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Earth Sun Moon Fossils Weather
Test Description: Earth Sun and Moon Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What causes day and night?
A
The earth orbiting around the sun.
B
The sun goes dark every twelve hours.
C
The moon orbiting around the earth.
D
The earth rotating on its axis.
2) Which of the following is the largest?
A
a quarter
B
sun
C
earth
D
moon
3) Which of the following does NOT move?
A
Sun
B
Earth
C
Moon
D
They all move.
4) Which of the following is the smallest?
A
Earth
B
Moon
C
Sun
5) Which of the following lists is in order from smallest to largest?
A
Moon, Earth, Sun
B
Earth, Moon, Sun
C
Moon, Sun, Earth
D
Sun, Earth, Moon
6) Which of the following lists is in order from largest to smallest?
A
Earth, Moon, Sun
B
Sun, Earth, Moon
C
Sun, Moon, Earth
D
Moon, Sun, Earth
7) Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?
A
The earth turning on its axis,
B
Daylight and dark.
C
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
D
The sun's light goes out every 12 hours.
8) How long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun?
A
29 1/2 days or one month
B
24 hours
C
7 days
D
365 1/4 days
9) Why does the moon appear larger than the sun?
A
The earth rotates on its axis.
B
The moon is moving.
C
The moon is much closer than the sun.
D
The moon is about three times bigger than the sun.
10) When the lit part of the moon that we can see is getting larger, it is called ___?___
A
waxing
B
waning
11) When the lit part of the moon that we see is getting smaller, we call this ___?___
A
waning
B
waxing
12) Every 4 years, we add up the 1/4 days beyond the 365 days that make up year. We call this ____?___ Year and we add this date: ____?___
A
Leap Year, February 29th
B
Happy Year, January 29th
C
Leap Year, February 28th
D
Waxing and Waning Year, January 29th
13) What causes the phases of the moon?
A
The moon is always half lit, but we see it from different angles so we don't always see the entire lit side.
B
The tides in the ocean.
C
Clouds
D
Shadows
14) Which of the following is not true?
A
The sun orbits around the earth.
B
The earth turns on its axis.
C
The sun is considered a star.
D
The moon orbits around the earth.
15) Fossils give evidence of what types of life from long ago?
A
Imprints
B
Plant Life and Animal Life
C
Only Plant Life
D
Only Animal Life
16) Where are the oldest fossils found?
A
Antarctica
B
The top layer of rock.
C
The bottom layer of rock.
D
In various layers of rock.
17) Which of the following is true?
A
Fossils show us how the earth has changed over time.
B
Fossils tell us the sequence of living things.
C
All of the above
D
Fossils are sedimentary rocks that give us evidence of plan and animal life from long ago.
18) A fossil of a living thing that has been hardened inside of yellow sap is called ___?____
A
lava rock
B
amber
C
yellow fossils
D
T Rex
19) When we see none of the lit side of the moon (except for a faint outline), this is called a ___?____
A
Full Moon
B
New Moon
C
Blue Moon
D
Quarter Moon
20) How long does it take for the moon to orbit the earth?
A
7 days
B
29 1/2 days or one month
C
365 1/4 dyas
D
24 hours
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