Earth, Moon, Sun Final Test

 

Name_______________  

 

Date________________

 

 

Match the definition to the correct term.  One point each.

 

_____1.  atmosphere                a.  an imaginary line through the earth/moon

_____2.  axis                           b.  the path followed by the moon around the earth

_____3.  gravity                       c.  the moon doesn't have this and has no weather

_____4.  orbit                          d.  the pull that causes objects to have weight

_____5.  revolution                  e.  one complete orbit

_____6.  rotation                      f.  an object that travels around another object

_____7.  satellite                      g.  a complete spin of the earth on its axis

 

Fill in the blank.  Each space is worth one point.

 

1.     It takes approximately ________________ days for the earth to revolve around the sun, and it takes approximately ____________ days for the moon to revolve around the earth.

2.     We only see one side of the moon because of its _____________________.

 

 

Bonus:   Name the mission to the moon in which Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. ____________________________

                                                                                                             © Ellen Gabor, 2003