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Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 39mins
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Class
Date
1.
We see only _________ side(s) of the Moon?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.
What is the order from New Moon to Full Moon?
a)
Waxing Crescent, 1st Quarter, Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, 1st Quarter
c)
Waning Crescent, 3rd Quarter, Waning Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous, 1st Quarter, Waxing Crescent
3.
What Combination creates seasons?
a)
Earth's Rotation and Revolution
b)
Earth's Revolution and Earth's axis
c)
Earth's Rotation and Earth's axis
d)
Earth's Revolution and Moon's Revolution
4.
An asteroid is best described as:
a)
a star
b)
a burning ball of gas
c)
a small rocky body orbiting the sun
d)
a large rocky ball surrounded by gas
5.
A comet is best described as:
a)
a frozen ball of dust and organic debris
b)
a ball of dirt and maple syrup
c)
a snowball
d)
a snowball that moves at a high velocity
6.
Black holes are best described as:
a)
space fillers
b)
holes
c)
a place in space where gravity pulls so much even light can't get out
d)
gravity bombs
7.
A solar eclipse is:
a)
When the shadow of the sun is on the Earth
b)
When the shadow of the moon is on the Earth
c)
When the Earth's shadow is on the moon
d)
When the sun revolves around the moon
8.
Which planet is closer to the sun than Earth?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Mercury
9.
Name all the inner planets in order:
a)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
10.
The largest planet in our solar system is...
a)
Uranus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Mercury
11.
The inner and outer planets are separated by...
a)
a wall
b)
the asteroid belt
c)
Earth's moon
d)
Pluto
12.
We see different constellations in different seasons because...
a)
of Earth's revolution.
b)
of Earth's rotation
c)
They hide.
d)
They move the Earth.
13.
The "red planet" is
a)
Venus
b)
Uranus
c)
Mars
d)
Saturn
14.
The planet with the most spectacular rings of any planet is
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
15.
The Great Red Spot is a storm in Jupiter's atmosphere.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
b)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune.
d)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
17.
A small space rock that makes it into Earth’s surface without burning up is called a ...
a)
Meteor
b)
Meteoroid
c)
Asteroid
d)
Meteorite
18.
When objects strike the surface of a planet or moon, they leave a deep impression on the surface called a:
a)
Pothole
b)
Crater
c)
Canyon
d)
Plateau
19.
Sunspots are?
a)
Dots on my grandpa's face.
b)
Huge loops of gas.
c)
Areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than the gases around them.
d)
Where the sun appears.
20.
Which one is a gas planet?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Mercury
21.
Name the constellation shown
a)
Cassiopeia
b)
Orion
c)
Scorpius
d)
Ursa Major or Minor
22.
Name the constellation shown
a)
Cassiopeia
b)
Orion
c)
Cygnus
d)
Ursa Major or Minor
23.
Name the constellation shown
a)
Cassiopeia
b)
Orion
c)
Cygnus
d)
Ursa Major
24.
Name the constellation shown
a)
Cassiopeia
b)
Orion
c)
Ursa Major or Minor
d)
Scorpius
25.
Name the constellation shown
a)
Scorpius
b)
Orion
c)
Ursa Major or Minor
d)
Cygnus
26.
Name the constellation shown
a)
Scorpius
b)
Ursa Major or Minor
c)
Orion
d)
Cygnus
27.
What does Ursa Major mean?
a)
Great mountain
b)
Great bear
c)
Little bear
d)
Little cat
28.
What constellation does Ursa Major contain?
a)
The little dipper
b)
The dancer
c)
The big crown
d)
The big dipper
29.
What does Ursa Minor mean?
a)
The little dipper
b)
The dancer
c)
The big crown
d)
The big dipper
30.
What star is located at the tip of the Little Dipper's handle?
a)
The Sun
b)
The Southern Star
c)
The Northern Star
d)
The Moon
31.
What should you look for to find the constellation Orion?
a)
His muscles
b)
The bow in his hands
c)
3 stars in his belt
d)
The bright stars
32.
Constellations appear to move across the sky because Earth rotates on its __________.
a)
Side
b)
Back
c)
Axis
d)
Orbit
33.
What is the smallest constellation?
a)
The Little Dipper
b)
The Crux
c)
Orion
d)
Sagittarius
34.
What is not a galaxy?
a)
Optical Galaxy
b)
Spiral Galaxy
c)
Elliptical Galaxy
d)
Irregular Galaxy
35.
What is the process that occurs in the core of a star, like the sun, that produces energy?
a)
fission
b)
fusion
c)
decay
d)
convection
36.
Copernicus's contribution was
a)
the planets move in an elliptical orbit rather than circular
b)
Copernium laws of motion
c)
the heliocentric system and arrangement of planets
d)
argued that not all celestial bodies rotate around the earth.
37.
Galileo's biggest contribution to astronomy was
a)
his discovery of the 4 moons of Jupiter
b)
His observations of Venus
c)
the invention of the telescope
d)
his argument against the geocentric theory
38.
The ________ model, theorized by Ptolemy, describes a Universe with Earth in the center.
a)
Nebula
b)
Heliocentric
c)
Galaxy Model
d)
Geocentric
39.
Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.
a)
Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy
b)
Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe
c)
Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe
d)
Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe
40.
Our galaxy is called the
a)
Earth Nebula
b)
The Hubble Galaxy
c)
The Milky Way
d)
The Snickers
41.
A ________ is a giant ball of hot, glowing gases.
a)
axis
b)
constellation
c)
star
d)
telescope
42.
The moon is a natural ______ of Earth.
a)
comet
b)
axis
c)
satellite
d)
space probe
43.
The force that keeps planets on there orbit...
a)
orbit
b)
stars
c)
planets
d)
gravity
44.
A ________ happens when Earth's shadow moves across the Moon.
a)
star
b)
constellation
c)
lunar eclipse
d)
phase
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