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Stars, Sun, and Moon Test Study Guide
1. Circle the color of the hottest stars, and draw a square around the color of the coldest
stars.
Red
Orange
Yellow
Blue
White
2. Circle the location of the moon during high tide, and draw a square around the location
of the moon during low tide.
Directly above the water
90° to the right of the location
90° to the left of the location
Directly opposite the water (other side of
the world)
3. What season is the Northern hemisphere experiencing when it is tilted towards the sun?
What season is the Southern hemisphere experiencing at this time?
4. Draw and label what the Earth’s rotation is and what the Earth’s revolution is.
5. What is the Earth tilted on?
6. Draw and label all of the phases of the moon. What causes the moon to have phases?
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7. What hemisphere (if any) is tilted closer to the sun on the autumnal equinox?
8. Circle the star type(s) that are most common in the galaxy, and draw a square around
the star type(s) that are can be easily seen in the sky at night.
Dwarf
Main Sequence
Giant
Super Giant
9. Circle the part of the sun that can only be seen during a solar eclipse, and draw a square
around the part of the sun that we can normally see from Earth.
Corona
Photosphere
Core
10. What type of rotation does the moon have? What is so special about it?
11. List from 1-4, the parts of the sun from hottest (1) to coldest (4).
Corona
Photosphere
Sunspots
12. What is the difference between the solstice and equinox?
13. What causes the Earth’s seasons?
14. How are the seasons responsible for hurricane season?
Core