Sun, Moon, Earth Unit Test. 100% Please.
1. The Earth rotates from ______ to _____, giving rise to the apparent motion of the Sun each day.
A. west to east
B. north to south
C. south to north
D. east to west
2. What shape shows the Earth's orbit around the Sun?
3. What causes the change within every twenty-four hours from day to night on Earth?
A. Earth's revolution around the Sun.
B. The distance from Earth to the Sun.
C. The distance from Earth to the Sun.
D. Earth's rotation on its axis.
4. Although the moon revolves around earth, only one side of the moon is visible from earth. This is because:
A. The Moon rotates in the opposite direction to that of Earth.
B. The Moon completes one full rotation for each revolution around Earth.
C. The Moon does not rotate about its axis.
D. The rate of revolution of the Moon and Earth is the same.
5. Listed in the Item Bank are key terms and expressions, each of which is associated with one of the columns. Drag and drop each item into the correct column. Order does not matter. To help teach his class about the earth and the sun, Mr. Rogers built a model of our solar system. The biggest ball is the sun, and it sits in the center, with the planets spread out around it, like in this picture. He then asked the class to explain what is actually happening to cause the day/night cycle on earth to occur. Below are some of the thoughts of students in the class. Sort them according to whether they are true or false.
True, False
Options: The rotation of the sun causes the day/night cycle. The rotation of the earth on its axis causes the day/night cycle. At night, the sun is shining on the other side of the Earth. The revolution of the earth around the sun causes the day/night cycle. At night, the sun no longer shines on the Earth. Days and nights have different lengths on other planets.
1. A. west to east
2. Elliptical
3. D. Earth's rotation on its axis
4. B. The Moon completes one full rotation for each revolution around Earth
5.
True:
- The rotation of the earth on its axis causes the day/night cycle.
- The revolution of the earth around the sun causes the day/night cycle.
- At night, the sun no longer shines on the Earth.
False:
- The rotation of the sun causes the day/night cycle.
- At night, the sun is shining on the other side of the Earth.
- Days and nights have different lengths on other planets.
6. What is primarily responsible for the creation of seasons on the Earth? (1 point)
A. The distance from the Sun.
B. The axial tilt of the Earth.
C. The tilt of the Sun.
D. The reflection of the Sun's rays from the Earth.
7. Seasonal variation on Earth is due to the:
A. Elliptical path the Sun takes around the Earth.
B. Tilt of the Earth’s axis of rotation.
C. Revolution of Earth on its axis.
D. Distance of Earth from the sun at any given time.
8. If Earth were not tilted on its axis, what change would we experience?
A. Temperatures would be constant year round.
B. Day length would be less than 24 hours.
C. The length of the year would be more than 365 days.
D. Both sides of the moon would be visible.
9. If you live in the southern hemisphere, what season would you be experiencing in position C this diagram?
A. Spring
B. Summer
C. Fall
D. Winter
11. We can watch the phases of the moon change, day by day. A complete cycle of phases takes about ___________ to complete.
A. One month
B. A year
C. A decade
D. Three months
12. The phases of the moon are caused by:
A. Earth revolving around the sun and the sun’s light being reflected off the moon
B. The moon revolving around Earth with sunlight reflecting off of Earth towards the moon.
C. The moon revolving around the sun and Earth
D. The moon revolving around Earth and the moon reflecting sunlight towards Earth
14. When the Sun is completely blocked out by the Moon a ________________ occurs.
A. Total solar eclipse
B. Total lunar eclipse
C. Partial solar eclipse
D. Partial lunar eclipse
15. What is the primary cause of high tides on Earth?
A. The Sun’s gravitational pull on the Earth’s waters.
B. The Earth’s rotation or spinning on its axis.
C. The Earth’s gravitational pull on the Earth’s waters.
D. The Moon’s gravitational pull on the Earth’s waters.
16. Sam's Earth Science class is about to walk the planets. What does that mean? Well, his teacher has tied a large helium balloon outside and students will pace off the distance to each planet, using this scale as a guide. Sam's teacher has told the class to use the idea of a "pace" as a unit of measure for the activity. A pace is two steps-one with each foot. One pace is about 1 meter. The students predicted how many paces it would take to reach each planet. It takes 6 paces to reach Mercury and Pluto was 592 paces from the start. When they had completed the activity, one student had stopped at 287 paces. What planet did that student represent?
A. Saturn
B. Neptune
C. Uranus
D. Jupiter
6. B. The axial tilt of the Earth
7. B. Tilt of the Earth’s axis of rotation
8. A. Temperatures would be constant year round
9. D. Winter
11. A. One month
12. B. The moon revolving around Earth with sunlight reflecting off of Earth towards the moon
14. A. Total solar eclipse
15. D. The Moon’s gravitational pull on the Earth’s waters
16. C. Uranus