MOON/ ECLIPSE yr 6

Fill in the blanks:

1. ( ) is the blocking of light from one heavenly

body by another.

2. ( ) eclipse happens during new moon

3. Solar eclipse happens when the ( ) casts shadow.

4. Solar eclipse happens when the moon passes exactly in front

of the ( )

5. Lunar eclipse happens when the ( ) casts shadow

in the moon.

6. ( ) eclipse happens during night time.

7. The moon moves ( ) around the earth

8. ( ) is the small area on the earth’s surface which is

visible during a solar eclipse

9. Lunar eclipse happens during ( ) moon.

PHASES OF THE MOON YR 6

Write the correct phase.

( )1. When the moon is between us

( )2. The moon is on the other side of the earth

opposite the sun

( )3. The moon is opposite the first quarter

( )4. We see just part of the moon

( )5. The moon is between full moon and quarter moons

EARTH AND MOON

ALTERNATE RESPONSE T-TRUE AND F-FALSE

_____1. The earth completes 1 rotation in 1 year

_____2. The earth rotates on its axis

_____3. When a place faces the sun, it experiences daytime

_____4. A calendar year has 12 days

_____5. The earth is a member of a family of heavenly bodies called the solar system

_____6. The moon is the earth’s nearest and only satellite

_____7. The moon appears in the sky once a month only

_____8. The moon revolves around the earth once every month

_____9. The moon has only 1 motion

_____10. The changes in the moon are called phases of the moon

*- event is caused by earth’s rotation

+- caused by earth’s revolution

_____1. The sun seems to rise in the east ad sets in the west

_____2. Daytime is about 12 hours

_____3. It is winter in the Northern part of the earth and summer in the southern part

_____4. When it is daytime in the Philippines it is nighttime in the USA

_____5. The earth turns on its orbit

READ AND IDENTIFY. LETTERS ONLY

A. Solar Eclipse B. Tides C. Neap Tide D. Lunar Eclipse

E. Eclipse F. Spring Tide
_____1. It is the darkening of one heavenly body by another

_____2. It is the daily rise and fall of the ocean water

_____3. It results when the moon casts its shadow on earth

_____4. These results into very high high tides and very low low tides

_____5. It happens when the earth is between the sun and the moon

EARTH AND SUN: yr 6

1. ( ) is a medium sized star

2. ( ) the only living planet

3. ( ) 3rd heavenly body from the sun

4. ( ) causes day and night.

5. One complete rotation is ( ) hours or ( ) day.

6. ( ) is the movement of the earth around the sun.

7. Revolution is equivalent to ( ) days or ( ) year.

8. Sun is made up of hot glowing ( ).

9. Earth is the ( ) largest planet.

10. ( ) is an imaginary path where the earth revolves

around the sun.

11. ( ) is an imaginary point where the earth spins.

12. ( ) it is where the earth revolves

T-true F-false

( )1.Sun gives off vitamins during an eclipse

( )2.Revolution causes changes in season.

( )3.Solar eclipse happens 2 to 4 times a year.

( )4.We have day and night because of the earth’s revolution

( )5.Earth’s movement lasts for 5 days.

( )6.Lunar eclipse happens during a full moon.

( )7.Eclipse happens every month.

( )8.Lunar eclipse lasts for few hours.

( )9.Solar eclipse lasts for a few minutes.

( )10.Solar eclipse lasts longer than a lunar eclipse.

( ) one lunar month is 29 ½ days

( )11.During a solar eclipse, we see a white line around the sun.

The light is the sun’s __

EARTH YR 6

Write the letter:

_____1. Which explains the Pangea theory?

a. The landmasses of the earth used to be scatteredall around. The

movements in the earth crust caused them to move closer tgether
b. There used to be no land masses. The movements in the earth’s crust resulted in their formation
c. There used to be one supercontinent that was divided into seven parts which slowly moved away from each other due to
movements of earth’s crust
_____2. To which crustal plate does the Philippines belong?

a. Pacific b. Eurasian C. Antartic D. African

_____3. What may happen when the crustal plate moves?

a. rocks harden
b. new landmasses are formed
c. gold oozes out of the ground
d. the plate breaks into smaller pieces

T-true and F-false

_____1. Alfred Wegener proposed the Pangea theory

 _____2. The continental drift theory supported the pangea theor

_____3. Scientists study earthquakes to predict them better

_____4. People are not affected by strong earthquake

Matching type. Letters only

Column A

_____1. Plate tectonic A. can be a mild shaking of the ground

_____2. earthquake B. surface of the earth is composed of small

and large crystal plates

_____3. seismograph C. measures the amount and the duration of

movement on the ground

Yr 6 LAYERS OF EARTH CRUST

ARRANGE FROM THE INNERMOST TO THE OUTERMOST LAYER A-E

_____1. outer core

_____2. crust

_____3. lower mantle

_____4. inner core

_____5. upper mantle

 Write the letter: yr 6

_____1. Which is true about the earth’s crust?

A. it has the same thickness everywhere

B. it is very cool in its deepest parts
C. it is the thinnest layer of the earth
D. it is made up of molten rocks
_____2. How do you describe the core?

A. it is composed of nickel and iron

B. it is directly beneath the crust
C. it is cooler than the mantle
D. it is made up of solid rocks
_____3. which is false about the mantles?

A. composed of both solid and molten rocks

B. it is the innermost layer of the earth
C. it is the thickest layer of the earth
D. it is found beneath the crust
_____4. What part of the egg represents earth crust?

A. yolk B. flesh C. shell D. liquid

_____5. Which is the thickest layer of solid the earth?

A. crust B. outer core C. mantle D. inner core

______________1. It is the outermost layer of the earth.

a. Mantle b. core c. crust d.
moho
______________2. The center of the earth is called___________
a. Mantle b. core c. crust d.
moho
______________3. The inner core if the earth is made up of __________.
a. solid b. liquid c. gas
______________4. It is the point on the surface of the earth located above the center of an
earthquake’s origin.
 a. Epicenter b. focus c. magnitude d. intensity
______________5. The center or source of an earthquake.
a. Epicenter b. focus c. magnitude d. intensity
______________6. The amount of energy released by an earthquake.
a. Epicenter b. magnitude c. focus d. intensity
______________7. The Rossi – Forrel Scale ranges from intensity______________
a. I – IV b. I – V c. I – IX d. I – X
______________8. The series of waves caused by an earthquake.
a. Tsuni b. tsunami c. typhoon d. fault
______________9. The opening of a volcano is called ________
a. Cone b. crater c. crack d. magma
______________10. Upon reaching the surface of the earth, the molten rock are called______.
a. Magma b. cone c. lava d. crater
______________11. Steam escaping from fumaroles is hardened to produce____ energy that is
used to generate electricity.
a. Nuclear energy b. hydrothermal energy c. solar energy d. radiant
energy
______________12. Volcanoes expel materials which are poisonous and they are ___ to man and
environment.
a. Good b. beneficial c. harmful d. important
II. True or False: Write T if the statement is true , F if it is false.
______16. All the tectonic activities like folding, trenching, thrusting are accompanied by
earthquake
______17. Before an earthquake arrange glass wares in safe places.
______18. If caught inside a room, stay near cabinets, glass
______19. After an earthquake, get inside the house immediately.
______20. There are seven crustal plates.
______21. When earthquake occurs in a mountainous area, tsunami follows.
______22. Mount Apo is an extinct volcano.
______23. Altitude refers to the measurement from north or south of the equator.
______24. During the day, the lands near a body of water heats faster than the water.
______25. Doldrums are heavy sinking air that moves towards the north and south poles.
______26. The revolution of the earth is 365 days.