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Science Test Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes nighttime and daytime on Earth?
a)
the Moon revolving around the Earth
b)
the Earth rotating around the Sun
c)
the Earth rotating on its tilted axis
d)
the Sun rotating on its axis
2.
In 24 hours, earth has night and day as a result of what two things?
a)
the revolution of the earth and its tilt
b)
the revolution of the earth and its rotation
c)
the rotation of the earth and its tilt
d)
the rotation of the moon and the earth
3.
What is the name of the path that the Moon takes around the Earth?
a)
a phase
b)
a day
c)
a revolution
d)
an orbit
4.
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate one complete time?
a)
24 hours
b)
28 days
c)
1 month
d)
365 days
5.
How often does the Moon orbit the Earth in one year?
a)
12
b)
13
c)
28
d)
365
6.
About how often does the moon revolve around the earth?
a)
about a year
b)
about a month
c)
about a week
d)
about a day
7.
What causes moon phases?
a)
the rotation of the Moon 
b)
the rotation of the Earth
c)
the revolution of the Moon around the Earth
d)

the revolution of the Earth around the sun

8.
What does the term waxing mean when related to the moon?
a)
growing larger
b)
getting smaller
c)
rotating
d)
revolving
9.
If it is day on one side of Earth, then what is happening on the other side of Earth?
a)
It is day there, too!
b)
It is raining.
c)
It is very hot.
d)
It is night.
10.
When the moon is getting smaller, this is described as ___________________.
a)
waning
b)
waxing
c)
rotating
d)
revolving
11.
How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?
a)
24 hours
b)
one month
c)
365 days
d)
two years
12.
Which word means to spin?
a)
axis
b)
rotate
c)
revolve
d)
revolution
13.
How often does the sun seem to rise in the east and set in the west?
a)
every month
b)
every week
c)
every day
d)
every hour
14.
Which phase of the moon occurs when you cannot see any reflection of the sun on the moon?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
New Moon
15.
Which phase of the moon occurs right after the new moon?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
16.
Which phase of the moon shows an entire circle reflected by the sun?
a)
New
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Crescent
17.
Which phase of the moon shows 1/2 of the moon on the right side being reflected by the sun?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Second Quarter
c)
Third Quarter
d)
Last Quarter
18.
The Earth spinning on its axis is called what?
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
c)
retrograde rotation
d)
orbit
19.
What causes the Earth to have seasons?
a)
the revolution of the Earth around the Sun
b)
The tilt of the Earth's axis
c)

The revolution of the Earth around the Sun

d)
the distance of the Earth from the sun
20.
What phase of the moon is labeled 2?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
waning gibbous
21.
What phase of the moon is labeled 4?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
waning gibbous
22.
What phase of the moon is labeled 6?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
waning gibbous
23.
What phase of the moon is labeled 8 ?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
waning gibbous
24.
When the moon appears to be getting smaller, it is said to be...
a)
waxing
b)
decreasing
c)
eclipsing
d)
waning
25.
What occurs when the Earth passes directly between the Moon and the Sun?
a)
a new moon
b)
a lunar eclipse
c)
a full moon
d)
a solar eclipse
26.
What is the name of the larger, lighter part of the moon's shadow?
a)
umbra
b)
penumbra
c)
ellipse
d)
orbit
27.

When none of the moon appears it is a ____________.

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

crescent moon

d)

gibbous moon

28.

A lunar eclipse occurs when there is a

a)

full moon

b)

new moon

29.

the orbit of an object around another object

a)

revolution

b)

rotation

30.

The Earth takes _______________ to complete a revolution around the sun and ___________ to complete one rotation.

a)

365 1/4 days and 24 hours

b)

24 hours and 365 1/4 days

c)

365 1/4 hours and 24 days

d)

None are correct

31.

What causes the seasons?

a)

The Sun Shinning on the Moon

b)

The moon shining on the Earth

c)

The tilt of the Earth

32.

It takes Earth (a)   days to rotate around the sun.

33.
The imaginary line running through the center of Earth.
a)
axis
b)
moon
c)
constellation
d)
orbit
34.

Which of these things is true about the Moon?

a)

The Moon is always moving around Earth in a circle.

b)

The Moon is always in the same position in Earth’s sky.

c)

The Moon is always moving in many changing patterns around Earth.

d)

The Moon is always moving back and forth across Earth’s sky.

35.
If it is day on one side of Earth, then what is happening on the other side of Earth?
a)
It is day there, too!
b)
It is raining.
c)
It is very hot.
d)
It is night.

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