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Explore the relationship between the moon phases, seasons, and day-night cycle with this interactive quiz covering key astronomical concepts. Test your understanding of lunar phases, Earth's rotation, and the tilt of its axis.
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10 points • When the moon is between the sun and the earth, from earth we see which moon phase?
Answer 10 points The new moon.
20 points • When the Earth is between the moon and the sun, which moon phase occurs?
Answer 20 points • The full moon.
30 points • What phase of the moon comes between the waxing crescent and the waxing gibbous?
Answer 30 points • The first quarter moon.
40 points How long does it take the moon to complete its orbit around Earth?
Answer 40 points • 28 days or 29 days. • 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes- add an extra 10 points.
50 points • The phases of the moon are caused by the reflecting sunlight as the moon __ __ __.
Answer for 50 points • Circles, goes around or orbits the Earth.
10 points • From where does the moon’s light come?
Answer for 10 points • It is reflected from the sun.
20 points • The moon is a what of the Earth?
Answer for 20 points • Natural satellite. • (Must be natural!)
30 points • How many main phases of the moon have we learned?
Answer for 30 points • 8 • phases
40 points What are the different shapes of the moon caused by the changing conditions of light called?
Answer 40 points • Phases
50 points • What is the certain path that the moon takes around the earth called?
Answer for 50 points • An orbit.
10 points • In which hemisphere do we live?
Answer for 10 points • Northern hemisphere
20 points • When the northern hemisphere is pointed toward the sun, what seasons does it have?
Answer for 20 points • It has spring or summer.
30 points • When the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, what seasons does the southern hemisphere have?
Answer for 30 points • It has spring or summer.
40 points • When the northern hemisphere is pointed away from the sun, what seasons does it have?
Answer for 40 points • It has fall or winter.
50 points • Why do we have four different seasons?
Answer for 50 points • Because the Earth is tilted on its axis AND revolves around the sun. • If you get BOTH answers, you get 10 extra points.
10 points • The Earth ___ around the sun.
Answer for 10 points • Revolves
20 points How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on its axis?
Answer for 20 points • 24 hours or 1 day.
30 points What is the imaginary line passing through the North and South Poles called?
Answer for 30 points • An axis.
40 points • What would happen if the Earth’s axis were straight up and down (vertical)?
Answer for 40 points Earth would not have seasons.
50 points • At what angle is the Earth’s axis tilted?
Answer for 50 points • 23.5 degrees • If correct, add an extra 25 points.
10 points • The Earth is a __ of the sun.
Answer for 10 points • satellite
20 points • How long does it take Earth to make one revolution around the sun?
Answer for 20 points • 365 1/4 days or 1 year. • 20 points for 1 year • 30 points for 365 1/4 days • 40 points for both answers.
30 points • What causes day and night on Earth?
Answer for 30 points • The spinning or rotation of the Earth.
40 points • It is day when your part of the Earth is __ the sun.
Answer for 40 points • Facing or turned toward.
50 points • How many complete rotations does the Earth make in one week?
