WorksheetsChapter 2 Space Science
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
One complete revolution of Earth moving around the Sun takes one ______.
a)
month
b)
year
2.
_________ are patterns of temperature and weather changes through the course of a year.
a)
seasons
b)
eclipses
3.
An equinox occurs in what months?
a)
September and March
b)
December and June
4.
Earth's rotation causes___________.
a)
day and night
b)
seasons
5.
Where is the Sun when shadows are the shortest?
a)
high in the sky
b)
low in the sky
6.
The Moon is Earth's ___________ satellite.
a)
natural
b)
artificial
7.
What do we call the Moon surface that faces Earth?
a)
near side
b)
far side
8.
A dark area on the Moon is called______.
a)
lunar mare
b)
lunar mire
9.
Impact craters are caused by__________.
a)
space object collisions
b)
people walking on the Moon
10.
The Moon has _____ layers.
a)
3
b)
4
11.
The Moon has been moving _______ Earth.
a)
slowly away from
b)
quickly towards
12.
For homework you were supposed to learn the _________ song.
a)
Moon
b)
Earth
13.
It takes Earth _____ to turn once on it's axis.
a)
24 hours
b)
one week
14.
It takes the Moon about one ______ to revolve once around the Earth.
a)
month
b)
hour
15.
It is hotter in summer than winter because....
a)
earth turns faster in some seasons
b)
the Sun strikes the ground at different angles
16.
The imaginary line running from the north Pole to the South Pole is the
a)
axis of rotation
b)
equator
17.
Earth rotates on a ____________ axis and orbits the Sun.
a)
tilted
b)
straight up and down
18.
The oldest moon rocks are found_____.
a)
in the lunar highlands
b)
in the lunar lowlands
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