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Moon

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Day and night is caused by the Earth rotating on its ______________

a)

moon

b)

axis

c)

equator

d)

sun

2.

When our side of the Earth is facing the sun, it is

a)

day

b)

night

3.

When our side of the Earth is facing away from the sun, it is

a)

day

b)

night

4.

Seasons are caused by the ___________ of the Earth on its axis

a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

tilt

d)

rotation

5.

When the northern hemisphere is tilting towards the sun, what two seasons will we experience?

a)

fall and summer

b)

winter and spring

c)

fall and winter

d)

summer and spring

6.

When the northern hemisphere is tilting away from the sun, what two seasons will we experience?

a)

fall and summer

b)

winter and spring

c)

fall and winter

d)

summer and spring

7.

What is our closest neighbor in space?

a)

sun

b)

jupiter

c)

mars

d)

moon

8.

The lunar cycle lasts about how many days?

a)

365

b)

28

c)

416

d)

7

9.

The moon revolves around the Earth.

a)

False

b)

True

10.

How many times does the moon rotate as it orbits the Earth?

a)

28

b)

7

c)

365

d)

1

11.

The moon makes its own light.

a)

False

b)

True

12.

The moon is lit by the light from ___________

a)

mars

b)

jupiter

c)

the sun

d)

flashlight

13.

The moon orbits the Earth once about every _______________

a)

year

b)

28-29 days

c)

week

d)

24 hours

14.

When the moon appears to be getting bigger it is ___________

a)

waxing

b)

waning

15.

When the moon appears to be getting smaller it is ___________

a)

waxing

b)

waning