WorksheetsSun, Moon, Planets Vocab
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an Astronomer?
a)
A scientist who studies plants on earth
b)
A scientist who studies objects in the universe
c)
A scientist who studies animals
d)
A scientist who studies insects
2.
What is a Constellation?
a)
A group of stars that humans see as a pattern and name
b)
Patters that mountains make when they form
c)
A group of planets
3.
Which planet is a Dwarf Planet?
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
Pluto
d)
Jupiter
4.
Which are the giant gas planets?
a)
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter - farthest from the sun
b)
Earth, Venus, Mercury, Mars - Closest to the sun
5.
Define Gravity
a)
The force of attraction between two people
b)
Is not needed
c)
The force of attraction between two objects
6.
What are the inner planets?
a)
Also called terrestrial planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
b)
Also called Jovian planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
7.
What is the Lunar Cycle?
a)
The 4 week period where the Moon orbits Earth one time and goes through all its phases
b)
A 2 week period where the Moon goes through all its phases.
c)
A 24 hour period where the Sun fully rotates
d)
A 12 hour period where the Earth does half a roatation.
8.
Define Orbit
a)
When the moon rotates
b)
To move or travel in a straight line
c)
When the Sun goes around the moon
d)
To move or travel around an object in a curved path.
9.
Define Phase
a)
The shape of the visible part of the Moon
b)
When you can only see a sliver of the moon
c)
Seasonal animal coloration
10.
What is a planet?
a)
A small, round object orbiting the moon
b)
A large object, rolling around
c)
A large, round object orbiting a star
11.
What is rotation?
a)
To turn on an axis
b)
To move around the moon without spinning
c)
To turn only to the left
12.
What is a Shadow?
a)
Something you put on your windows to block sunlight
b)
The dark area behind an object that blocks light
c)
A light area behind an object that lets light pass through
13.
What is the Sun?
a)
The star at the center of the solar system around which everything else rotated
b)
A planet that all other planets orbit
c)
A bright planet
14.
What is a telescope?
a)
An instrument that helps objects appear smaller and farther away
b)
An instrument that helps objects appear larger and closer
c)
Something you need to see in class
15.
What happens during Waning?
a)
Its getting smaller
b)
Its getting bigger
c)
It is staying the same size
16.
What happens during Waxing?
a)
Its getting smaller
b)
Its staying the same
c)
Its getting Larger
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