Name ________________________________________________________ Date _____________________________ Teacher ___________________________________________________________________ Fourth Grade Science

Phases of the Moon and the Moons Effect on Tides

4-3.6 Illustrate the phases of the Moon and the Moons effect on ocean tides. PHASES OF THE MOON 1. The Moon reflects light from the Sun in order to shine at night. Why does the Moon depend on light from the Sun? A. Light from the Sun is brighter. B. The Moon produces no light of its own. C. The Moon produces heat. D. The Moon revolves around the Sun. 2. Why is it that the Moon can sometimes be seen during the day as well as at night? A. The Moon reflects light from the Sun all the time. B. The Sun goes around Earth and the Moon every day. C. Earth reflects light from the Moon all the time. D. The Moon goes around Earth every day. 3. The Moon revolves around _____. A. itself B. the Earth C. the Sun D. the solar system 4. A student observed the shape of the Moon once every 7 days during the month of June. Which of the following sets of drawings shows how the Moons shape could have changed during the month of June?

5. Each cycle from new Moon to new Moon takes approximately _____. A. four days B. four weeks C. four months D. four years 6. Each month the Moon looks like a bright disc for a few days. What do you call this phase of the Moon? A. new Moon B. full Moon C. first Quarter D. last Quarter Look at this picture of the Moon. 7. Based on the phases of the Moon, what will it look like in about one week? A. A very thick crescent B. A half circle C. Nearly unchanged D. Much larger

Gillian made a drawing of how the Moon looked over time. The white areas are where the Moon looked bright. The black areas are when the Moon was dark. Gillian put the pictures in a certain order and numbered them 1 9 as seen below. 8. What phase of the Moon is shown in picture 2? A. Crescent Moon B. Half Moon C. Full Moon D. Quarter Moon TIDES 9. A. B. C. D.

On which of these do the phases of the Moon have an effect? The seasons Ocean tides Day and night Weather

10. What causes the Earth and Moon to pull on each other making the ocean level at the beach to rise and fall? A. Gravity B. Sunlight C. Earths rotation D. Tilt of Earths axis 11. When you are at the beach, you notice that at two times each day the ocean water comes in high up on the beach. What is this called when the ocean water level is the highest? A. New tide B. Full tide C. High tide D. Low tide

Name ________________________________________________________ Date _____________________________ Teacher ___________________________________________________________________ Fourth Grade Science

Astronomy Assessment (Phases of the Moon and the Results of Earths Tilted Axis)
4-3.6 Illustrate the phases of the Moon and the Moons effect on ocean tides. PHASES OF THE MOON 1. The Moon reflects light from the Sun in order to shine at night. Why does the Moon depend on light from the Sun? A. Light from the Sun is brighter. B. The Moon produces no light of its own. C. The Moon produces heat. D. The Moon revolves around the Sun. 2. Why is it that the Moon can sometimes be seen during the day as well as at night? A. The Moon reflects light from the Sun all the time. B. The Sun goes around Earth and the Moon every day. C. Earth reflects light from the Moon all the time. D. The Moon goes around Earth every day. 3. The Moon revolves around _____. E. itself F. the Earth G. the Sun H. the solar system 4. A student observed the shape of the Moon once every 7 days during the month of June. Which of the following sets of drawings shows how the Moons shape could have changed during the month of June?

5. Each cycle from new Moon to new Moon takes approximately _____. A. four days B. four weeks C. four months D. four years 6. Each month the Moon looks like a bright disc for a few days. What do you call this phase of the Moon? A. new Moon B. full Moon C. first Quarter D. last Quarter Look at this picture of the Moon. 7. Based on the phases of the Moon, what will it look like in about one week? A. A very thick crescent B. A half circle C. Nearly unchanged D. Much larger Gillian made a drawing of how the Moon looked over time. The white areas are where the Moon looked bright. The black areas are when the Moon was dark. Gillian put the pictures in a certain order and numbered them 1 9 as seen below. 8. What phase of the Moon is shown in picture 2? A. Crescent Moon B. Half Moon C. Full Moon D. Quarter Moon TIDES 9. On which of these do the phases of the Moon have an effect? A. The seasons B. Ocean tides C. Day and night D. Weather 10. What causes the Earth and Moon to pull on each other making the ocean level at the beach to rise and fall? A. Gravity B. Sunlight C. Earths rotation D. Tilt of Earths axis 11. When you are at the beach, you notice that at two times each day the ocean water comes in high up on the beach. What is this called when the ocean water level is the highest? A. New tide B. Full tide C. High tide D. Low tide

4-3.4 Explain how the tilt of Earths axis and the revolution around the Sun results in the seasons of the year. 12. What causes the seasons of the year? A. The tilt of Earth on its axis B. The rotation of the Moon around Earth C. The spinning of Earth on its axis D. The northern and southern hemispheres 13. During which season is the northern hemisphere tilted toward the Sun? A. Summer B. Fall C. Winter D. Spring 14. During the winter months the Earth is _____. A. tilted closer toward the Sun B. tilted farther away from the Sun C. spinning slower than in summer D. spinning faster than in summer 4-3.5 Explain how the rotation of Earth results in day and night. 15. What causes day and night on Earth? A. Earths rotation on its axis B. The Suns revolution around Earth C. Earths revolution around the Sun D. The Suns rotation on its axis 16. Which is true of the day-night cycle on Earth? A. All parts of the Earth are in sunlight at the same time. B. As the Earth rotates only the part of the Earth lighted by the Sun experiences daytime. C. Each time the Earth revolves around the Sun, one day has passed. D. It takes the Earth eighteen hours to complete one day-night cycle.