BIOLOGY AND GEOLOGY, 1 ESO

NAME:………………………………………………………………DATE:……………

1. - Explain the movements of the Moon:

2. - What is the difference between Full Moon and New Moon?

3. Complete:

a) ________________ : It is a phenomenon by which a celestial body cannot be

seen, because it remains hidden in whole or in part.

b) _________________: It occurs when the Sun cannot be seen because the

Moon is between the Sun and the Earth.

c) __________________: It occurs when the Moon cannot be seen because it

is the shadow of the Earth.

d) __________________: we don’t see anything of the Moon.

e) __________________: we see part of the Sun.

f) ___________________Are periodic variations of the level of the waters of the

oceans caused by the attractions of the Moon and of the Sun (in minor
measure).

4. Write tick  if the phrase is correct, and cross X if the phrase is incorrect.
a) The Earth has three movements: rotation, revolution and ciclostatic.
b) The leap years have 366 days
c) The leap years have 365 days
d) The Earth turns around the Sun once every 24 hours
e) The Earth has three seasons
f) In the summer, the Sun’s rays affect the Earth more perpendicular
g) Autumn is the season between summer and winter
h) Every three months, the season changes

5. Why is there a leap year each 4 years?

6. What movement is responsible for day and night?

7. How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the Sun?

8. Translate these words:

Seasons: Winter:
Summer: Spring:
Axis: Sun:
Heat: Obliquely:
Fall: Perpendicular:
Autumn: Year:
Constellation: Sky:
Ursa Major: Ursa Minor:
Cassiopeia: Pisces:
Taurus: Sagittarius:

9. Write the names of the layers of the Earth.

10.- Match the two columns with arrows

ATMOSPHERE air
oceans
HYDROSPHERE inner core
gaseous layer
GEOSPHERE water layer
living creatures inhabit
THE BIOSPHERE Crust
solid or molten layer