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WorksheetsCh. 9 Test Part 2 Weather & Space
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a meteoroid?
a)
a piece of a comet or asteroid that breaks off and floats in space.
b)
a piece of a comet or asteroid that enters the Earth's atmosphere that burns up before it hits the Earth
c)
a piece of a comet or asteroid that hits the Earth
d)
a place where a meteoroid hits
2.
What is a meteor?
a)
a piece of a comet or asteroid that breaks off and floats in space.
b)
a piece of a comet or asteroid that enters the Earth's atmosphere that burns up before it hits the Earth
c)
a piece of a comet or asteroid that hits the Earth
d)
a place where a meteorite hits
3.
What is a shooting star?
a)
a piece of a comet or asteroid that breaks off and floats in space.
b)
a piece of a comet or asteroid that enters the Earth's atmosphere that burns up before it hits the Earth
c)
a piece of a comet or asteroid that hits the Earth
d)
a place where a meteorite hits
4.
What is a meteorite?
a)
a piece of a comet or asteroid that breaks off and floats in space.
b)
a piece of a comet or asteroid that enters the Earth's atmosphere that burns up before it hits the Earth
c)
a piece of a comet or asteroid that hits the Earth
d)
a place where a meteorite hits
5.
What is a crater?
a)
a piece of a comet or asteroid that breaks off and floats in space.
b)
a piece of a comet or asteroid that enters the Earth's atmosphere that burns up before it hits the Earth
c)
a piece of a comet or asteroid that hits the Earth
d)
a place where a meteorite hits
6.
How long does it take the earth to move around the sun?
a)
365 days 6 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
7.
Put in order from smallest to biggest.
a)
Moon,Earth,Sun,Solar System and Universe
b)
Sun,Earth.Solar System,Moon and universe
c)
Moon,Sun,Solar System,Universe and Earth
d)
space universe moon earth
8.
Which planet is NOT visible from Earth?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Neptune
9.
How long does it take the earth to rotate?
a)
24 hours
b)
365 days
10.
Earth moves in 2 ways.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
spinning of Earth on its axis
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
12.
movement of Earth around the sun
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
13.
Earth has seasons because.....
a)
Its axis is tilted
b)
Revolves around Saturn
c)
The sun revolves around Earth
14.
What is the surface of the Earth mostly made up of?
a)
people
b)
water
c)
grass
d)
sheep
15.
What does the earths rotation cause?
a)
day and night
b)
seasons
16.
The number of planets in our solar system:
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
17.
Mars is the first planet.
a)
true
b)
false
18.
The Earth is the 3rd planet from the sun.
a)
true
b)
false
19.
Saturn is the 7th planet.
a)
true
b)
false
20.
Venus is the hottest planet.
a)
true
b)
false
21.
The path a planet travels around the sun is called:
a)
an orbit
b)
a route
c)
a circle
22.
Ninety-three million miles is the distance from:
a)
Earth to the moon
b)
sun to the Earth
c)
sun to Mars
23.
Sunspots are darker and _________than the rest of the surface.
a)
hotter
b)
cooler
24.
The sun is the largest star.
a)
true
b)
false
25.
What object in the solar system is considered a dwarf planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Neptune
26.
Which planet is between Venus and Mars?
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
27.
A large, round object in space that travels around a star.
a)
solar system
b)
orbit
c)
planet
d)
revolve
28.
A large, round object that circles around a planet.
a)
solar system
b)
Earth
c)
star
d)
moon
29.
The moon is a natural ______ of Earth.
a)
comet
b)
axis
c)
satellite
d)
space probe
30.
The force that keeps planets on there orbit...
a)
orbit
b)
stars
c)
planets
d)
gravity
31.
About how much of earth's atmosphere is nitrogen?
a)
78%
b)
20%
c)
10%
d)
85%
32.
the path a planet takes as it revolves around the sun
a)
phase
b)
orbit
c)
galaxy directed
d)
gravitational force
33.
A series of events that repeat.
a)
cycle
b)
year
c)
week
d)
hour
34.
The Earth's tides are largely due to
a)
Earth's gravity
b)
Moon's gravitational pull
c)
Rotation and Revolution of Earth
d)
Earth's core
35.
Which planet has the shortest day?
a)
Saturn
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Jupiter
36.
What shape is the sun?
a)
A perfect sphere
b)
An almost perfect sphere
c)
No shape
d)
Circular
37.
What is a light year?
a)
The name of a Disney Character
b)
The distance that heat travels in one year.
c)
The distance that light travels in one year
d)
How long it would take a spaceship to travel to the sun
38.
About how long does it take light to travel from the Sun to the Earth?
a)
one year
b)
one week
c)
8 weeks
d)
8 minutes
39.
A galaxy is ...
a)
How far light travels in one year
b)
2 or 3 Solar Systems
c)
large groups of stars
d)
The last name of the Scientist who discovered our solar system
40.
What is the name of our galaxy?
a)
Alpha Centauri
b)
Andromeda
c)
The Milky Way
d)
The Sirius
41.
What is a star?
a)
a sphere of rock on fire
b)
A large asteroid that gives off light
c)
A large meteoroid a that gives off heat
d)
a sphere of hot gases and plasma that gives off light and heat
42.
Which planets are made mostly of gases?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
b)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c)
Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Neptune
43.
Which planets are made up of mostly rock?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
b)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c)
Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Neptune
44.
Saturn's rings are made up of pieces of ice and rock.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
What Is The Second Layer Of The Atmosphere?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Gabbyosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Stratosphere
46.
The Layers Of The Atmosphere:
What Layer Does Most Weather Take Place In?
What Layer Does Most Weather Take Place In?
a)
exosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Thermosphere
47.
What Is The First Layer Of The Atmosphere?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
thermosphere
48.
What Is The Third Layer In The Atmosphere?
a)
exosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Cloudy Clouds
d)
Thresophere
49.
What Layer Do Planes Fly In To Avoid Turbulence?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Exosphere
50.
What Is It Called When Liquid Water Becomes Water Vapor?
a)
Condensation
b)
Precipitation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Transportation
51.
What Is It Called When Water Vapor Becomes Liquid Water?
a)
Snow
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Precipitation
52.
What is the process of water turning into a cloud?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Cloudsentation
53.
What starts and drives the water cycle?
a)
Water
b)
Steering Wheel
c)
Sun
d)
clouds
54.
What is B representing in the water cycle?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Runoff
d)
Precipitation
55.
What is D representing in the water cycle?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
56.
What is C representing in the water cycle?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
57.
The sun starts and continues or drives the water cycle by doing what?
a)
Rotating on it's axis
b)
Giving off light for plants
c)
Providing gravity to keep the Earth in orbit
d)
Providing heat for evaporation
58.
All of the following tools are used to measure the weather EXCEPT-
a)
thermometer
b)
telescope
c)
wind vane
d)
rain gauge
59.
All of the following tools are used to measure the weather EXCEPT-
a)
anemometer
b)
microscope
c)
barometer
d)
hygrometer
60.
Water running down the side of a mountain is an example of:
a)
Runoff
b)
Groundwater
c)
Precipitation
d)
Accumulation
61.
Water that soaks deep into the ground is and stays there for a long time is called:
a)
Runoff
b)
Groundwater
c)
Collection
d)
Accumulation
62.
The Sun's heat causes which of these to happen in the water cycle?
a)
Condensation
b)
Precipitation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Runoff
63.
In the water cycle, condensation is responsible for:
a)
Flowing of the rivers
b)
Tides
c)
Formation of clouds
d)
Salt in the ocean
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