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WorksheetsEWMS: Space
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
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Class
Date
1.
What causes the day and night of Earth?
a)
rotation on axis
b)
revolution around the Sun
c)
revolution around the moon
d)
sunrise and sunset
2.
What is the path of an object around another object?
a)
circle
b)
elliptical
c)
orbit
d)
rotation
3.
What is an imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles; about which Earth rotates?
a)
tilt
b)
axis
c)
equator
d)
Arctic Circle
4.
To what degree is Earth's axis tilted?
a)
23
b)
22.5
c)
23.75
d)
23.5
5.
The Earth's axis is tilted. This is a part of the reason we have what?
a)
seasons
b)
days
c)
years
d)
months
6.
This illustration shows the northern hemisphere in which season?
a)
fall (autumnal)
b)
winter
c)
spring (vernal)
d)
summer
7.
Why do opposite hemispheres have opposite seasons?
a)
They DON'T have opposites seasons
b)
If one hemisphere is tilted away, then one is toward.
c)
One hemisphere is heavier than the other.
d)
The northern hemisphere has more land than water.
8.
Which solstice season has the most hours of daylight?
a)
winter
b)
fall
c)
summer
d)
spring
9.
Which season has the least daylight hours?
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
10.
Which seasons are called a solstice?
a)
winter/spring
b)
winter/summer
c)
summer/fall
d)
spring/summer
11.
What are spring and fall referred to as?
a)
equinox
b)
solstice
c)
vernals
d)
autumnals
12.
Which description refers to the time of the year when there are EQUAL hours of day and night?
a)
equinox
b)
solstice
13.
About how long does it take Earth to make one full rotation on its axis?
a)
24 hours
b)
a year
c)
a month
d)
it does not rotate
14.
How long does it take Earth to make one revolution around the sun?
a)
24 hours
b)
3 months
c)
365.25 days
d)
28 days
15.
How many days does it take the moon to travel around Earth?
a)
365.25 days
b)
24 hours
c)
one year
d)
about 28 days
16.
Rotation or Revolution: Earth orbits the Sun
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
c)
Both
17.
Rotation or Revolution: It takes 365 1/4 days.
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
c)
Both
18.
Rotation or Revolution: Counterclockwise movement
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
c)
Both
19.
What season is the northern hemisphere in?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
20.
If the northern hemisphere is having the season of spring, what season is the southern hemisphere having?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
21.
What type of sunlight affects the season of summer?
a)
indirect
b)
direct
22.
What type of sunlight affects the season of winter?
a)
indirect
b)
direct
23.
Why does the moon "light up"
a)
rotates so fast and creates light energy
b)
absorbs sunlight so it can glow at night
c)
reflects sunlight
d)
has day and night opposite of Earth
24.
Why does the moon appear to change shape?
a)
revolution about the Earth
b)
rotation on its axis
c)
the Earth's revolution around the sun
d)
caused by Earth's tilt
25.
What does "waxing" mean?
a)
right side is lit up
b)
left side is lit up
c)
more than half is lit up
d)
less than half is lit up
26.
What does "waning" mean?
a)
right side lit up
b)
left side lit up
c)
more than half is lit up
d)
less than half is lit up
27.
What does "gibbous" mean?
a)
right side lit up
b)
left side lit up
c)
more than half lit up
d)
less than half lit up
28.
What does "crescent" mean?
a)
right side lit up
b)
left side lit up
c)
more than half lit up
d)
less than half lit up
29.
What is a LUNAR eclipse?
a)
when the moon is between the Earth and the sun and the moon casts a shadow on the moon
b)
the shadow cast during every full moon
c)
when the Earth is directly between the moon and the sun and the Earth casts a shadow on the moon
d)
the shadow cast during every new moon
30.
What order must the Earth, sun, and moon be in for a lunar eclipse?
a)
S-M-E
b)
M-S-E
c)
E-S-M
d)
S-E-M
31.
What is a solar eclipse?
a)
occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blocking the sunlight from reading Earth
b)
occurs when the Earth is directly between the moon and the sun and the Earth casts a shadow on the moon
c)
occurs every full moon
d)
occurs every new moon
32.
What phase must the moon be in to make a solar eclipse possible?
a)
new moon
b)
full moon
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
waning gibbous
33.
What order must the Earth, sun, and moon be in for a solar eclipse?
a)
S-M-E
b)
M-S-E
c)
E-S-M
d)
S-E-M
34.
In the illustration of an eclipse, what do we call the darkest, cone-shaped shadow?
a)
total eclipse
b)
penumbra
c)
partial eclipse
d)
umbra
35.
What causes tides?
a)
ocean convection currents
b)
temperature changes in the ocean water
c)
gravitational pull
d)
Earth's rotation on its axis
36.
Which planetary object has the greatest gravitational pull on tides?
a)
moon
b)
sun
c)
Earth
d)
Jupiter
37.
When do spring tides occur?
a)
During first and third quarters
b)
During new and full moons
c)
During waxing phases
d)
During waning phases
38.
When do neap tides occur?
a)
During the first and third quarters
b)
During the new and full moons
c)
During waxing moon phases
d)
During waning moon phases
39.
What type of tidal range would occur using the illustration?
a)
Neap
b)
Spring
c)
HIgh
d)
Low
40.
What type of tidal range would occur in the image shown?
a)
High
b)
Low
c)
Neap
d)
Spring
41.
Gravity pulls the planets toward the sun while inertia keeps them moving in orbit, what two factors are related to gravitational pull?
a)
mass and solar energy
b)
distance and friction
c)
mass and distance
d)
distance and speed
42.
Using the diagram, which number is a full moon?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
1
d)
5
43.
Using the diagram, which number is a waning crescent?
a)
8
b)
7
c)
6
d)
2
44.
Using the diagram, which number is a first quarter moon?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
7
d)
8
45.
Using the diagram, which number is a waning gibbous moon?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
46.
Using the diagram, which number is a third or last quarter moon?
a)
7
b)
3
c)
8
d)
2
47.
Using the diagram, which number is a waxing gibbous moon?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
48.
Using the diagram, which number is a new moon?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
49.
Using the diagram, which number is a waxing crescent moon?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
50.
Who are the best 7th grade science teachers at EWMS?
a)
Santa Claus and Easter Bunny
b)
O'Dell and Vaughn
c)
Tooth Fairy and the Scarecrow
d)
Mickey Mouse and Goofy
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