Earth, Moon and Sun worksheet with answers for Grade 6 Standard. This Worksheet includes MCQ, Fill in the blanks, True / False, Short Answer Questions, Long Answer Questions.
Multiple Choice Questions (15*1=15)
1.) What is the primary source of energy for the Earth?
a) Moon
b) Stars
c) Sun
d) Comets
Answer: c) Sun
2.) Which celestial body orbits the Earth?
a) Sun
b) Moon
c) Mars
d) Venus
Answer: b) Moon
3.) The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres is called the:
a) Equator
b) Prime Meridian
c) Tropic of Cancer
d) Arctic Circle
Answer: a) Equator
4.) What is the term for the phenomenon when the Sun is directly overhead at noon at the Tropic of Cancer?
a) Summer Solstice
b) Winter Solstice
c) Vernal Equinox
d) Autumnal Equinox
Answer: a) Summer Solstice
5.) What is the opposite of a solar eclipse?
Equinox
Lunar Eclipse
Full Moon
New Moon
Answer: b) Lunar Eclipse
6.) During a solar eclipse, what comes between the Earth and the Sun?
a) Earth
b) Moon
c) Venus
d) Mars
Answer: b) Moon
7.) A lunar eclipse occurs when:
a) The Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon
b) The Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
c) The Sun comes between the Earth and the Moon
d) The Earth, Moon, and Sun align in a straight line
Answer: a) The Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon
8.) What causes the phenomenon of polar day and polar night?
a) Tilted Earth’s axis
b) Solar flares
c) Lunar cycles
d) Earth’s rotation speed
Answer: a) Tilted Earth’s axis
9.) Which planet is often referred to as Earth’s “sister planet” due to its similar size and composition?
a) Mars
b) Venus
c) Mercury
d) Jupiter
Answer: b) Venus
10.) The longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere occurs during which event?
a) Winter Solstice
b) Vernal Equinox
c) Summer Solstice
d) Autumnal Equinox
Answer: c) Summer Solstice
11.) What is the name of the phenomenon that occurs when the Moon partially covers the Sun, creating a “ring of fire” effect?
a) Total Solar Eclipse
b) Annular Solar Eclipse
c) Partial Solar Eclipse
d) Total Lunar Eclipse
Answer: b) Annular Solar Eclipse
12.) Which of the following is not a phase of the Moon?
a) Crescent
b) Gibbous
c) Spiral
d) Quarter
Answer: c) Spiral
13.) What causes the tides on Earth?
a) Solar flares
b) Earth’s rotation speed
c) Gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun
d) Magnetic field of the Earth
Answer: c) Gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun
14.) The equator is located at approximately:
a) 0 degrees latitude
b) 23.5 degrees north latitude
c) 66.5 degrees north latitude
d) 90 degrees latitude
Answer: a) 0 degrees latitude
15.) Which celestial body is in the middle during a lunar eclipse?
a) Earth
b) Moon
c) Sun
d) Mars
Answer: a) Earth
Fill in the blanks with right answer (5*1=5)
1.) The Moon is Earth’s ______ satellite.
Answer: Natural
2.) The first phase of the Moon is called the ______.
Answer: New Moon
3.) The Earth spins on its own __________.
Answer: Axis
4.) When the Earth comes in a straight line between the Sun and the Moon, _______eclipse occurs.
Answer: Lunar eclipse
5.) The Earth is divided into two main regions, the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, by the_______.
Answer: Equator
Short answer questions (10*1=10)
1.) What is a lunar eclipse?
Answer: A lunar eclipse is an event when the Earth, the Sun and the Moon stays aligned, and causes the Earth’s shadow to be cast on the Moon.
2.) What is an equator?
Answer: The equator is an imaginary line drawn midway between the North and South Poles. It divides the Earth into two equal parts, the North Hemisphere and the South Hemisphere.
3.) What is polar day and polar night?
Answer: The duration in which there is continuous sunlight for more than 24 hours is called polar day and the duration in which there is no sunlight for more than 24 hours is called polar night.
4.) At what times of the day is our shadow the longest?
Answer: At the time of sunrise and sunset our shadows are the longest.
5.) What is penumbra?
Answer: The partially dark region of the shadow is called penumbra.
6.) What happens when the Earth comes in between the Sun and the Moon?
Answer: Lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth comes in between the Sun and the Moon in a straight line and Earth casts a shadow on the surface of the Moon.
7.) Why is it not advisable to look at the Sun directly during the solar eclipse?
Answer: Exposing our eyes directly to the sun without any protection during a solar eclipse can cause retinal burns, also known as solar retinopathy.
8.) What is solar eclipse?
Answer: When the Moon comes in a straight line between the Earth and the Sun, the Moon casts a shadow on the surface of the Earth. This phenomenon is called solar eclipse
9.) Why do places near the Earth’s poles have low temperature?
Answer: The places near the Earth’s Poles receive less heat because the sun rays are slanting angle at the Poles.
10.) Where does the axis pass through?
Answer: The axis of the Earth passes vertically through the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole.