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WorksheetsEarth Science NJASK Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The pull of this object(s) causes the tides.
a)
the moon
b)
other planets
c)
comets
d)
earth's core
2.
A body that orbits a planet is a...
a)
Meteor
b)
Asteroid
c)
Satellite
d)
Comet
3.
Seasonal changes are caused by Earth's ........... around the sun.
a)
Eclipses
b)
Revolution
c)
Rotation
d)
Tilt of axis
4.
Spinning of Earth on its axis.
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
5.
Movement of Earth around the sun.
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
6.
Earth's orbit brings the planet closest to the sun in ............
a)
February
b)
August
c)
July
d)
January
7.
The time it takes from one full moon to the other.
a)
31
b)
40
c)
29 days
d)
30
8.
Halfway between the solstices, ......... hemisphere(s) is tilted toward the sun.
a)
Both
b)
Neither
c)
The Northern
d)
The Southern
9.
The lower kind of tide; the one with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides.
a)
Neap
b)
Spring
10.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
11.
4. Look at the diagram. What event does the picture show?
a)
full moon
b)
solar eclipse
c)
lunar eclipse
d)
quarter moon
12.
A __________ is a chunk of ice & dust that has a bright head & a long narrow tail.
a)
asteroid
b)
planet
c)
meteoroid
d)
comet
13.
The ______is between the orbits of Mars & Jupiter.
a)
solar system
b)
asteroid belt
c)
terrestrial planets
d)
photosphere
14.
A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.
a)
static electricity
b)
rotation
c)
gravity
d)
orbit
15.
What is a planet?
a)
a swirling ball of gases
b)
a star
c)
a huge ball made out of rock
d)
a large object that orbits a star
16.
Select the order from smallest to largest.
a)
Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe
b)
Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system
c)
Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe
d)
Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way
17.
All weather is caused by
a)
wind speed
b)
rainfall
c)
the sun heating the Earth
18.
The average weather conditions of a region
a)
daily temperature
b)
weather
c)
climate
19.
Condensation occurs when
a)
there is no water vapor
b)
water vapor heats up
c)
water vapor cools
20.
White, thin, feathery clouds, usually made of ice crystals are...
a)
Stratus
b)
Cumulus
c)
Cirrus
21.
A barometer is used to measure...
a)
air pressure
b)
humidity
c)
precipitation
d)
wind speed
22.
When warm air over land meets cooler air over water, we can expect...
a)
rain
b)
a breeze or wind
c)
snow
23.
What do we call the boundary between two air masses?
a)
jet stream
b)
surface current
c)
a front
24.
Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Reform
25.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
26.
Which crust is thicker
a)
ocean
b)
continental
c)
bread
d)
pizza
27.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
N.A.S.E.A.A.A
c)
Wegner World
d)
Pangea
28.
The order of the layers of the earth fom center to surface are
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
crust, mantle, inner core , outer core
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
29.
Waves of energy from an earthquake are called
a)
seismic waves
b)
cosmic waves
c)
heat waves
d)
tidal waves
30.
What processes can happen to change any rock into a sedimentary rock?
a)
Weathering and erosion
b)
Weathering and cooling
c)
Heat and pressure
d)
Heat and erosion
31.
Which type of rock forms at the bottom of a body of water?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Mineral
d)
Sedimentary
32.
Planets orbit the sun in
a)
perfect circles
b)
ellipses
c)
the same amount of time as other planets
d)
triangles
33.
Based on the weather map, which city will most likely experience increasing temperatures during the next 24 hours?
a)
Denver, because it is raining there
b)
Minneapolis, because a cold front is approaching
c)
Atlanta, because a warm front is approaching
d)
Houston, because it is in a high pressure area
34.
Which of these drives the energy to produce winds?
a)
water
b)
fossil fuels
c)
the sun
d)
hydroelectricity
35.
What is a glacier?
a)
An ice cube
b)
A piece of land that moved over another piece of land
c)
Water that moves land
d)
large mass of ice that moves over land
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