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Space Science- Moon and Tides

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select all the apply: Which planets don't have any moons?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

2.

Why doesn't the moon have weather?

a)

It is too far away from the sun

b)

It has no atmosphere

c)

It is too void of obstacles

d)

It's orbit is sheltered by Earth from weather

3.

Why is the moon full of craters?

a)

comets

b)

asteroids and meteorites

c)

asteroids and comets

d)

asteroids and meteors

4.

How does the moon's gravity affect earth?

a)

sea level and climate

b)

climate and weather

c)

sea level and storms

d)

earthquakes

5.

What causes the moon to have phases?

a)

The amount of atmosphere present

b)

The amount of reflected sunlight

c)

The amount of clouds in the sky

d)

The amount of reflected space light

6.

How much of the moon is always lit by the sun?

a)

quarter

b)

none

c)

half

d)

full

7.

What phase of the moon occurs when the moon is between the earth and the sun?

a)

Full Moon

b)

Gibbous Moon

c)

Quarter Moon

d)

New Moon

8.

What phase is the moon in when we see more and more of the moon each night until full moon?

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

9.

What phase is the moon in when we see less and less of it each night until full moon?

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

c)

Full Moon

d)

New Moon

10.

What is the order of the moon phases?

a)

new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent, new moon

b)

new moon, waning crescents, first quarter, waning gibbous, full moon, waxing gibbous, last quarter, waxing crescent, new moon

c)

new moon, first quarter, waxing crescent, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, waning credence, last quarter, new moon

d)

new moon, waxing crescent, fist quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning crescent, last quarter, waning gibbous, new moon

11.

twice daily swelling and ebbing of the oceans

a)

waves

b)

tides

c)

inner coastal

d)

estuaries

12.

force that pulls objects back to the center of the earth

a)

gravity

b)

mass

c)

weight

d)

force

13.

force that pulls objects back to the center of the earth

a)

gravity

b)

mass

c)

weight

d)

force

14.

amount of matter an object contains

a)

gravity

b)

mass

c)

weight

d)

force

15.

how hard gravity pulls an object down

a)

gravity

b)

mass

c)

weight

d)

force

16.

When did astronauts visit the moon, and what was the name of the mission?

a)

1959; Sputnik

b)

1960; Apollo II

c)

1969; Apollo II

d)

1970; Sputnik