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Earth and Space

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What keeps Earth revolving around the sun?
a)
the force of gravity
b)
the pull of the moon
c)
the tilt of Earth's axis
d)
the rotation of Earth
2.
What is a clue that Earth is moving?
a)
You can feel Earth's movement.
b)
You are moving right along with Earth.
c)
The seasons change during the year.
d)
The stars move around Earth.
3.
What affects the shape of a planet's orbit?
a)
asteroids
b)
comets
c)
the sun's light
d)
the sun's gravity
4.

What do inner planets all have in common?

a)

They are small, rocky planets.

b)

They are made mostly of gases and liquids.

5.
What is an eclipse?
a)
A circle stretched out in an opposite direction.
b)
Occurs when an object in space gets between the sun and another object and casts its shadow on the other object.
c)
Occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth and casts its shadow on Earth.
d)
Occurs when the moon passes through Earth's shadow.
6.
What is a revolution?
a)
The movement of one object around another.
b)
The spinning of a planet, moon, or star around its axis.
c)
A small, frozen object that orbits the sun.
d)
A large, ball-shaped object that moves around a star.
7.
What is a rotation?
a)
The movement of one object around another.
b)
Occurs when an object in space gets between the sun and another object and casts its shadow on the other object.
c)
The spinning of a planet, moon, or star around its axis.
d)
Occurs when the moon passes through Earth's surface.
8.

What is a solar eclipse?

a)

Occurs when the moon passes through Earth's shadow.

b)

Occurs when an object in space gets between the sun and another object and casts its shadow on the other object.

c)

Occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth and casts its shadow on Earth.

d)

A small, frozen object that orbits the sun.

9.

What is a lunar eclipse?

a)

Occurs when the moon passes through Earth's shadow.

b)

Occurs when an object in space gets between the sun and another object and casts its shadow on the other object.

c)

Occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth and casts its shadow on Earth.

d)

The sun, the planets and their moons, and other objects.