Quiz about the Earth, moon and stars

Question 1

How long does it take for the moon to orbit around the Earth?

Accepted Answer

28 days/1 month

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365 days

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1 year

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7 days/1 week

Question 2

What is this phase?

Accepted Answer

Waning Crescent

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Waxing Crescent

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Waxing Gibbous

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First Quarter

Question 3

Which phases are waxing?

Accepted Answer

4 and 5

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1 and 2

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2 and 3

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3 and 4

Question 4

What would the moon look like 15 days after this one?

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Full Moon

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New Moon

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Waning Crescent

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Waxing Crescent

Question 5

What moon phase will be observed after the waning crescent?

Accepted Answer

Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 6

What phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

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new moon

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first quarter

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full moon

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last quarter

Question 7

What moon phase is shown in the picture?

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full moon

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first quarter

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new moon

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last quarter

Question 8

The moon is growing/getting bigger and light is on the right.

Accepted Answer

Waxing

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Waning

Question 9

First phase of the lunar cycle; not visible and it's often represented by a black circle.

Accepted Answer

New Moon

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Full Moon

Question 10

First Quarter

Accepted Answer

Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 11

Waxing Gibbous

Accepted Answer

Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 12

Why does the moon look different each night?

Accepted Answer

the moon orbits the earth so it is in a different spot each night

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the earth orbits the moon so it is in a different spot each night

Question 13

What direction does the moon orbit the earth?

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counter-clockwise

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clockwise

Question 14

Why doesn't the Earth block out the light between the sun and a full moon every month?

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the moon's orbit is tilted

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the earth is much too small to block the light from the sun

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the earth is never between the sun and moon during a normal month

Question 15

What type of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sun's light and cast a shadow on earth?

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solar

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lunar

Question 16

What type of eclipse occurs when the earth's shadow is cast on a full moon?

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lunar

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solar

Question 17

What moon phase occurs during a solar eclipse?

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new moon

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Full moon

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1st quarter

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waxing gibbous

Question 18

What moon phase occurs during a lunar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

full moon

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new moon

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3rd quarter

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waxing crescent

Question 19

If you are looking up at the sky and see this, you are looking at a....

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solar eclipse

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total eclipse

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lunar eclipse

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jupiter

Question 20

If you look up at the sky and see this, you are witnessing a....

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lunar eclipse

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solar eclipse

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total eclipse

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jupiter

Question 21

In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

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In alignment

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Below each other

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Above each other

Question 22

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

Accepted Answer

Moon

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Sun

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Saturn

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Venus

Question 23

What causes tides?

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gravity

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wind

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spring

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neap

Question 24

As viewed from Earth, most stars appear to move across the sky each night because

Accepted Answer

Earth rotates on its axis

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stars orbit around Earth

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stars revolve around the center of the galaxy

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Earth revolves around the Sun

Question 25

Which term is used to describe light that is hitting a region straight on?

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direct sunlight

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straight sunlight

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blunt sunlight

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open sunlight

Question 26

In December, the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, which leads to ____

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cooler temperatures and shorter days

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warmer temperatures and shorter days

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cooler temperatures and longer days

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warmer temperatures and longer days

Question 27

In which seasons do both hemispheres get about the same amount of direct sunlight?

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spring and autumn

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spring and summer

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autumn and winter

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summer and winter

Question 28

In winter, when the northern hemisphere is getting very little direct sunlight, _____

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temperatures are low

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temperatures are moderate

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temperatures are high

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days are long

Question 29

What is caused by the Earth's tilt on its axis as it cruises around the Sun?

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seasons

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day and night

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years

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months

Question 30

The day of the year with the most daylight hours is the

Accepted Answer

summer solstice

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spring equinox

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fall equinox

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winter solstice

Question 31

The day of the year with the fewest daylight hours is called the

Accepted Answer

winter solstice

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spring equinox

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fall equinox

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summer solstice

Question 32

When daylight hours are almost equal to night time hours, it is called

Accepted Answer

equinox

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solstice

Question 33

On the day that the northern hemisphere has it's longest day, the southern hemisphere will have it's shortest day.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 34

Why do we see different constellations in different seasons ?

Accepted Answer

Earth is revolving the Sun

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The stars are moving

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you are spinning in circles

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The moon is moving

Question 35

The sky is divided into ____ constellations.

Accepted Answer

88

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11

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22

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44

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