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Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
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1.
The moon is a natural ______ of Earth.
a)
comet
b)
axis
c)
satellite
d)
space probe
2.
The planet spins around an imaginary line called its _____.
a)
satellite
b)
axis
c)
equator
d)
revolution
3.
An ice ball that has a very long elliptical orbit is called a _________.
a)
phase
b)
asteroid
c)
axis
d)
comet
4.
Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
phase
d)
comet
5.
One kind of _______ is the crescent Moon.
a)
axis
b)
asteroid
c)
phase
d)
space probe
6.
One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.
a)
axis
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
satellite
7.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
8.
A spacecraft that does not carry people is a (an) ______________.
a)
planet
b)
space probe
c)
satellite
d)
meteor
9.
The force that keeps planets on there orbit...
a)
orbit
b)
stars
c)
planets
d)
gravity
10.
Does this picture represent a waxing or waning moon?
a)
waxing
b)
waning
11.
What are moon phases?
a)
A device used to view objects in space.
b)
The stars that surround the moon and the Earth.
c)
The lightened/darkened shape of the moon due to its location.
d)
A piece of dirt that covers most of the moon's surface.
12.
Why do we see moon phases?
a)
We see moon phases because of stars that reflect light off of the moon.
b)
We only see the moon phases due to the location of the moon in relation to the Sun and Earth.
c)
We see moon phases only when Jupiter comes closer to the moon.
d)
We cannot see moon phases from Earth at all.
13.
When do solar eclipses occur?
a)
When the earth passes between the moon and sun.
b)
When Jupiter passes between the sun and Earth.
c)
When the moon passes between the sun and Earth.
d)
When Mars gets too close to the sun and causes an eclipse.
14.
When do lunar eclipses occur?
a)
When Earth passes between the moon and sun.
b)
When the moon passes between the Earth and sun.
c)
When the moon makes half of the Earth cold.
d)
When Mars gets too close to the sun and causes an eclipse.
15.
During what moon phase can a lunar eclipse occur?
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
full moon
c)
new moon
d)
first quarter
16.
Approximately how many days does it take the moon to go through a complete cycle?
a)
29
b)
19
c)
11
d)
32
17.
Earth has seasons because…?
a)
The temperature of the sun changes.
b)
Earth rotates on its axis.
c)
Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.
d)
The distance between Earth and the sun changes.
18.
Tides are caused mainly by…?
a)
Differences in how much the moon pulls on different parts of the Earth.
b)
Differences in how much the sun pulls on the different parts of Earth.
c)
Strong winds blowing water onto coasts.
d)
Earth's rotation on its axis, causing water to move.
19.
When the visible portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is…?
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
c)
Full
d)
None of the above
20.
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
21.
Which of the following planets is farthest from the Sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
22.
What are the inner planets composed of?
a)
gases and ice
b)
rock and ice
c)
gases and rock
d)
rock
23.
What is another name for the inner planets?
a)
extraterrestrial planets
b)
terrestrial planets
c)
gas giants
d)
gas dwarfs
24.
What are the Inner Planets?
a)
Mercury, Mars, Earth, and Venus
b)
Earth, the Moon, Mars
c)
Neptune, Pluto, Earth
d)
:)
25.
________ has the most spectacular rings.
a)
Neptune
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Saturn
26.
Jupiter has a storm called The Great Red Spot.
True or False?
True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Which planet is the largest and most massive of all our solar system?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Uranus
c)
Neptune
d)
Saturn
28.
What are rings?
a)
The things that go on your fingers
b)
A thin disk of small particles of ice, rock, and dust that surround a planet
c)
A loop of liquid that surrounds a planet
29.
Neptune and Uranus' atmosphere appears blue because of _________ in it's atmosphere.
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Oxygen
c)
Methane
d)
Water
30.
The outer planets have solid surfaces.
True or False?
True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
31.
All of the outer planets have _______ and rings.
a)
moons
b)
comets
c)
astroids
d)
burritos
32.
What caused the solar system to form?
a)
the birth of a nearby star
b)
the collapse of the solar nebula
c)
nuclear fusion in the sun
d)
the growth of the solar nebula
33.
A cloud of gas and dust from which bodies in space are formed
a)
photosphere
b)
nebula
c)
solar flare
d)
Sunspot
34.
A nebula is _____________.
a)
a cloud of gas and dust
b)
a crowd of distant stars
c)
a hydrogen gas explosion
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