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6th Grade Science Cycle Test

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for the Earth spinning on its axis?

a)

Tide

b)

Revolution

c)

Rotation

d)

Orbit

2.

The Earth's axis is tilted

a)

True

b)

False

3.

During which event is the sun directly above the equator creating 12 hours of day time and 12 hours of night time?

a)

Equinox

b)

Perihelion

c)

Solstice

d)

Apogee

4.

What is the time taken for one revolution of the Earth around the sun?

a)

12 hours

b)

27.3 days

c)

24 hours

d)

365.25 days

5.

Why does one side of the moon always face Earth?

a)

Gravity force

b)

Earth's tides

c)

Moon's shape

d)

It orbits the Earth at the same speed it rotates

6.

What is the term for the rise and fall of sea levels caused by gravitational forces?

a)

Eclipses

b)

Tides

c)

Rotation

d)

Revolution

7.

What type of tide is shown here?

a)

Neap Tide

b)

Spring Tide

8.

What is the time taken for both revolution and rotation of the moon around the Earth

a)

365.25 days

b)

24 hours

c)

12 hours

d)

27.3 days

9.

What occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, blocking sunlight?

a)

Neap Tide

b)

Solar Eclipse

c)

Spring Tide

d)

Lunar Eclipse

10.

What is the moon phase during a lunar eclipse?

a)

Full moon

b)

Waning moon

c)

New moon

d)

Waxing moon

11.

What is the difference between apogee and perigee?

a)

Farthest and closest to Mars

b)

Farthest and closest to the moon

c)

Farthest and closest to Earth

d)

Farthest and closest to the sun

12.

What is the term for the different appearances of the illuminated portion of the moon as seen from Earth?

a)

Characteristics of the Moon

b)

Eclipses

c)

Phases of the Moon

d)

Tides

13.

Letter A is pointing to which lunar feature?

a)

Crater

b)

Highland

c)

Ray

d)

Track

14.

What do the words PERIHELION and PERIGEE mean?   

a)

when an orbiting body is at its closest point in the orbit.  

b)

These are the furthest apart an object is in their orbit. 

c)

hese words don’t have anything in common. 

15.

Letter B is pointing to which lunar feature?

a)

Ray

b)

Highland

c)

Track

d)

Crater

16.

What do the words APHELION and APOGEE mean? 

a)

This is when an orbiting body is at its closest point in the orbit.

b)

These are the furthest apart an object is in their orbit.  

17.

When is the spring equinox?

a)

March 20 or 21

b)

Jan 20 or 21

c)

Sept 20 or 21

d)

Dec 20 or 21

18.

How does the weight of a person on Earth compare to their weight on the moon?

a)

A person weighs more on Earth than on the moon

b)

A person weighs less on Earth than on the moon

c)

The weight is the same on Earth and the moon.

19.

Which type of tide is shown in this image?

a)

Neap TIde

b)

Spring Tide

20.

Which moon phase is shown here?

a)

Waxing crescent

b)

Waning Gibbous

c)

Full moon

d)

First quarter

21.

What is the blue arrow pointing to?

a)

Earth's equator

b)

Earth's axis

c)

Earth's orbital plane