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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which moon phase starts the moon cycle?
Waxing Cresent Moon
First Quarter Moon
Full Moon
New Moon
How many days does the moon cycle last?
1 Day
14 Days
295 Days
29.5 Days
What is the moon phase before the Full Moon?
Waxing Cresent Moon
First Quarter Moon
Waxing Gibbous Moon
New Moon
The ____________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
brain
What side of the moon do we see from Earth?
both sides
the same side always
neither side
the dark side always
Which best describes the seasons experienced in the Northern Hemisphere compared to the
Southern Hemisphere?
They experience opposite seasons
They experience the same seasons at the same time
They do not ever experience similar seasons
None of these
What is the circular motion around the Sun?
Rotation
Orbit
Axis
Hemisphere
When a shadow forms from perfect alignment of the moon between the Sun and the Earth, what is most likely occurring?
A lunar eclipse
A solar eclipse
A season
A rotation
What occurs when the Moon enters Earth’s shadow?
Solar eclipse
Lunar eclipse
Tilted axis
An orbit
Which planet's gravity influences the moon's orbit the most?
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Earth
What causes the moon to shine in the night sky?
It generates its own light
It reflects light from the Sun
It absorbs light from the stars
It emits light due to radioactive decay
What causes the phases of the moon?
The moon's rotation on its axis
The moon's orbit around the Earth
The Earth's rotation on its axis
The Earth's orbit around the Sun
What is the term for the moon phase when the moon is not visible from Earth?
New Moon
Full Moon
Waxing Crescent Moon
Waning Crescent Moon
How have our views changed about our solar system
from sun centered to moon centered
from earth centered to moon centered
from sun centered to earth centered
from earth centered to sun centered
It appeared that the stars and sun revolved around Earth, therefore scientist originally believed
in a planet centered model
in a sun centered model
in a moon centered model
in an Earth centered model
The changing shape of the moon is called a
ellipse
eclipse
phase
phaes
If the northern hemisphere is having winter than what is the season in the southern hemisphere?
spring
winter
summer
fall
Which seasons begin at the solstices?
winter and spring
summer and fall
winter and summer
winter and fall
Which seasons begin at the equinox?
spring and fall
summer and winter
winter and fall
spring and summer
An equinox is when
the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
the southern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
neither hemisphere is tilted towards or away from the sun
the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
