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WorksheetsChapter 1 Quiz_Earth, Moon and Sun
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 20mins
Brandy is a space scientist who drew this diagram of the Moon and Earth as seen from above (top view), with sunlight coming from the left as shown by the arrows. Why does Leticia's diagram show that the left side of the Moon is more illuminated?
Because Brandy's diagram shows that the half of the Moon facing the Sun is lit by sunlight, while the other half is dark.
Because the Moon has some light-colored rocks and some dark-colored rocks, and Brandy's diagram shows that the half of the Moon with the light-colored rocks has rotated to the left.
Because as the Moon gets closer to the Sun, a larger part of it becomes illuminated, so Brandy's diagram shows sunlight on half of the Moon.
Because there is Earth's shadow falling on half of the Moon, and Brandy's diagram shows this shadow on the right half of the Moon.
These diagrams show the Earth and the Moon in different positions, as seen from above (top view). Sunlight comes from the left, but these diagrams do not show which parts of the Earth or Moon are illuminated or in darkness. Can the half of the Moon facing the Earth be completely dark in any of these diagrams?
No, the Moon is always illuminated 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.
How does light travel?
Light travels only in straight lines.
Light travels like a river, wherever there is an open path.
Light travels in unpredictable ways.
It depends; if the light is bright enough, it can change direction.
One night, Henry looked up and saw a full moon. How long will it be before he can see a full moon again?
About a week.
About a month.
It cannot be known because the moon's pattern always changes.
It could be two weeks or a month, depending on the time of year.
Which of these statements is true about the Moon?
The Moon always orbits the Earth in a circle.
The Moon is always in the same position in Earth's sky.
The Moon always moves in many changing patterns around the Earth.
The Moon always moves back and forth across Earth's sky.
Rika went out one night and saw the crescent moon. If Rika goes out to look for the moon again after a month, what will she see?
Rika will see the crescent moon again, as shown in illustration A.
Rika will see the quarter moon, as shown in illustration B.
Rika may see either the crescent moon or the quarter moon; it depends on the time of year.
It cannot be known because the moon's pattern is always changing.
What are the phases of the Moon?
When the Moon is completely dark
A planet outside our solar system
The shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as seen from Earth
Lighting an object and making it visible
What is scale in relation to science?
Something we observe repeatedly
The relative size of things
The boundary between light and darkness on the surface of the moon
An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
What is the solar system?
The Sun, the planets that orbit the Sun, and other objects that orbit the Sun
The period of time it takes a planet to complete an orbit around a star or stars
The nearly circular path in which a smaller body (like a moon) orbits a larger body (like the Earth)
The star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
When the moon appears to be decreasing in size, astronomers classify this phenomenon as.
Waning
Waxing
Black hole
Lunar collapse
What is the phase at letter A?
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter (Waxing)
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
What phase is at letter E?
waxing crescent
waning crescent
waxing gibbous
waning gibbous
a lunar phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
Crescent moon
Full moon
Gibbous moon
New moon
a moon outside our solar system
Exomoon
Gibbous Moon
Crescent Moon
Exoplanet
a lunar phase that appears as a complete circle from Earth
Full Moon
Waxing Crescent
Gibbous Moon
New Moon
a lunar phase that looks more than a semicircle from Earth
Gibbous Moon
Full Moon
New Moon
Crescent Moon
Illuminating an object and making it visible
Illumination
Pattern
The Sun
Lunar Eclipse
An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
Model
Illumination
Pattern
Scale
A rocky ball that orbits a planet
Moon
Planet
Sun
Orbit
A lunar phase in which the moon is not visible from Earth
New Moon
Lunar Eclipse
Waxing Crescent
Solar Eclipse
A phase of the moon that appears as a half-circle when viewed from Earth.
Quarter Moon
Waxing Crescent
Gibbous Moon
New Moon
The star that is considered the main source of light at the center of our solar system
The Sun
The Moon
Planet
Shines
The boundary between light and darkness on the surface of the Moon
The terminator
Eclipse
Orbit
Illumination
What can this model help us see?
How the tilt of the Earth determines the seasons.
How the position of the Moon around the Earth creates the phases of the Moon.
How the shadow of the Moon on the Earth can create a solar eclipse.
How the 49ers will beat the Chiefs in the Super Bowl.
In the picture, the moon is very bright. Where does this light come from?
The camera flash
An electric lamp
A star
The sun
Approximately how many days will pass until this lunar phase appears again?
3-4 days
6-7 days
13-14 days
27-28 days
