1. The tides on Earth are due mainly to the A. moon B. sun C. the Earth itself D. plate tectonics
2. How many time zones are there on the globe? A. 24 B. 10 C. 100 D. 15
3. The movement of the Earth around the sun is called A. rotation B. revolution C. retrograde motion D. weightlessness
4. The spinning of the Earth on its axis is called A. rotation B. revolution C. retrograde motion D. weightlessness
5. How long does it take the Earth to make one rotation? A. 1 day B. 1 hour C. 1 year D. 23 ½ days
6. What direction does the Earth rotate? A. N to S B. S to N C. E to W D. W to E
7. At what rate does the Earth rotate?
A. 1 degree per hour B. 5 degrees per hour C. 15 degrees per hour D. 24 degrees per hour
8. Which of the following is a proof that the Earth rotates? A. seasons B. Coriolis effect C. Foucaults pendulum D. Both B & C are correct
9. Which of the following is a result of the Earth’s rotation? A. alternating day and night B. seasons C. moon phases D. all of the above
10. A time exposure of two hours will show stars as A. dots B. trails C. squares D. wavy lines
11. What time zone do we live in? A. Eastern standard time B. Central standard time C. Mountain time D. Pacific time
12. Through what city does the Prime Meridian pass?
A. New York B. London C. Houston D. Greenwich
13. For daylight savings time, what happens to our clocks in the spring? A. set back one hour B. set back two hours C. set ahead one hour D. set back two hours
14. As you travel west, and cross a time zone: A. time stays the same B. you lose one hour C. you gain one hour D. you lose one day
15. Each time zone is how many degrees on longitude? A. 1 B. 23 ½ C. 15 D. 360
16. How many degrees is the Earth’s axis tilted? A. 1 B. 15 C. 23 ½ D. 24
17. How long does it take the Earth to make one revolution? A. 1 year B. 1 day C. 365 days D. 15 hours
18. What direction does the Earth revolve? A. North to south B. Counterclockwise C. South to north D. Clockwise
19. At what rate does the Earth revolve? A. 1 degree per hour B. 1 degree per day C. 15 degrees per hour D. 15 degrees per day
20. Which of the following is proof that the Earth revolves? A. seasons B. Coriolis effect C. Foucault’s pendulum D. Day and night
21. What direction does the moon revolve? A. clockwise B. north to south C. counterclockwise D. east to west
22. What are the very large, dark, flat areas on the moon called? A. seas B. rilles C. rays D. highlands
23. What are the mountainous areas on the moon called? A. seas B. rilles C. rays D. highlands
24. Circular depressions caused by meteorites are called A. domes B. rays C. impact craters D. highlands
25. Which of the following does NOT affect the size of an impact crater? A. speed of the meteorite B. density of the meteorite C. size of the meteorite D. all of the above affect the size
26. A bright streak of material blasted out from an impact crater is a A. dome B. ray C. sea D. highland
27. Which side of the moon cannot be seen from the Earth? A. light side B. dark side C. near side D. far side
28. You take off from JFK airport in MY at 8 PM on January 6 on a trip to California. You flight time (time in the air) is 4 hours. What time will it be in California when you land? A. 8 PM B. 10 PM C. 9 AM D. 9 PM
29. How long does it take the moon to revolve around the Earth? A. 27 ½ days B. 23 ½ days C. 1 year D. 24 hours
30. Two full moons in the same month is known as A. penumbral eclipse B. conjunction C. opposition D. blue moon
31. The phases of the moon from a new moon to a full moon are known as A. waning B. blue C. waxing D. gibbous
32. During which moon is the right half of the moon lit? A. first quarter B. full moon C. old crescent D. new crescent
33. A solar eclipse is A. when the sun blocks the moon B. when the moon blocks the sun C. when the earth blocks the sun D. when the earth blocks the moon
34. How long does it take for the moon to pass through its phases? A. 29 ½ days B. 23 ½ days C. 27 ½ days D. 1 year
35. During which phase is the moon NOT visible? A. gibbous B. crescent C. full D. new
TRUE – FALSE
36. Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the first day of spring 37. The moon is only visible during the night 38. The moon rises two hours later each day 39. Lunar eclipses are much more rare than solar eclipses 40. A lunar eclipse happens every time there is a full moon !
