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Earth, Moon, and Stars Science Game
Earth, Moon, and Stars Science Game
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A #quiz to help kids #study for their upcoming #earth, #moon, and #stars #science #assessment.
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1
True or false? The stars move in the sky throughout the year
False
True
2
Your shadow will always point in the _________ direction of the Sun.
Opposite
Same
3
True or False? Orion is the closest star to Earth.
True
False
4
What day is today?
Wednesday
Sunday
Friday
Thursday
5
We see different stars in summer and winter because...
The stars revolve around the Earth.
The Earth rotates on its axis.
The Earth is in a different position in its orbit.
6
Waxing means...
To get larger
To get smaller
To stay the same
7
What two things do you need in order to have a shadow?
Moonlight and a solid object
Sunlight and a solid object
Sunlight and a clear object
Moonlight and a clear object
8
The Sun rises in the _______ and sets in the _______.
West, East
North, South
East, West
East, North
9
Name the order of the moon phases shown.
Full Moon, First Quarter, New Moon, Third Quarter
New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, Third Quarter
New Moon, First Quarter, Third Quarter, Full Moon
New Moon, Third Quarter, Full Moon, First Quarter
10
What information can a shadow
NOT
tell you?
Where East and West are
What the temperature is
How tall you are
What time of day it is
11
During sunrise and sunset, a shadow is generally _________ than it is at noon.
Longer
The same length
Shorter
12
________ means to move or travel around an object in a curved path.
Rotate
Spin
Dab
Orbit
13
The Moon orbits in a _________ direction around the Earth.
Clockwise
Counterclockwise
14
Why does the shape of the Moon appear to change each night?
The Earth rotate on its axis
The Earth revolves around the Moon
The Moon revolves around the Earth
15
A group of stars humans observe in a pattern and give a name is called a _________.
Constellation
Satellite
Star
Shadow
16
What causes day and night on Earth?
Earth revolves around the Sun
Earth rotates on its axis
The Moon revolves around the Earth
17
Shadows are longer because the Sun is _________ in the sky.
Higher
Lower
18
What do you do when 50 zombies surround your house?
Meh
Scream!
Hope it's Halloween
Run in circles
19
A mountaintop is a great place to build a telescope. Why?
Scientists prefer to work alone.
There are very few people.
There is a lot of light pollution.
There is very little light and dust pollution.
20
The Lunar Cycle is the 4-week period during which the ________ orbits the ________ one time.
Earth, Moon
Moon, Sun
Moon, Earth
Earth, Sun
21
About how long does it take the Moon to complete one lunar cycle?
Three weeks
One week
Four weeks
Two weeks
