Quiz about Earth Moon Sun

Question 1

What causes moon phases?

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the revolution of the Moon around the Earth

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the rotation of the Moon

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the rotation of the Earth

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the tilt of the Earth around the sun

Question 2

Besides the Sun, what is the most obvious object in the sky?

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the Moon

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Mercury

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Venus

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Sirius

Question 3

The Moon orbits the Earth roughly once per _____

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month

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day

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week

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year

Question 4

What is the length of time for the Moon to go through all its phases?

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29.5 days

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25.9 days

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59.2 days

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92.5 days

Question 5

In which part of the Moon's cycle is it closest to the Sun?

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new moon

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first quarter

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full moon

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third quarter

Question 6

Which term means "growing or getting bigger"?

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waxing

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waning

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crescent

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gibbous

Question 7

Which term means "swollen or convex"?

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gibbous

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waxing

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waning

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crescent

Question 8

What term is used when the Moon is viewed as shrinking?

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waning

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waxing

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crescent

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gibbous

Question 9

What is the name of the moon phase at #2

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Waning Gibbous

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Waxing Gibbous

Question 10

What is the name of the moon phase at #5

Accepted Answer

New Moon

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Full Moon

Question 11

What is the name of the moon phase at #1

Accepted Answer

Full Moon

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New Moon

Question 12

Which letter illustrates a New Moon

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 13

Which letter illustrates a Full Moon

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A

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B

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C

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D

Question 14

Choose the correct phase.

Accepted Answer

Waxing Crescent

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Waning Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

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Waxing Gibbous

Question 15

Which statement best shows why the Moon seems to be producing light?

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The Moon is reflecting light from the Sun.

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The Moon is making its own light.

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The Moon is reflecting light from Earth.

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The Moon goes through eight phases.

Question 16

For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?

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The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.

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The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.

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Earth must be directly between the Sun and the moon.

Question 17

The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

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counterclockwise

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clockwise

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upwards

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downwards

Question 18

What causes day and night?

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Earth's rotation

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Earth's tilted axis

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The moon

Question 19

What causes tides?

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gravity

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wind

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spring

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neap

Question 20

How many low tides and high tides happen in a day?

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2 low tides, 2 high tides

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1 low tide, 1 high tide

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4 low tides, 4 high tides

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3 low tides, 3 high tides

Question 21

How long does it take for Earth to rotate once on its axis?

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24 hours

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8 hours

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one week

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one month

Question 22

Which of the following causes seasons?

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Earth's revolution around the sun

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Earth's rotation

Question 23

About how long does it take for Earth to revolve around the sun?

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One year

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One day

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One Week

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One month

Question 24

What is responsible for daytime on Earth?

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Earth's rotation

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Earth's Revolution

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Moon's rotation

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Moon's revolution

Question 25

If it is day on one side of Earth, then what is happening on the other side of Earth?

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It is night.

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It is day there, too!

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It is raining.

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It is very hot.

Question 26

How does the moon affect the oceans?

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It creates high and low tides

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It creates temperature changes from the surface to the bottom of the ocean floor.

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It creates tidal waves and tsunamis

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It does not affect the oceans

Question 27

The reason planets orbit stars and moons orbit planets is

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gravity or gravitational pull

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magnetism

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space is big

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Mr. Scott makes them

Question 28

The imaginary line running through the center of Earth.

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axis

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moon

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constellation

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orbit

Question 29

Which word means to spin?

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rotate

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axis

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revolve

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revolution

Question 30

What occurs when the Earth passes directly between the Moon and the Sun?

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a lunar eclipse

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a new moon

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a full moon

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a solar eclipse

Question 31

Which moon phases comes directly after a new moon?

Accepted Answer

waxing crescent

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waning crescent

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waning gibbous

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first quarter

Question 32

From new moon phase to full moon phase, you see

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an increasing amount of the lit side of the moon.

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a decreasing amount of the lit side of the moon.

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the same amount of the lit side of the moon.

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more of the lit side, then less of the lit side of the moon.

Question 33

What are the phases of the moon?

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The different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth

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The repeating pattern of night and day

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The monthly pattern of lunar and solar eclipses

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The sequence of seasons the moon causes on Earth

Question 34

the amount of time it takes a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars

Accepted Answer

year

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moon phase

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sun

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orbit

Question 35

What shape is Earth?

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Earth is a sphere

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Earth is flat

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It has no shape

Question 36

Of the Earth, Sun, and Moon, which ones orbit another object?

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The Moon and the Earth

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The Sun and the Earth

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The Sun and the Moon

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The Moon and the Sun

Question 37

To spin on an axis:

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Rotate

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Revolve

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Orbit

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All of the above

Question 38

The path an object takes around another object in space:

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Orbit

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Rotation

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Spinning on an axis

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Gravitational Force

Question 39

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

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Spring

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Winter

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Summer

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Fall

Question 40

The moon ____________ around the Earth.

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revoloves

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rotates

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up

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down

Question 41

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

New Moon

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First Quarter

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Last Quarter

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Full Moon

Question 42

Which of the following choices has the moon phases in the correct order?

Accepted Answer

New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third/last quarter, Waning Crescent

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Full moon, new moon, waxing gibbous, first quarter, waxing crescent, waning gibbous, waning cresent, last quarter

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

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New Moon, Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous, Third/Last Quarter, Waxing Cresecent

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