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Worksheets for the Unit Plan

Pretest:
Name: _______________________________________ Date:_________________

Fill in the Blank: Read the statement. Then choose the word that best fits the sentence.

Word Bank:

troposphere eight moon five darkside

1. There are _____________________ layers in the Earth’s atmosphere.

2. There are _____________________ phases of the moon.

3. The _____________________ is the side of the moon that is never seen from Earth.

4. The _____________________ is the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere that we live in.

5. When talking about the phases of the _____________________, waxing is when the

shape of the moon is growing and waning is when the shape of the moon is shrinking.
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True or False: Read the statement. Then circle True or False in the space below the
question.

1. The troposphere is the closer layer of the atmosphere to the Earth and is the part of the
atmosphere that we live in.

True False

2. The moon’s atmosphere protects it from floating space debris.

True False

3. It takes the same amount of time for the moon to orbit the Earth as it does for the Earth
to orbit the sun.

True False

4. The moon is a type of satellite because it orbits a planet.

True False

5. The moon’s surface is covered with craters due to billions of years of rocks slamming
into the moon’s surface.

True False
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Post-Test
Name: _______________________________________ Date:_________________

Fill in the Blank: Read the statement. Then choose the word that best fits the sentence.

Word Bank:

troposphere               eight moon                five darkside

1. There are _____________________ layers in the Earth’s atmosphere.

2. There are _____________________ phases of the moon. 

3. The _____________________ is the side of the moon that is never seen from Earth.

4. The _____________________ is the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere that we live in.

5. When talking about the phases of the _____________________, waxing is when the

shape of the moon is growing and waning is when the shape of the moon is shrinking. 
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True or False: Read the statement. Then circle True or False in the space below the
question.

1. The troposphere is the closer layer of the atmosphere to the Earth and is the part of the
atmosphere that we live in.

True False

2. The moon’s atmosphere protects it from floating space debris. 

True False

3. It takes the same amount of time for the moon to orbit the Earth as it does for the Earth
to orbit the sun.

True False

4. The moon is a type of satellite because it orbits a planet. 

True False

5. The moon’s surface is covered with craters due to billions of years of rocks slamming
into the moon’s surface. 

True False
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Short Answer: Read the Question. Then answer the question using complete sentences. 

1. Describe one difference between the Earth’s Atmosphere and the Moon’s Atmosphere.

2. Describe why only one side of the Moon always faces the Earth.

3. List the 8 phases of the Moon in order starting with New Moon. I have provided all the
names of the 8 phases for you, but they are not in order. (New Moon, Waxing Crescent,
Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Third Quarter, Waxing
Gibbous).

4. What is one way that the Moon’s gravitational pull affects the Earth?