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WorksheetsQuiz 1 Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the 4th planet from the Sun in our Solar System?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Jupiter
2.
What is the 2nd planet from the Sun?
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Uranus
d)
Mars
3.
What is the 8th planet from the Sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Venus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
4.
The inner 4 planets in our solar system are made of _____
a)
Gas
b)
Rocky Material
c)
Comets
d)
Ice
5.
The outer 4 planets of our solar system are _____
a)
closer together than the inner planets
b)
made of rocky material
c)
further apart than the inner planets
d)
mostly made of ice
6.
The inner planets are smaller and much closer together than the outer planets
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which of the following is true about Moons in our solar system?
a)
Earth is the only planet in the solar system with a moon
b)
Other planets have moons, but a planet can only have one moon
c)
Other planets can have Moons
8.
A day on Venus is equal to 243 Earth days. What does this mean?
a)
Venus takes 243 times longer than Earth to spin once
b)
Venus takes 243 Earth days to revolve around the Sun
c)
Venus takes 243 times longer to revolve around the Sun
d)
Earth rotates 243 times every year
9.
A year on Earth lasts 365 Earth days. A year on Mars lasts 687 Earth days. What does that mean?
a)
Mars takes 687 days to spin around once
b)
Mars takes longer to revolve around the Sun
c)
Mars and Earth take the same amount of time to revolve around the Sun
d)
Mars takes a shorter time to rotate around its axis
10.
The side of a planet facing the Sun is experiencing _____
a)
Daytime
b)
Nighttime
c)
Summer
d)
Winter
11.
The Earth rotates around a(n) _____ axis
a)
tilted
b)
straight up and down
c)
double
12.
Which of the following explains why the Earth has seasons?
a)
Earth gets closer to the Sun in summertime and further away in the Winter
b)
The part of the Earth facing the Sun is in Summer and the part facing away is in Winter
c)
The part of the Earth tilted towards the Sun is in Summer and the part tilted away is in Winter
13.
The day of the year when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted the most towards the Sun is called _____
a)
The Summer Solstice
b)
The Winter Solstice
c)
The Spring Equinox
d)
The Autumn Equinox
14.
Which of the following explains why the Moon goes through "phases"?
a)
Earth's shadow moves across the surface of the Moon
b)
The Moon only creates light on one side - sometimes this light faces the Earth
c)
Half the Moon is lit by the Sun, but only half is facing the Earth
15.
Which of the following is true about the Moon?
a)
The Moon revolves around the Earth, but does not rotate
b)
The Moon revolves around the Earth AND rotates around its axis
c)
The Moon rotates, but does not revolve around the Earth
d)
The Moon does not revolve or rotate
16.
When there is a crescent Moon in the sky, what percent of the surface of the Moon is lit by the Sun?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
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