Quiz about Earth Sun Moon Interactions

Question 1

Which of the following statements is true of our Solar System?

Accepted Answer

Moons orbit planets.

Answer

Stars orbit moons.

Answer

Planets orbit moons.

Answer

The Earth orbits the Moon

Question 2

The imaginary line running through the center of Earth.

Accepted Answer

axis

Answer

moon

Answer

constellation

Answer

orbit

Question 3

How long does it take for the Earth to make one rotation?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Answer

12 hours

Answer

48 hours

Answer

72 hours

Question 4

A student builds a model of the solar system that includes a sphere representing Earth. The sphere turns in a full circle on its axis.

By using a model of Earth that spins on its axis,the students can best demonstrate -

Accepted Answer

The cycle of day and night

Answer

The cycle of the four seasons

Answer

The aging of a star

Answer

The passing of a year

Question 5

A student draws diagrams and the location of the sun in the sky. Which diagram does not correctly represent the location of the sun at the time indicated?

Accepted Answer

Option B is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

C.

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D.

Question 6

A student is looking for evidence that Earth is always rotating on its axis. Which of the following would provide the best evidence?

Accepted Answer

The appearance of shadows changing throughout the day

Answer

The different amount of rain that falls each day

Answer

The presence of other planets in the night sky

Answer

The different phases of the moon in a month

Question 7

What Moon phases are visible during a Neap Tide?

Accepted Answer

First and Last quarter

Answer

Full and New Moon

Answer

Waxing and Waning Crescent

Answer

Waxing an Waning Gibbous

Question 8

Name this phase of the moon.

Accepted Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

new moon

Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

third quarter

Question 9

What is this moon phase?

Accepted Answer

full moon

Answer

new moon

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1st quarter

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3rd quarter

Question 10

Name this moon phase.

Accepted Answer

3rd/last quarter

Answer

4th quarter

Answer

new moon

Answer

waxing crescent

Question 11

What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Spring

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Winter

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Summer

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Fall

Question 12

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

Accepted Answer

Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

Question 13

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

Accepted Answer

Summer

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Winter

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Spring

Answer

Fall

Question 14

If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

winter

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spring

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summer

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fall

Question 15

What is an Equinox

Accepted Answer

Equal day and night

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Full tilt toward sun

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Full tilt away from sun

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Shortest day

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Moon

Answer

Sun

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Both the sun and moon have equal effects

Answer

Neither

Question 17

Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

Accepted Answer

neap tide

Answer

full moon tide

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new moon tide

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spring tide

Question 18

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

Accepted Answer

spring tide

Answer

neap tide

Answer

new moon tide

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full moon tide

Question 19

Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

Lunar Eclipse

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Solar Eclipse

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Total Eclipse

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Partial Eclipse

Question 20

This image is showing us a.....

Accepted Answer

lunar eclipse

Answer

solar eclipse

Answer

phases of the moon

Answer

earth eclipse

Question 21

This image is an example of

Accepted Answer

Solar Eclipse

Answer

Lunar Eclipse

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Full Moon

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New Moon

Question 22

What Moon phase is this?

Accepted Answer

New Moon

Answer

Full Moon

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Far / Dark Side of the Moon

Answer

Waxing Gibbous

Question 23

What Moon phase is this?

Accepted Answer

Waxing Crescent

Answer

Waning Gibbous

Answer

Waning Crescent

Answer

Waxing Gibbous

Question 24

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

Full Moon

Answer

First Quarter

Answer

Last Quarter

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New Moon

Question 25

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

First Quarter

Answer

Last Quarter

Answer

New Moon

Answer

Full Moon

Question 26

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

waning crescent

Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

waxing gibbous

Question 27

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

Waning Crescent

Answer

Waxing Crescent

Answer

Waning Gibbous

Answer

Waxing Gibbous

Question 28

Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

Accepted Answer

waning crescent

Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

waxing gibbous

Question 29

Which phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

Accepted Answer

Waxing Crescent

Answer

New Moon

Answer

Waxing Gibbous

Answer

Waning Crescent

Question 30

Which phase of the moon comes after the one shown in this picture?

Accepted Answer

1st Quarter moon

Answer

New Moon

Answer

Waxing Gibbous

Answer

3rd quarter moon

Question 31

Name the moon phase that comes after the phase in this picture

Accepted Answer

New Moon

Answer

Full Moon

Answer

Waning Gibbous

Answer

3rd Quarter moon

Question 32

Name the moon phase that would come after the one in this picture.

Accepted Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

waxing gibbous

Answer

waning crescent

Question 33

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?

Accepted Answer

Fall

Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

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Summer

Question 34

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation on its axis

Answer

Earth's orbit around the sun

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the sun's rotation

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movement of the stars

Question 35

How long does it take the Earth to orbit around the sun?

Accepted Answer

365.25 days

Answer

325.0 days

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1 month

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24 hours

Question 36

What causes different constellations to be visible from Earth at different times of year?

Accepted Answer

Earth's orbit around the sun

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Earth's rotation on its axis

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movement of the stars

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none of these

Question 37

As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity

Accepted Answer

Decreases

Answer

Increases

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Stays the same

Question 38

A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .

Accepted Answer

Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity

Answer

Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity

Answer

Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity

Answer

Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity

Question 39

Choose the image that has the most gravitational pull:

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

Answer

B.

Question 40

What prevents planets from drifting off into space and keeps it in the planets in our Solar System?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Answer

Weight

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Friction

Answer

Forward Motion

Question 41

__________holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Answer

Force

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Motion

Answer

Weight

Question 42

A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because---

Accepted Answer

Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity

Answer

Jupiter has less mass, and therefore less gravity

Answer

Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity.

Answer

Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity.

Question 43

If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your weight?

Accepted Answer

decrease because gravitational force decreases

Answer

Increase because gravitational force increases

Answer

decrease because gravitational force increases

Answer

nothing, weight is not affected by gravitational force

Question 44

Which of the following would be the best example to model Earth's rotation?

Accepted Answer

doorknob

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funnel

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merry-go round

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swing

Question 45

What direction does the sun appear to move across the sky?

Accepted Answer

east to west

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west to east

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north to south

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south to north

Question 46

The Earth's rotation is what gives us day and night everyday, all year.

Accepted Answer

true

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false

Question 47

If you are on the side of the Earth facing TO THE SUN it is _____.

Accepted Answer

day

Answer

night

Question 48

The Earth is rotating AND revolving.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 49

The amount of time it takes Earth to revolve around the sun is a

Accepted Answer

year

Answer

day

Answer

24 hrs

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month

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