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WorksheetsPatterns on Earth - Moon Phases
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
What does the term "Appearance" refer to?
The way someone or something sounds
The way someone or something looks or appears to look
The way someone or something feels
The way something smells
What is a "Cycle"?
A two-wheeled vehicle
A single event that happens once
Events or actions that repeat themselves regularly in the same order
A group of people
What is the Moon?
A star that shines by its own light
A planet similar to Earth
A large round object that orbits (circles) the Earth and that shines by reflecting light from the sun
A spacecraft sent to explore space
How long is the lunar cycle during which the moon completes all phases as it orbits the Earth?
15 days
29.5 days
45 days
60 days
When does a full moon occur?
Once a week when the Earth is between the sun and the moon
Once a year when the moon is between the Earth and the sun
Once a month when the Earth, sun, and moon are in a line with the Earth between the other two
Twice a month when the moon is closest to the Earth
What occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, and the side of the Moon that is in shadow faces Earth?
Full Moon
New Moon
Blue Moon
Waxing Crescent
What are patterns?
Random arrangements found in space
Sequences that can be found throughout nature
Specific designs created by humans
Mathematical formulas used in calculations
What does it mean to rotate?
To move in a straight line
To stand still
To spin on an axis
To revolve around another object
What is a season?
A type of weather pattern
A period of the year that is distinguished by special climate conditions
A holiday period
A type of plant
What does the term "sequence" refer to?
A type of dance
A musical pattern
In a particular order
A series of numbers
What is a shadow?
A light area where light from a light source passes through an object
A dark area where light from a light source is blocked by an object
The path that one object in space takes around another one
An invisible line around which an object rotates
What does the term 'orbit' refer to?
A dark area where light from a light source is blocked by an object
An invisible line around which an object rotates
A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one
The shape of an object's shadow
What is an axis?
A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one
A dark area where light from a light source is blocked by an object
An invisible line around which an object rotates, or spins
The trajectory of a shadow
What is a First Quarter moon?
The phase of the moon when the entire moon's disk is illuminated by the sun
The phase of the moon , approximately one week after a new moon, when one half of the moon's disk is illuminated by the sun
The phase of the moon when the moon is not visible from Earth
The phase of the moon when three-quarters of the moon's disk is illuminated by the sun
How does a Last Quarter moon appear?
Half-lit by sunshine and half-immersed in its own shadow
Completely immersed in Earth's shadow
Fully illuminated by the sun
Not visible from Earth at all
What does the term "Appearance" refer to?
The way a story is told
The way something or someone looks
The way something is organized
The way a machine works
What is a "Cycle"?
A two-wheeled vehicle
A circular motion
Events that repeat themselves regularly
A group of friends
What does the "Moon" do?
Glows by its own light
Orbits the Sun
Orbits the Earth and shines by reflected light from the Sun
Rotates around the Moon
The ______ day cycle the moon takes to complete all ________ as it orbits the earth is known as the Lunar Cycle.
29.5, phases
365, rotations
30, eclipses
7, transitions
A Full Moon occurs about once a month when the ________, ________, and ________ are in a line and the earth is between the other two.
A New Moon occurs when the ______ is between Earth and the Sun, and thus the side of the Moon that is in ______ faces Earth.
Moon, darkness
Sun, light
Moon, light
Earth, darkness
To rotate means the ______ motion of an object around its center.
circular
straight-line
back-and-forth
random
Seasons are a period of the year that is distinguished by special ____________.
holidays
climate conditions
months
activities
What is a shadow?
A. A light area where light from a natural source is reflected by an object
B. A dark area where light from a single source is blocked by an object
C. A transparent area where light passes through an object
D. A colored area where light is absorbed by an object
What does the term "orbit" refer to?
A. A chaotic path that one object in space takes around another one
B. A regular, elliptical path that one object in space takes around another one
C. A straight line that one object in space follows away from another one
D. A pattern that one object on Earth follows around another one
