Earth, Moon, and Sun Quiz: STUDY GUIDE



Earth, Moon, and Sun Study Guide

The following concepts will be on the quiz:

1. Explain and draw a diagram showing what causes seasons

2. Explain direct and indirect sunlight

3. Draw the sun, earth, and moon during each moon phase and write the name of each moon phase

4. Explain what causes the phases of the moon

5. Draw and explain solar and lunar eclipses, include umbra and penumbra

6. 1Draw and explain what causes tides and draw the alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun at Spring

7. What is the cause of day and night?

8. How does the tilt of the earth cause the seasons?

9. How does a solar eclipse occur?

10. How does a lunar eclipse occur?

11. How does the moon affect the earth?

12. What is the origin of the moon (explain Collision Theory)?

13. Why does the moon have phases? What are they?

14. What is the length of time for a complete rotation/revolution of the earth and the moon?

15. What are the comparative sizes of the Sun, Earth, and Moon?

16. What is the position of the earth in relation to the moon and the sun in order to create

a. seasons in different hemispheres

b. solar/lunar eclipses

NOTE: You may want to make a chart or a graphic organizer to help you study this material. Remember; this is a study GUIDE. Once the guide is filled out, THEN you can study. A completed guide does not mean you are finished studying. It means you can BEGIN to study whatever you wrote down. We will be checking the study guide in class two days before the quiz.

SAMPLES

1. Causes of day and night:

• day is caused by …..

• night is caused by….

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Eclipse

Solar

Here you would put info about this type of eclipse

Lunar

Here you would put info about this type of eclipse

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