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Moon and Seasons

Moon and Seasons

Assessment

Presentation

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

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6 Slides • 19 Questions

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Identifying the Seasons and Moon Phases

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Multiple Choice

What does ROTATION mean?

1

To SPIN

2

To ORBIT or GO AROUND

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Multiple Choice

What does REVOLUTION mean?

1

To SPIN

2

To ORBIT or GO AROUND

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Multiple Choice

Which movement of Earth causes day and night?

1

rotation

2

revolution

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Multiple Choice

Which movement of Earth contributes to the seasons?

1

rotation

2

revolution

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Multiple Choice

Earth revolves around the Sun every ----

1

365.25 days

2

23 hours, 56 minutes

3

24 hours

4

352 days

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Fill in the Blanks

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Multiple Choice

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What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing at position 2?

1

spring

2

summer

3

autumn

4

winter

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Multiple Select

Select TWO reasons for the seasons.

1

the gravitational pull of the Moon

2

the revolution of the Earth around the Sun

3

the rotation of the Earth on its axis

4

the tilt of Earth's axis

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Multiple Choice

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What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing in the image?

1

spring

2

summer

3

autumn

4

winter

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Multiple Choice

What is the cause of the phases of the moon?

1

Earth's rotation

2

Moon's rotation

3

The position of the sun, moon and earth

4

The sun illuminating the moon

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Multiple Choice

Which Moon phase is when we can't see the Moon at all?

1

Waning Crescent

2

Full Moon

3

Waxing Gibbous

4

New Moon

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Multiple Choice

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Select the Moon phase in position 3

1

New Moon

2

Waxing Crescent

3

First Quarter

4

Waxing Gibbous

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Multiple Choice

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Which Moon phase (pictured here) follows a New Moon?

1

Waning Crescent

2

Waxing Crescent

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Multiple Choice

Phases of the Moon in which the Moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

1

waxing

2

waning

3

new

4

eclipse

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Multiple Choice

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Name the Moon phase in the picture.

1

First Quarter

2

Last Quarter

3

New Moon

4

Full Moon

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Multiple Choice

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Select the Moon phase in position 2.

1

Waning Crescent

2

Waxing Crescent

3

Waning Gibbous

4

Waxing Gibbous

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Multiple Choice

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Name the Moon Phase that would come AFTER this phase in the picture (after the Third Quarter).

1

Waning Crescent

2

Waxing Crescent

3

Waning Gibbous

4

Waxing Gibbous

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Multiple Choice

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Select the Moon phase in position 2.

1

Waning Crescent

2

Waxing Crescent

3

Waning Gibbous

4

Waxing Gibbous

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Multiple Choice

If you were an astronaut in space, would you see the phases of the Earth?

1

No because the sunlight does not reflect off the Earth

2

Yes because the sunlight reflects off the Earth

3

No because the sunlight reflects off the Earth

4

Yes because the sunlight does not reflect off the Earth

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