WorksheetsEarth, Moon, and Sun Amplify
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
The diagrams above show Earth and the Moon in different positions, as seen from above (top view). Sunlight is coming from the left, but these diagrams do not show what parts of Earth or the Moon are light or dark. Could the half of the Moon that faces Earth ever be completely dark in any of these diagrams?
No, the Moon is always lit by the sun.
Yes, always in Diagrams 2 and 3, but never in Diagram 1.
Yes, always in Diagram 2, but never in Diagrams 1 or 3.
Yes, always in Diagram 2 and sometimes in Diagram 3.
A student astronomer went out and took photographs of the Moon that were several days apart. Images that look like her photographs are shown above. The light part of the Moon appeared to get smaller over time. Why did the light part of the moon appear to get smaller over time?
Between the photographs, the Moon moved farther away from the sun so less sunlight reached the Moon’s surface.
Between the photographs, Earth moved so its shadow was blocking more of the Moon so the student astronomer was able to see less of it.
Between the photographs, the Moon rotated so that less of the light-colored rock on the Moon’s surface faced Earth.
Between the photographs, the Moon moved so that the student astronomer was able to see less of the half that faces the sun.
The diagrams show Earth and the Moon in different positions, as seen from above (top view). Sunlight is coming from the left, but these diagrams do not show what parts of Earth or the Moon are light or dark.
Could the half of the Moon that faces Earth ever be completely dark in any of these diagrams?
No, the Moon is always lit by the sun.
Yes, always in Diagrams 1 and 2, but never in Diagram 3.
Yes, always in Diagram 2, but never in Diagrams 1 or 3.
Yes, always in Diagram 2 and sometimes in Diagram 1.
a moon phase that looks like a full circle
new moon
crescent moon
quarter moon
gibbous moon
full moon
Shira looked up one night and saw a full moon. How long will it be before she can see a full moon again?
About one week.
About one month.
There is no way to tell because the Moon’s pattern is always changing.
It could be two weeks or a month, depending on what time of year it is.
Three students made the diagrams above to show what they think the Moon looks like when it is seen from above (top view). In these diagrams, the sunlight is coming from the left, as shown by the arrows. Which diagram is accurate and why?
Diagram A is accurate.
Diagram B is accurate.
Diagram C is accurate
All three diagrams are sometimes accurate
Which of these things is true about the Moon?
The Moon is always moving around Earth in a circle.
The Moon is always in the same position in Earth’s sky.
The Moon is always moving in many changing patterns/shapes around Earth.
The Moon is always moving back and forth across Earth’s sky.
If Suki looks for the Moon again in one month, what will he see?
Suki will see a quarter moon, like Diagram B.
Suki will see a crescent moon again, like Diagram A.
Suki could see either a crescent or a quarter moon; it depends on the time of year.
There’s no way to tell because the Moon’s pattern is always changing.
The diagram above shows Earth and the Moon from above (top view). Why is there a dotted circle drawn in this diagram?
To show the way that the Moon can move back and forth across Earth’s sky.
To show the locations of satellites that are in Earth’s atmosphere.
To show that the Moon is always moving around Earth in a circle.
To show the locations where the sun’s light can reach the Moon.
Which of the following is true about the moon?
It makes its own light.
It does not make its own light.
It has light colored rocks.
What is true about the sun and the moon?
The sun illuminates the half of the Moon that is facing it, and the other half is dark.
The sun illuminates the half of the Moon that is not facing it, and the other half is dark.
The sun illuminates the entire moon and no part of it is dark.
The Moon makes its own light and the sun doesn't have anything to do with it.
From Earth...
we can only see the half of the moon that is facing us
we see the moon all the time
we can only see the half of the moon that is facing away from us
we never see the moon
What is the primary reason for the occurrence of solar eclipses?
The Moon moves directly between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun's light.
The Earth moves directly between the Moon and the Sun, blocking the Sun's light.
The Sun moves directly between the Earth and the Moon, blocking the Moon's light.
The Moon moves directly between the Sun and another planet, blocking the Sun's light.
Which of the following best explains why we experience different phases of the Moon?
The Moon changes its shape as it orbits the Earth.
The Earth's shadow falls on the Moon, causing different phases.
The Moon's position relative to the Earth and Sun changes, altering the visible portion.
The Sun's light intensity changes, affecting how much of the Moon we see.
What is the effect of the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on Earth's tides?
They cause the tides to be the same height everywhere on Earth.
They cause the tides to be higher during the day and lower at night.
They cause the tides to be higher during a full moon and lower during a new moon.
They cause the tides to be higher during a new moon and full moon, known as spring tides.
