Review Game Zone
Flash Cards
(current)
Games
Teachers
Search
Astronomy Review
Test Description: MS NGSS grade 7
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What lunar phase shows the illuminated side growing (illuminated on the right)?
A
waning
B
gibbous
C
new moon
D
waxing
2) If you drew an imaginary line from the northern most to southern most part of the earth, this is referred to as...
A
the axis
B
revolution
C
tilt
D
seasons
3) When earth is tilted towards the sun, the norther hemisphere experiences which season?
A
fall
B
summer
C
spring
D
winter
4) The correct order during a solar eclipse is...
A
moon, then sun, then earth
B
sun, then moon, then earth
C
sun, then earth, then moon
D
none of these
5) The correct order during a lunar eclipse is...
A
none of these
B
sun, then earth, then moon
C
sun, then moon, then earth
D
moon, then sun, then earth
6) Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are considered...
A
gas giants
B
terrestrial planets
C
Jovian planets
D
uninhabitable
7) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are considered...
A
terrestrial planets
B
rocky planets
C
small in diameter
D
gas planets
8) What causes earth to experience seasons?
A
revolution and rotation
B
rotation and direction
C
rotation and tilt
D
revolution and tilt
9) While there are many confirmed galaxies, our galaxy is called...
A
Milky Way galaxy
B
Jovian galaxy
C
the biggest
D
Mars Bars galaxy
10) Gravity is...
A
a force that attracts an object with mass to another object with mass
B
the force that all planets have, except Neptune
C
the force that allows us to float in space
D
the force that pushes you down to the earth
11) The term used to describe the illuminated side of the moon shrinking (illuminated side is on the left).
A
crescent
B
gibbous
C
waning
D
waxing
12) When the northern hemisphere is tilted away from direct sunlight, the season we experience is...
A
summer
B
fall
C
spring
D
winter
13) What moon phase is shown when the left half of the moon is illuminated?
A
waxing gibbou
B
1st quarter
C
3rd quarter
D
waning crescient
14) (fill in the blanks) Starting with the new moon, the moon illuminates on the ______ side, reaches a full moon, then illuminates on the ____ side, shrinking back down to a new moon.
A
speeds up, remains the same
B
stays the same, grows
C
left, right
D
right, left
*select an answer for all questions
Check Results & Get Answers
Play Games with the Questions Above
Teachers: Create FREE classroom games with your questions
Click for more info!
©2007-2024
ReviewGameZone.com
|
About
|
Privacy
|
Contact
|
Terms
|
Site Map
WAIT! Find what you needed?
×
Still Looking for the Answers?
Have Another Question?
Play a Review Game with These Questions?
Want to Make Your Own Test Like This One?