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The Moon

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
2.
The moon is not visible in the night sky during which phase? 
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
New Moon
3.
During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape.  This change in appearance is due to the Moon
a)
physically changing size and shape.
b)
moving closer and then farther away from Earth.
c)
reflecting a different amount of light due to the position with Earth and the Sun.
d)
having craters on its surface.
4.

What does Waning mean?

a)

The light is on the left side of the moon and getting smaller

b)

The light is on the right side of the moon and getting bigger

c)

There is a half moon

d)

It's waning outside

5.

What does it mean when there is a gibbous moon?

a)

Majority of the moon is lit up (75%)

b)

It means there is a croissant moon present

c)

Only a sliver (small amount) of the moon is lit up (25%)

d)

IT means there is a crescent moon present

6.

Rotation describes an objects motion:

a)

Around the sun

b)

On it's own axis

c)

Around Earth

d)

Around Mars

7.

Why does the moon appear to shine?

a)

Because it reflects it's on light

b)

Because it makes it's own light

c)

Because it reflects light from the sun

d)

Because it reflects light from Earth

8.

A satellite is defined as something that orbits a planet. How many NATURAL satellite(s) does Earth have?

a)

Five

b)

Sixteen

c)

One

d)

Three

9.

The term REVOLUTION means to:

a)

An imaginary line that runs through Earth

b)

A phase of the moon

c)

A planet's elliptical orbit around the sun

d)

Spinning of a planet on it's own axis

10.
What is a lunar month?
a)
The time from one new moon to the next new moon.  
b)
The time from one full moon to the next full moon. 
c)
The time it takes the moon to orbit the earth.
d)
The month of October .
11.
What phase of the moon is labeled 2?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
waning gibbous
12.
What is the main cause of tides on Earth?
a)
the gravitational pull of the Earth
b)
The rotation of the Earth on its axis
c)
The gravitational pull of the moon
d)
the revolution of the Earth around the sun
13.

A Satellite is a ___________ orbiting around the earth or another planet

a)

celestial body

b)

heavy body

c)

any body

d)

none of the above

14.

Artificial Satelites are:

a)

man made

b)

duplicate

c)

natural

d)

none of these

15.

Which type of satellite are used for GPS?

a)

Spy satellite

b)

Weather satellite

c)

Comunication satellite

d)

Navigation satellite

16.

What is the first satellite launched by India?

a)

Aryabhattha

b)

Rohini

c)

Insat 1A

17.

What is the name of the first artificial satellite sent to space by Russia?

a)

Rohini

b)

Apollo 11

c)

Sputnik 1

d)

Aryabhattha

18.

Who was the first person to step on moon?

a)

Edwin Aldrin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Rakesh Sharma

d)

Yuri Gagarin

19.

The gravity of moon is _________ of the Earth

a)

one-sixth

b)

one-forth

c)

one-fifth

20.

if your weight on earth is 48 kg what will be your weight on moon?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

9

21.

These satellites take pictures of the movements of clouds and weather condition. Which satellites are these?

a)

Aryabhatta satellites

b)

communication satellites

c)

weather satellites

22.

Who was the first woman to go to space?

a)

Kalpana Chawla

b)

Sunita Williams

c)

Valentina tereshkova

d)

None of the above

23.

Which is the correct explaination of total solar eclipse?

a)

When the sun is completely hidden behind the shadow of the moon it is a total solar eclipse

b)

When the sun is partly hidden behind the shadow of the moon it is a total solar eclipse

c)

When the moon is completely hidden behind the dark shadow of the earth it is a total solar eclipse

d)

When the moon is partly hidden behind the dark shadow of the earth it is a total solar eclipse

24.

Who was the first Indian man to go to space?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Major Yuri Gagarin

d)

Rakesh Sharma

25.

Which 2 planets in our Solar System don't have any natural satellites?

a)

Jupiter & Pluto

b)

Neptune & Mars

c)

Mercury & Venus

d)

Earth & Saturn