WorksheetsNew Quiz- POLLACK Moon
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. How is the moon able to cover up the sun during a solar eclipse if it is so much smaller than the sun?
a)
because the moon is so much closer to the Earth than the sun
b)
because the moon is rotating
c)
because it is a new moon
2.
2. Both the solar and lunar eclipse take up time during the day. Which eclipse takes more time to occur from start till end?
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
3.
6. In order for an eclipse to occur, what celestial bodies must line up in a straight line?
a)
galaxy, Earth, and moon
b)
sun, moon, and Earth
4.
7. Which moon phase is shown below?
a)
New Moon
b)
Crescent Moon
c)
Full Moon
5.
8. Which moon phase is shown below?
a)
Crescent Moon
b)
Quarter Moon
c)
Gibbous Moon
6.
9. Which moon phase is shown below?
a)
New Moon
b)
Crescent Moon
c)
Full Moon
7.
13. If you are standing on the purple dot on the Earth below during this eclipse, what will you see?
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
8.
14. In the diagram below, what moon phase will you see at position 5? Look at the position of the sun and remember the moon lab activity we did in the closet.
a)
New Moon
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
9.
15. In the diagram below, what moon phase will you see at position 7? Look at the position of the sun and remember the moon lab activity we did in the closet.
a)
New Moon
b)
Waxing 1st Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous
10.
16. In the diagram below, what moon phase will you see at position 2? Look at the position of the sun and remember the moon lab activity we did in the closet.
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
11.
19. True or False
The moon, like the sun, produces its own light.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
20. In the picture below, there are 3 different positions of the moon labeled A, B and C. If you are standing on the Earth, what will you see when the moon is in the A position?
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 4
13.
22. How long does it take for the moon to complete one revolution around the Earth?
a)
1 day
b)
3.5 days
c)
28 days
14.
23. In the picture below, are moons 1 through 5 Waxing or Waning?
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
15.
24. True or False
The New Moon is the same as a Lunar Eclipse because we can't see the moon.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
25. The Earth, moon, and sun has a special relationship and have an effect on one another. If the moon is removed, what things would be effected?
a)
the Earth's ocean tides
b)
lunar eclipses
c)
phases of the moon
d)
solar eclipses
e)
all of these things above would be effected if the moon were removed
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