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WorksheetsTo Infinity and Beyond
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the term that describes the average distance from Earth to the Sun?
a)
light year
b)
astronomical unit
c)
parallax
d)
parsec
2.
What is a light year?
a)
The distance light travels in one year
b)
a measurement of time
c)
a way to measure how bright a year is
d)
Average distance from to the Sun
3.
What is this moon?
a)
Last Quarter
b)
First Quarter
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Full moon
4.
Which of these stars is hottest?
a)
Red Star
b)
Yellow Star
c)
Orange Star
d)
Blue Star
5.
When it is summer in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
6.
Which statement is true?
a)
A. Earth rotates around the sun and revolves on its axis.
b)
A. The sun revolves around Earth over a 24-hour time period.
c)
A. Earth rotates on its axis, and revolves around the sun.
d)
A. Earth revolves around the sun and the moon.
7.
The moon is a natural ______ of Earth.
a)
comet
b)
axis
c)
satellite
d)
space probe
8.
What is the name of the force that keeps planets on there orbit?
a)
orbit
b)
stars
c)
planets
d)
gravity
9.
A __________________________ is a huge collection of stars, gases, and dust that is classified by shape.
a)
galaxy
b)
Big Bang Theory
c)
light-year
d)
planet
10.
In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?
a)
Stars Get Larger
b)
Stars get Colder
c)
Stars get Hotter
d)
Stars Dissolve
11.
What is the name of an object that orbits around another object.
a)
rocket
b)
satellite
c)
space shuttle
12.
What is this moon phase?
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Full moon
d)
Last Quarter
13.
Is the sun a planet?
a)
Yes
b)
No, it is a comet
c)
No, it is a star
d)
Maybe...
14.
Which star is the coldest?
a)
Yellow Star
b)
Red Star
c)
Orange Star
d)
Blue Star
15.
Is Pluto a major planet?
a)
Yes
b)
No, it is a minor planet
c)
No, it is a dwarf planet
d)
I D K
16.
What is the smallest formation that includes stars, planets, moons, asteroids and other material?
a)
A Solar System
b)
A Universe
c)
A Galaxy
d)
A Comet
17.
Earth ____________ around the sun. It is a process that takes 365 days.
a)
rotates
b)
revolves
c)
phases
d)
spins
18.
What is the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram?
a)
Graph astronomers use to measure a stars surface temperature, and distance.
b)
Graph astronomers use to measure radiation and distance from Earth.
c)
Graph astronomers use to measure stars, surface temperature, and absolute brightness.
d)
Something that shows a star's apparent and absolute brightness.
19.
Which tool allows scientists to take pictures very distant objects such as other galaxies, stars, and planets?
a)
telescope
b)
periscope
c)
space shuttle
d)
magnifying glass
20.
What is the meaning of astronomical unit?
a)
One of the highest planets nearest to the sun
b)
The average distance between the earth and the sun
c)
Earth statistics
d)
5.24 g/cm
21.
What is the correct PNEUMONIC DEVICE to name the planets in order from closest to furthest from the sun?
a)
my very elegant mother just served us neut
b)
my very elegant mother just served us noodles
c)
my very educational mother just served us noodles
d)
mother very elegant mother just served us noodles
22.
How many major planets are there?
a)
7
b)
9
c)
8
d)
11
23.
What is this moon phase?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent
24.
As a whole, Giants are considered hotter than White Dwarfs.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What technologies used today were first discovered on space missions?
a)
telescopes, microwaves and eye glasses
b)
microwaves, MRI, satellites, GPS
c)
microwave, x-ray, toaster oven
d)
XBOX, microwave, x-ray
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