Name: ______Period:______
- The pre-test has 19 questions and is on 4 pages.
- Only pick an answer for a question if you know the answer.
- If you do not understand a word or any of the questions, raise your hand for help.
- When you are done with the pre-test, bring it to the teacher.
- Read or work quietly on what ever you would like until everyone is done with the pre-test.
1.Which of the following four drawings most accurately depicts the shape of Earth's orbit around the sun?
2.Which of the following responses most correctly explains why it is hotter in Corvallis in June than it is in December?
a. The sun gives off more heat energy in June.
b. Earth is closer to the sun in June.
c. The Northern hemisphere is closer to the sun in June.
d. The sun is higher in the sky and provides more hours of daylight in June.
4.If you were looking at the moon from space (so that you could see all sides of it), how much of it would be lit by the sun at any given time?
a. All of it.
b. Half of it.
c. It varies depending on the moon's phase.
d. It varies depending on the time of the year.
5.The path that a planet takes while traveling around the sun is called:
a. An orbit.
b. A revolution.
c. A rotation.
d. Circling.
6.A ______is roughly the amount of time required for the moon to orbit the Earth once.
a. Day.
b. Month.
c. Week.
d. Year.
7.Sometimes the moon looks like this:
And sometimes the moon looks like this:
What causes the moon to change its appearance this way?
a. The shadow of the Earth falls on the moon.
b. Something blocks the moon, preventing all of it from being seen at all times.
c. The part of the illuminated side of the moon that we can see from Earth changes.
d. The amount of sunlight that falls on the moon changes.
8.In the space below, draw the sun, Earth, and moon showing orbits and motions with lines and arrows.
9.In this "top-down" view (from above, or overhead, with sunlight coming from the right side), shade in the shadow portion on each Moon shown.
10.The motion of a planet traveling around the sun is called:
a. An orbit.
b. A revolution.
c. A rotation.
d. Circling.
11.The length of a day is based on:
a. The Earth orbiting the sun.
b. The rotation of the Earth on its axis.
c. The moon orbiting the Earth.
d. The rotation of the moon on its axis.
12.Write a few sentences (and draw a diagram if you wish) to explain why the Earth’s moon has phases and why the phases change throughout a month.
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13.Write a few sentences (and draw a diagram if you wish) to explain why the Earth has seasons and why the seasons change throughout a year.
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14.The spinning of a planet on its axis is called:
a. An orbit.
b. A revolution.
c. A rotation.
d. Circling.
15.Which of the following responses most correctly describes the orbits of the Earth and moon around the sun?
a. The moon appears to orbit the sun, catching up to Earth monthly.
b. The Earth appears to orbit the sun and the moon appears to orbit the Earth.
c. The Earth and moon rotate, but do not orbit the sun.
d. The Earth appears to orbit the moon and the moon appears to stand still.
16.The time required for the Earth to orbit the sun once is called a:
a. Day.
b. Week.
c. Month.
d. Year.
17.Is the far side of the moon always dark? Explain your answer.
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18.Describe the difference between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse.
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19.Why do we always see the same side of the moon?
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