Grade 6 · Science · Unit 8 of 11
Earth, Moon and Sun
Days, seasons, phases and eclipses
What your child practises
Why we have day and night, seasons, Moon phases, eclipses and tides, and which bodies give off light and which reflect it.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: E2.4, E2.5 · light from the Sun and the Moon, and the effects of how Earth, the Moon and the Sun move
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which is correct?
- The Moon makes light by burning
- The Moon is a star
- The Moon reflects sunlight
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The Moon reflects sunlight
Hint: Only luminous objects make their own light.
Question 2
In the Northern Hemisphere, when is the shortest day of the year?
- In December, when the hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun
- In June
- In September
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In December, when the hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun
Hint: Less direct sunlight and fewer daylight hours.
Question 3
A full Moon happens when…
- The Moon is between Earth and the Sun
- the whole sunlit side of the Moon faces Earth
- Earth's shadow covers the Moon
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the whole sunlit side of the Moon faces Earth
Hint: The Moon is on the far side of Earth from the Sun.
Question 4
At the equator, days and nights are about equal all year. Why?
- It is always cloudy
- Its day length changes very little because of how Earth is tilted
- It is closer to the Moon
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Its day length changes very little because of how Earth is tilted
Hint: Tilt matters most farther from the equator.
Question 5
A solar eclipse can happen only during which Moon phase?
- Crescent Moon
- Full Moon
- New Moon
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New Moon
Hint: The Moon must be between Earth and the Sun.
Question 6
During a solar eclipse, which body is between the other two?
- Earth
- The Moon
- The Sun
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The Moon
Hint: The Moon blocks the Sun's light from reaching part of Earth.