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Sun-Moon-Earth Review Quiz

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement explains the position of the side of Earth where it is night?

a)

The side of Earth is facing the Moon

b)

The side of Earth is facing away from the Sun

c)

The side of Earth is being blocked by the moon

d)

The side of Earth is between the sun and the moon

2.

What causes Earth’s seasons?

a)

Earth’s distance from the Sun

b)

the solstices and equinoxes

c)

Earth’s tilted axis

d)

the Moon’s gravitational pull

3.

On March 21 Earth has its vernal equinox. Which of the following is the next event?

a)

summer equinox

b)

winter solstice

c)

summer solstice

d)

autumnal solstice

4.

Which would best describe solstices and equinoxes?

a)

They mark the beginning of a season

b)

They mark the end of Earth’s revolution

c)

They mark the beginning or the end of a season

d)

They mark the beginning or the end of Earth’s revolution

5.

What eclipse happens when the Sun-Moon-Earth are aligned? (SOLSME)

a)

Solar Eclipse

b)

Lunar Eclipse

6.

What eclipse happens when the Sun-Earth-Moon are aligned? (LUNSEM)

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Solar Eclipse

7.

Solar eclipse occurs during what time of day and what moon phase?

a)

daytime

new moon

b)

daytime

full moon

c)

night time

new moon

d)

night time

full moon

8.

Lunar eclipse occurs during what time of day and what moon phase?

a)

daytime

new moon

b)

daytime

full moon

c)

night time

new moon

d)

night time

full moon

9.

If a full moon occurred on June 5th, when should another full moon occur?

a)

June 13

b)

June 21

c)

July 4

d)

July 19

10.

How does the shape of the Moon appear to be changing every night in the sky?

a)

due to the rotation of the Moon on its axis

b)

due to the revolution of the Earth around the Sun

c)

due to the rotation of the Earth on its axis

d)

due to the revolution of the Moon around the Earth

11.

A student reads that the shape of the Moon in the sky is a waning gibbous. How would the Moon appear before the waning gibbous from the students view?

a)

crescent

b)

half illuminated

c)

completely dark

d)

completely illuminated

12.

About how many days does a full moon phase take?

a)

around 7 days

b)

around 45 days

c)

around 28 days

d)

around 14 days

13.

Earth rotates on its axis gives us which of the following?

a)

1 hour

b)

1 day

c)

1 week

d)

28 days

e)

1 year

14.

Earth revolves around the Sun gives us which of the following?

a)

1 hour

b)

1 day

c)

1 week

d)

1 year

15.

The moon revolves around Earth gives us which of the following?

a)

1 hour

b)

1 day

c)

1 month

d)

1 year

16.

During a “leap year” we add an extra day to our calendar because.....

a)

Earth takes 24 hours to rotate

b)

The moon takes 27.3 days to orbit

c)

Earth takes 365.25 days to revolve

d)

The moon takes 29.5 days to orbit

17.

The approximate tilt of the Earth on its axis is _____?

a)

66.5 degrees

b)

29.7 degrees

c)

23.5 degrees

18.

Where does the moon get its light?

a)

It produces it

b)

it is reflected from the sun

c)

from nuclear reactions at its core

19.

What is the nearest celestial object to Earth?

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Planet

d)

Asteroid

20.

What moon phase is next to the Sun?

a)

Gibbous

b)

Crescent

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

21.

What moon phase is the calendar showing on August 5, 2019?

a)

Waxing Gibbous

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

Waning Gibbous

22.

What moon phase is about 4 days prior to August 15,2019?

a)

Last Quarter

b)

1st Quarter

c)

Waxing Gibbous

d)

Waning Crescent

23.

What eclipse is shown in the picture?

a)

Solar

b)

Lunar

24.

What eclipse is shown in the picture?

a)

Lunar

b)

Solar

25.

In this picture what season is in the northern hemisphere?

a)

Spring

b)

Fall

c)

Summer

d)

Winter

26.

When the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing Winter, what season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing?

a)

Fall

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Winter

27.

When the Moon is in waxing crescent moon phase it is illuminated on the ____ side.

a)

Left

b)

Right

28.

When the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing Spring, what season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing?

a)

Fall

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Winter

29.

The events labeled 1 and 3 are called

a)

solstices

b)

equinoxes

30.
Which position is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing Winter?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
31.

What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere in this image?

a)

Winter

b)

Fall

c)

Spring

d)

Summer

32.

In the attached illustration, which hemisphere is experiencing summer?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Western

d)

Eastern

33.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
34.
Name the phase of the moon for letter a
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
35.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
36.
Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
last quarter/3rd quarter
37.
Which of the following choices has the moon phases in the correct order? 
a)
Full moon, new moon, waxing gibbous, first quarter, waxing crescent, waning gibbous, waning cresent, last quarter
b)
waxing gibbous, new moon, first quarter, waxing crescent, full moon, waning crescent, third/last quarter, waning gibbous
c)
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third/last quarter, Waning Crescent
d)
New Moon, Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous, Third/Last Quarter, Waxing Cresecent 
38.
The definition of eclipse is:
a)
The planets line up
b)
The Sun, Earth and Mars line up
c)
The Sun, Earth and Moon line up
d)
The Earth, Moon and Venus line up 
39.

What view of solar system places the sun at the center?

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Elliptical

c)

Geocentric

d)

Astronomical

40.

What view of solar system places the Earth at the center?

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Elliptical

c)

Geocentric

d)

Astronomical

41.

Aristotle, Ptolemy, and Plato believed in what view of the solar system?

a)

Solis centric

b)

Geocentric

c)

Heliocentric

d)

Acrocentric

42.

Galileo, Copernicus, and Newton believed in what view of the solar system?

a)

Solis centric

b)

Geocentric

c)

Heliocentric

d)

Acrocentric

43.

What does the Geocentric system look like?

a)
b)
c)
d)
44.

What does the Heliocentric system look like?

a)
b)
c)
d)