Middle School: 6th, 7th and 8th Grade - Science - Earth, Moon And Sun Solution - MCQGeeks.com

Q.1.

Which one of the following is a phase of the moon?

40%
Full moon
20%
First Quarter
0%
New moon
40%
Blue moon

Q.2.

Which of the following is false?

0%
The Earth's orbit of the Sun causes seasons
20%
The Earth's rotation causes day and night
60%
The Moon's orbit causes its shape to change
20%
The Moon's orbit causes its appearance to change

Q.3.

Why does the Moon look different during its different phases?

25%
The Earth's shadow sometimes blocks the Sun's light from reaching the Moon
0%
One side of the Moon is not as reflective as the other side
75%
Different parts of the sunlit side of the Moon become visible as it makes its orbit around Earth
0%
The Sun's gravity causes the Moon to change its shape

Q.4.

Which of these orbits the Earth?

0%
The Sun
33%
The Moon
33%
The Earth's axis
33%
The North and South Poles

Q.5.

Which of the following lasts approximately 24 hours?

0%
The Earth's orbit of the Sun
0%
A full rotation of the Earth on its axis
33%
The Sun's orbit of the Earth
67%
The Moon's orbit of the Earth

Q.6.

Which of the following lasts approximately 28 days?

0%
The Earth's orbit of the Sun
33%
The Sun's orbit of the galaxy
0%
The Earth's orbit of the Moon
67%
The Moon's orbit of the Earth

Q.7.

When is the Moon full?

0%
When it's the first day of the month
33%
When the sunlit hemisphere is completely facing the Earth
0%
When the dark side of the Moon is completely facing Earth
67%
When it's the last day of the month

Q.8.

What causes a lunar eclipse?

0%
The Sun blocks our view of the Moon
67%
The Earth blocks the Sun's light from reaching the Moon
33%
The Moon blocks our view of the Sun
0%
The Earth blocks the Moon's rays from reaching the Sun

Q.9.

Which celestial body is the Earth closest to?

33%
The Moon
33%
The Sun
33%
Mars
0%
Venus

Q.10.

Which of the following is a planet?

33%
The Earth
0%
The Moon
33%
The Sun
33%
All of the above