in the ends than at its middle

c)

half

d)

full

18.

How many moon phases are there?

a)

10

b)

9

c)

8

d)

7

19.

Match the following

new moon

full moon

first quarter

waxing crescent

Waning crescent