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WorksheetsObjects in the Sky
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
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1.
Put the size of sun, moon, and Earth in order from the smallest to the largest
a)
Earth, moon, sun
b)
sun, moon, Earth
c)
moon, Earth, sun
d)
moon, sun, Earth
2.
Why does Earth have seasons?
a)
The change in distance between the sun & the Earth
b)
The tilt of the earth as it revolves around the sun.
c)
The distance from the Equator.
d)
The distance between the moon and the Earth.
3.
Why is information about the solar system constantly changing?
a)
Advertising
b)
Less sampling
c)
Improving technology
d)
Science fiction movies
4.
What is the main source of light and heat that reaches the planets?
a)
other stars
b)
moons
c)
our star, the sun
d)
constellations
5.
Rotation of the Earth causes the:
a)
day and night
b)
seasons and year
c)
tides and eclipses
d)
tides and ocean currents
6.
In the picture, which X is experiencing night?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
Which pictures shows a moon in the full stage?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
The apparent motion of the sun across the sky is due to the....?
a)
Revolution of the Earth around the sun.
b)
Revolution of the sun around the Earth.
c)
Rotation of the Earth on its axis
d)
Orbit of the sun in the galaxy
9.
The ocean tides are the rise and fall of the water level. Choose the best explanation for the ocean tides.
a)
Sun's gravitational pull as it orbits the Earth
b)
Moon's gravitational pull as it orbits the Earth
c)
Earth's gravitational pull on the moon
d)
Sun's gravitational pull as Earth orbits the sun
10.
If you wanted to find out how the number of daylight hours changes in a certain location on earth, what data would you need to collect?
a)
Average high & low temperature
b)
Time of sunrise & sunset
c)
Solstice & equinox dates
d)
Date of season changes
11.
What is a lunar eclipse?
a)
New moon phase. earth's shadow on moon, red moon, view at night.
b)
Full moon phase. earth's shadow on moon, red moon, view at day.
c)
Full moon phase. earth's shadow on moon, black sun, view at night.
d)
Full moon phase. earth's shadow on moon, red moon, view at night.
12.
What do lunar and solar eclipses have in common?
a)
Involve sun, moon, earth, cast shadows, not every phase.
b)
Involve sun, moon, earth, cast shadows, view at night
c)
Involve sun, moon, earth, cast shadows, view at day
d)
Involve sun, moon, earth, red moon, not every phase
13.
What are the most important pieces of information you would need to figure out if another planet could support life?
a)
Distance from the sun, number of moons
b)
Distance from the sun, temperature on the surface
c)
Temperature on the surface, number of moons
d)
Temperature on the surface, what the atmosphere is made of
14.
True or false: The spring equinox and winter solstice occur on the same day in all locations on earth.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
When we can't see the moon from earth, the moon is in what phase?
a)
Waxing crescent
b)
New moon
c)
Full moon
d)
Waning gibbous
16.
The earth is titled on an imaginary line called its
a)
Equator
b)
Solstice
c)
Axis
d)
Revolution
17.
What is the reason we come back to earth when we jump, the reason the moon revolves around the earth, and the reason the earth revolves around the sun?
a)
Phases
b)
Gravity
c)
Motion
d)
Tides
18.
What phase is the moon?
a)
Full moon
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
New moon
19.
What phase is the moon?
a)
Full moon
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
First Quarter
20.
What phase is the moon?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Full moon
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Crescent
21.
What phase is the moon?
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Full moon
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
First Quarter
22.
Which model shows a lunar eclipse?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
23.
Which model shows a solar eclipse?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
Which model is completely impossible?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
25.
What movement causes our day/night?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
26.
What movement causes our year?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
27.
How long does an earth day take?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
36 hours
d)
48 hours
28.
How long does an earth year take?
a)
365 days
b)
365 1/4 days
c)
180 days
d)
180 1/4 days
29.
What picture shows the moon in a new phase?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
30.
What is a solar Eclipse?
a)
New moon phase, moon's shadow on earth, black sun, view at day
b)
New moon phase, moon's shadow on earth, black sun, view at night
c)
New moon phase, moon's shadow on earth, red moon, view at day
d)
Full moon phase, moon's shadow on earth, black sun, view at day
31.
Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?
a)
revolution
b)
the tilt of the axis
c)
rotation
d)
changing of seasons
32.
What type of tide does the diagram show?
a)
Spring Tide
b)
Neap Tide
33.
What type of tide does the diagram show?
a)
Spring Tide
b)
Neap Tide
34.
Looking at the diagram, what planet is letter I?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Pluto
d)
Neptune
35.
Earth is what letter on the diagram?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
36.
Jupiter is which letter on the diagram?
a)
B
b)
D
c)
F
d)
E
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