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WorksheetsSOL 4.7 & 4.8 Earth and Space Systems
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these often occur as the Earth’s crustal plates move?
a)
Hurricanes
b)
Floods
c)
Tornadoes
d)
Earthquakes
2.
Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?
a)
Inner core
b)
Crust
c)
Outer core
d)
Mantle
3.
The surface of the Moon is made up of —
a)
craters, highlands, and flat areas
b)
swirling gases
c)
large bodies of water
d)
a mixture of gases and water
4.
Which of these takes about one year to complete?
a)
Earth to orbit the Sun
b)
The Sun to orbit Earth
c)
Earth to rotate on its axis
d)
The Moon to orbit Earth
5.
The Apollo 11 mission was able to retrieve samples of the Moon’s surface because it was the first mission to have astronauts —
a)
land on the Moon
b)
orbit a planet
c)
return to Earth
d)
walk in space
6.
Which of these best describes the Moon?
a)
Older than Earth
b)
Smaller than Earth
c)
Having the same climate as Earth
d)
Having the same atmosphere as Earth
7.
Which of these describes rotation?
a)
Mercury goes around the Sun every 88 days.
b)
The Moon goes around Earth every 28 days.
c)
Earth orbits the Sun about every 365 days.
d)
Earth makes one turn on its axis every 24 hours.
8.
Earth makes a complete revolution around the Sun about once every —
a)
day
b)
year
c)
season
d)
minute
9.
Which of these activities is most likely to have a positive impact on the environment of Earth?
a)
Expanding neighborhoods
b)
Building factories
c)
Constructing highways
d)
Creating nature preserves
10.
The motion of Earth around the Sun most affects the —
a)
timing of tides
b)
length of a month
c)
cycle of the seasons
d)
phases of the Moon
11.
Which of these best shows that the Earth revolves around the sun as the moon revolves around the Earth?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
. Sometimes you can see the moon during the daytime. The moon looks the same size as the sun, but the moon is 1/400 the size of the sun. Which of these best shows the size of the moon relative to the sun?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
If the Earth moved farther away from the sun, which of these would probably happen?
a)
There would be no moon.
b)
There would be more solar eclipses.
c)
There would be colder weather.
d)
There would be more seasons.
14.
How is the Earth different from all of the other planets?
a)
It has a breathable atmosphere.
b)
It has a rocky surface.
c)
It is warmed by the sun.
d)
It rotates on its axis.
15.
About 400 years ago, Galileo became the first person to record what the moon looked like through a telescope. He was able to tell that the moon had —
a)
many craters
b)
plants but no animals
c)
active volcanoes
d)
polar ice caps
16.
Which of these would fit best in area 3 of this Venn diagram?
a)
Rocky surface
b)
Active volcanoes
c)
Liquid water present
d)
Oxygen in atmosphere
17.
Which of these objects in the solar system has been visited by people from Earth?
a)
Moon
b)
Sun
c)
Mars
d)
Asteroid
18.
The distance between which of these is the shortest?
a)
Earth and sun
b)
Moon and sun
c)
Earth and Mars
d)
Earth and moon
19.
The Earth is very different from other planets in the solar system because it has the most —
a)
solid rock
b)
volcanoes
c)
liquid water
d)
high winds
20.
The moon revolves around —
a)
itself
b)
the Earth
c)
the sun
d)
the solar system
21.
The time between today’s sunrise and tomorrow’s sunrise would be about —
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
36 hours
d)
48 hours
22.
Which of these is the most responsible for the changes of the seasons on Earth?
a)
Position of the Moon
b)
Tilt of Earth on its axis
c)
Temperature of the Sun
d)
Distance to Mars
23.
What layer of Earth is located just below the crust?
a)
Inner core
b)
Mantle
c)
Continental shelf
d)
Outer core
24.
Earth is composed of four layers. Many scientists believe that as Earth cooled, the denser materials sank to the center and the less dense materials rose to the top. The least dense layer is the —
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
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