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Year 7 Post Test - Earth, Sun and Moon

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What phenomenon on earth is caused by its rotation?

a)

Season

b)

Sound interference

c)

Weather disturbances

d)

Day and night

2.

The tilt of the Earth by about 23.5° from the equatorial plane is responsible for the ______________.

a)

Locations on Earth

b)

Differences in time on earth

c)

Races on Earth

d)

Seasons on Earth

3.

What is the position of the celestial bodies during the Solar Eclipse?

a)

Earth is between the Sun and the Moon

b)

Moon is between the Sun and the Earth

c)

Sun is between the Earth and the Moon

d)

Sun, Earth, Moon

4.

Why do some places on Earth experience a longer length of daytime at a specific season?

a)

The Earth is closer to the Sun.

b)

The Earth is in upright position.

c)

The Earth is tilted toward the Sun.

d)

The Earth is tilted away from the Sun.

5.

Which of the following statements best explains why it is warmer at the equator than at the North Pole?

a)

The equator has a larger area than the North Pole

b)

The equator is closer to the Sun than the North Pole.

c)

The equator receives more direct sunlight than the North Pole.

d)

The equator has more hours of daylight per year than the North Pole.

6.

What is the position of the celestial bodies during the Lunar Eclipse?

a)

Earth is between the Sun and the Moon

b)

Moon is between the Sun and the Earth

c)

Sun is between the Earth and the Moon

d)

Sun, Moon, Earth

7.

During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse and solar eclipse occur?

a)

Full Moon in Solar eclipse while New Moon in Lunar Eclipse

b)

Full Moon in Lunar eclipse while New Moon in Solar Eclipse

c)

Both eclipses happen in Full Moon

d)

Both eclipses happen in New Moon

8.
How long does it take for the Earth to do one rotation on its axis?
a)
60 seconds
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
1 light year
9.
At position A, in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
10.

What is an Equinox?

a)

Full tilt toward sun

b)

Full tilt away from sun

c)

Shortest day

d)

Equal day and night

11.

Name the season with the longest day

a)

Spring equinox

b)

Fall equinox

c)

Summer solstice

d)

Winter solstice

12.

When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the Sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

a)

Summer

b)

Spring

c)

Winter

d)

Fall

13.

Why does the Sun rise in the East and set in the West?

a)

Because Earth rotates in a clockwise direction

b)

Because Earth rotates in a counter clockwise direction

c)

Because Earth orbits the Sun in a clockwise direction

d)

Because Earth orbits the Sun in a counter clockwise direction

14.

At position C, in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?

a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
15.

How many equinoxes are there a year?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is _____ in the Southern Hemisphere.
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
17.
What is the central, darker part of a shadow called?
a)
the umbra
b)
the penumbra
18.
What is the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked called?
a)
the umbra
b)
the penumbra
19.

For hundreds of years, people believed that the __________ was/were the center of the Universe. This was based on the writings of the Greek philosophers Aristotle and Ptolemy. They even believed that the __________ rotated. Later, Nicholas Copernicus stated that the __________ was/were the center of the universe.

a)

sun, earth, moon

b)

planets, stars, earth

c)

earth, stars, sun

d)

moon, sun, planets

20.

Choose all the statements that support the Heliocentric model of the solar system. Only Pick 1!

a)

The original model believed by the Greeks.

b)

The earth and planets revolved around the sun.

c)

The sun and planets revolved around the earth.

d)

Evidence for this model is the movement of the stars and planets in the sky.

21.
Whose heliocentric model is seen as the first step in the development of the modern models of the solar system?
a)
Galileo
b)
Copernicus
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Kepler
22.
A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars. This includes the sun revolving around the Earth. This model is no longer supported.
a)
Geocentric
b)
Heliocentric