Earth, Sun and Moon
Test I
1. What is the movement of Earth
around the sun called?
a. precipitation
b. random movement
c. revolution
d. rotation
2. What causes the apparent movement of the sun across the sky during the day on
Earth?
a. revolution of Earth in its orbit
b. rotation of Earth on its axis
c. location of Earth in space
d. objects are moving around Earth
3. Which of the following correctly describes the movement of Earth, Moon and sun?
a. Sun revolves around Moon, Moon revolves around Earth
b. Sun and Moon revolve around Earth
c. Moon revolves around sun, Earth revolves around Moon
d. Moon revolves around Earth, Earth revolves around sun
4. What is the movement of Earth on its axis called?
a. rotation
b. phases
c. floatation
d. revolution
5. If you watched the night sky for several hours, how would the stars appear to move?
a. They move in a curve around a star directly above you.
b. They move in a line directly out from a star above you.
c. They move in line directly out from the North Star.
d. They move in a curve around the North Star
6. Objects stay in orbit due to which of the following?
a. Forward motion and gravity
b. Forward motion and weightlessness
c. Weightlessness and spinning
d. Spinning and forward motion
Don Crandall Friday, December 5, 2008 4:04:48 PM MT
Study the diagram below and use it to answer questions 7-9. Where (e) is Earth, (S) is
sun and A,B,C,D are Moon positions.
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7. From Earth, which position would show the pictured phase of the Moon?
a. position A
b. position B
c. position C
d. position D
8. From Earth, which position below would show the pictured phase of the Moon?
a. position A
b. position B
c. position C
d. position D
9. From Earth, which position below would show the pictured phase of the Moon?
a. position A
b. position B
c. position C
d. position D
10. A complete Moon cycle takes approximately 28 days. We just had a new Moon on
evening of Thanksgiving (November 27th and 28th). On what day would you predict to
see a full Moon this December?
a. On the 25th
b. On the 13th
c. On the 6th
d. On the 20th
Don Crandall Friday, December 5, 2008 4:04:48 PM MT
11. If a complete Moon cycle takes approximately 28 days, about how many days during
a month could you expect to see a crescent Moon?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 7
d. 13
12. If you saw a full Moon last night what Moon would you see in a week?
a. First quarter Moon
b. Third quarter Moon
c. Waxing crescent Moon
d. New Moon
13. While talking on the phone with a friend visiting
Easter Island (an island directly south of Utah in
the southern hemisphere) you mention you can
see a waning crescent Moon. What Moon
does your friend see?
a. A waning crescent Moon
b. A waxing crescent Moon
c. No Moon at all
d. A waning gibbous Moon
14. Why do we see different phases of the Moon here on Earth?
a. The Moon moves around the sun
b. The Moon is smaller when it is farther from Earth causing it to appear to have
shadows.
c. The point of view of the moon changes and Earth sees different amounts of lit
and unlit moon.
d. The Earth casts a shadow across the moon.
15. The dark part of a Moon phase is caused by:
a. The Moon’s distance from the sun
b. The Moon’s distance from Earth
c. The Earth’s shadow
d. The Moon’s shadow
16. Why does the Moon appear to move across the sky during the night?
a. It travels around Earth every day
b. Earth rotates on its axis
c. It is extremely far away
d. All objects in space are moving
Don Crandall Friday, December 5, 2008 4:04:48 PM MT
17. Why does the Moon appear in different phases at different times of a month?
a. The Moon moves in and out of the sun's light.
b. The sun's shadow is cast on portions of the Moon.
c. Only a varying portion of the lighted half of the Moon can be seen from the
Earth.
d. The Moon moves in and out of the Earth's shadow as it moves around the
Earth.
18. Why doesn't the Moon shine as bright as the sun?
a. The Moon is much smaller than the sun.
b. The Moon shines at night and the sun shines during the day.
c. The light from the Moon is reflected light from the sun.
d. The sun is farther from the Earth.
19. What is the name of the phase of this Moon?
a. Waning Crescent
b. Waxing Crescent
c. Waning Gibbous
d. Waxing Gibbous
20. What is the name of the phase of this Moon?
a. Waning Crescent
b. Waxing Crescent
c. Waning Gibbous
d. Waxing Gibbous
21. What is the name of the phase of this Moon?
a. Half Moon
b. Left Half Moon
c. 1st Quarter Moon
d. 3rd Quarter Moon
22. A photographer wants to photograph some landscape in the light of the full Moon.
What would be the best way for her to schedule this event?
a. Watch a Mythbusters episode about the Moon.
b. Ask her friend who stays up late every night.
c. Look in the encyclopedia under Earth’s Moon.
d. Consult a calendar that shows Moon phases.
Don Crandall Friday, December 5, 2008 4:04:48 PM MT
23. The same side of the Moon always faces the Earth. How is this possible?
a. The Moon has a heavier side to it causing it to always face the Earth.
b. The Moon doesn’t rotate causing it to always face the Earth.
c. The Moon doesn’t have gravity causing it to always face the Earth.
d. It is not possible for the Moon to always face the Earth.
24. The astronauts in the space shuttle float around as
if they were weightless. How is this possible?
a. The space shuttle has no gravity acting on
it.
b. The space shuttle has less gravity acting
on it.
c. The space shuttle is falling toward Earth.
d. The space shuttle in space.
25. The space shuttle travels in an orbit at 300km
above the Earth. What would happen to the
astronauts on space shuttle if they were able
to come to a stop on top of a 300km tall
tower?
a. The astronauts would weigh 100
pounds less.
b. The astronauts would appear like
they would if they had stopped on
Earth.
c. The astronauts would continue to float around.
d. The astronauts would appear much smaller then they would on Earth.
26. The north star is a star that is:
a. In line with Earth’s axis
b. Can be seen only in the northern hemisphere
c. Is also called Polaris
d. All of the above
27. What would happen to the Moon if it were to somehow pick up speed?
a. Fly out of orbit
b. Continue in current orbit
c. It would crash towards Earth
d. It would begin to rotate faster
Don Crandall Friday, December 5, 2008 4:04:48 PM MT
Use this diagram to answer the following question:
28. What phase is this Moon in?
a. New Moon
b. Waning Crescent Moon
c. Waxing Crescent Moon
d. Full Moon
Use this diagram to answer the following question:
29. What does this Moon look like?
a. b. c. d.
Use this diagram to answer the following question:
30. What does this Moon look like?
a. b. c. d.
Don Crandall Friday, December 5, 2008 4:04:48 PM MT