Earth, Sun, And Moon- 7th Grade Question Preview (ID: 37999)


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The phase of the moon when none of the sun's light reaches the surface is
a) new moon
b) first quarter
c) full moon
d) fourth quarter

Shadows are shortest at
a) morning
b) night time
c) midday
d) morning and night

A moon is full when
a) you can see a face in the moon
b) the sun shines on the moon's whole face
c) when there is a lunar eclipse
d) the first day of the month

What is the longest day of the year?
a) December 22
b) June 21
c) the last day of school
d) September 1

The sun moves across the sky because
a) it is going around us
b) so night can come
c) the earth is rotating on it's axis
d) the moon goes around earth

Shadows are longest at
a) midday
b) morning and evening
c) morning
d) night time

what is a lunar month?
a) 31 days
b) the moon's orbit of the earth
c) the moon's orbit of the sun
d) the moon's light

How long does it take the moon to go around Earth?
a) 1 month
b) 28 days
c) 365 and 1/4 days
d) 1 week

during a total eclipse of the moon, the moon is
a) in Earth's umbra
b) in Earth's prenumbra
c) between earth and sun
d) casting a shadow on Earth

Why does the earth get day and night?
a) so we can sleep
b) the sun orbits us
c) the earth is turning on it's axis
d) so plants can grow

The sun rises in the ________, and sets in the __________
a) East, West
b) Morning, Night
c) North, South
d) West, South

How long does it take earth to go around the sun
a) 1 month
b) 28 days
c) 365 days
d) 365 and 1/4 days

the dark maria on the moon formed from
a) dried up seas
b) finely broken rock
c) large shadows
d) lava filled craters

Why does the moon change shape from week to week?
a) clouds block part of the moon
b) the moon moves through earths shadow
c) the moon is lit in different ways
d) different amounts of dark colored side of the moon face earth

the lunar highlands have more impact crater than the maria, so scientists know that the highlands
a) are older than the maria
b) are younger than the maria
c) are flatter than the maria
d) are darker than the maria

why is it hotter in the summer than winter?
a) Earth gets closer to and farther from the sun
b) sunlight strikes the ground at higher and lower angles
c) earth turns faster in some seasons
d) earth revolves around the sun more in some seasons

How long does it take Earth to orbit the sun?
a) an hour
b) a day
c) a month
d) a year

about how long does it take the moon to revolve once around Earth?
a) an hour
b) a day
c) a month
d) a year

How long does it take Earth to turn once on its axis or rotation?
a) AN HOUR
b) a day (24 hours)
c) a year
d) a month

Earth turns in a _________ motion
a) clockwise
b) counterclockwise
c)
d)

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