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WorksheetsThe Moon
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
What does Waning mean?
The light is on the left side of the moon and getting smaller
The light is on the right side of the moon and getting bigger
There is a half moon
It's waning outside
What does it mean when there is a gibbous moon?
Majority of the moon is lit up (75%)
It means there is a croissant moon present
Only a sliver (small amount) of the moon is lit up (25%)
IT means there is a crescent moon present
Rotation describes an objects motion:
Around the sun
On it's own axis
Around Earth
Around Mars
Why does the moon appear to shine?
Because it reflects it's on light
Because it makes it's own light
Because it reflects light from the sun
Because it reflects light from Earth
A satellite is defined as something that orbits a planet. How many NATURAL satellite(s) does Earth have?
Five
Sixteen
One
Three
The term REVOLUTION means to:
An imaginary line that runs through Earth
A phase of the moon
A planet's elliptical orbit around the sun
Spinning of a planet on it's own axis
A Satellite is a ___________ orbiting around the earth or another planet
celestial body
heavy body
any body
none of the above
Artificial Satelites are:
man made
duplicate
natural
none of these
Which type of satellite are used for GPS?
Spy satellite
Weather satellite
Comunication satellite
Navigation satellite
What is the first satellite launched by India?
Aryabhattha
Rohini
Insat 1A
What is the name of the first artificial satellite sent to space by Russia?
Rohini
Apollo 11
Sputnik 1
Aryabhattha
Who was the first person to step on moon?
Edwin Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Rakesh Sharma
Yuri Gagarin
The gravity of moon is _________ of the Earth
one-sixth
one-forth
one-fifth
if your weight on earth is 48 kg what will be your weight on moon?
8
10
9
These satellites take pictures of the movements of clouds and weather condition. Which satellites are these?
Aryabhatta satellites
communication satellites
weather satellites
Who was the first woman to go to space?
Kalpana Chawla
Sunita Williams
Valentina tereshkova
None of the above
Which is the correct explaination of total solar eclipse?
When the sun is completely hidden behind the shadow of the moon it is a total solar eclipse
When the sun is partly hidden behind the shadow of the moon it is a total solar eclipse
When the moon is completely hidden behind the dark shadow of the earth it is a total solar eclipse
When the moon is partly hidden behind the dark shadow of the earth it is a total solar eclipse
Who was the first Indian man to go to space?
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Major Yuri Gagarin
Rakesh Sharma
Which 2 planets in our Solar System don't have any natural satellites?
Jupiter & Pluto
Neptune & Mars
Mercury & Venus
Earth & Saturn
