CBSE Class 7 Science Earth, Moon, and the Sun (Class 7 NCERT New) Quiz 2

1. Maria on the moon’s surface are

A rough mountains B smooth flat areas C rivers

2. Galileo saw that much of the moon’s surface is covered with round pits called

A highlands B seas C craters

3. How large is the moon compared to Earth?

A about the same diameter as Earth B about one-half the diameter of Earth C about one-fourth the diameter of Earth

4. Scientists think the moon was formed when

A a large object struck Earth, and ejected material from the collision combined. B gravitational forces attracted a moon formed elsewhere in space. C meteoroids collected and solidified within the pull of Earth’s gravity

5. In the Southern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs when the sun is

A farthest south B farthest north C closest to earth

6. An equinox occurs when

A neither end of Earth’s axis is tilted toward or away from the sun. B the north end of Earth’s axis is tilted AWAY from the sun. C the north end of Earth’s axis is tilted TOWARD the sun.

7. Because the moon rotates once for each revolution around Earth,

A you see a different side of the moon each day. B you always see the same side of the moon. C you only sometimes see the far side of the moon.

8. The amount of the lighted side of the moon you can see is the same during

A new moon and full moon phase B new moon and first quarter phase C first quarter and third quarter phase

9. When do neap tides occur?

A at new moon B when the sun’s pull is at right angles to the moon’s C at full moon

10. The two factors that combine to keep Earth and the moon in their orbits are

A orbital speed and mass B gravity and inertia C mass and inertia