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WorksheetsThe Solar System
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 5hrs 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How long does earth's revolution around the sun take?
a)
365 days (1 year)
b)
1 day
c)
1 month
d)
4 years
2.
What is a cloud of gas and dust in space that forms stars?
a)
comet
b)
meteor
c)
nebula
3.
What are patterns of stars against the night sky?
a)
Constellations
b)
Galaxies
c)
Solar system
4.
The sun and all of the objects that orbit it
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Solar system
c)
Galaxy
5.
What are moon(s) orbiting a body in space?
a)
Satellite
b)
Meteor
c)
Comet
6.
What are space objects that burn up as they enter Earth's atmosphere?
a)
nebula
b)
meteor
c)
comet
7.
What is the area that separates the inner and outer planets called?
a)
atmosphere
b)
light year
c)
asteroid belt
8.
What is the unit to measure distances between objects in space called?
a)
light year
b)
orbit
c)
satellites
9.
What is the air that surrounds the planet earth called?
a)
atmosphere
b)
nebula
c)
orbit
10.
The planet closest in size to earth is
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Pluto
11.
The only two planets without a moon are
a)
Venus and Earth
b)
Jupiter and Mercury
c)
Venus and Mercury
12.
The four seasons on earth are caused by
a)
Earth's rotation
b)
Earth's atmosphere
c)
The tilt of the Earth
13.
All of the following are outer planets except
a)
Earth
b)
Jupitar
c)
Uranus
14.
Over 1,000 Earths could fit inside of Jupitar
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Large bodies that revolve around the sun are ________
a)
Planets
b)
Comets
c)
Solar Systems
d)
Asteroids
16.
The imaginary line running through the center of Earth.
a)
axis
b)
moon
c)
constellation
d)
orbit
17.
The moon appears to change shape because of _____.
a)
the Moon's revolution around Earth
b)
the seasons of the year
c)
the movement of stars in they sky
d)
Earth's rotation on its axis
18.
What causes Earth's seasons?
a)
the tilt of Earth's axis
b)
Earth's rotation
c)
the revolution of the Moon
d)
Earth's distance from the Sun
19.
It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.
a)
24 hours
b)
365 days
c)
28 days
d)
24 days
20.
It takes Earth _____________ to make one revolution or orbit around the Sun.
a)
365 days
b)
365 hours
c)
28 days
d)
24 hours
21.
It takes about _____________ for the moon to go through all of its phases.
a)
28 days
b)
365 days
c)
24 hours
d)
24 days
22.
A large body made of gas or rock that orbits around a star.
a)
planet
b)
moon
c)
star
d)
super nova
23.
To increase or get bigger.
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
24.
To decrease or get smaller
a)
waning
b)
waxing
25.
What season is when the north pole is tilted toward the sun?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
fall
d)
spring
26.
What season is it in the southern hemisphere when the north pole is tilted away from the sun?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
fall
d)
spring
27.
If in the southern hemisphere is winter, what is the northern hemisphere?
a)
Shimoneta
b)
Winter
c)
Autumn
d)
Summer
28.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
29.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
30.
At position D in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
31.
The hemisphere where you live
a)
northern
b)
southern
32.
Why is it warmer in the summer?
a)
Closer to the sun
b)
More direct light from Earth's tilt
c)
Stronger light from the sun
d)
Earth spins slower
33.
Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
phase
d)
tilt
34.
The moon is a natural ______ of Earth.
a)
comet
b)
axis
c)
satellite
d)
space probe
35.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
36.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
37.
Object spinning on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
38.
Which tool helps distant objects appear closer/larger?
a)
compass
b)
sextant
c)
astrolab
d)
telescope
39.
Why do the planets revolve around the sun?
a)
The seasons cause it
b)
Rotation happens
c)
Gravity holds them in an orbit
40.
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
a)
gas
b)
metal
c)
water
d)
rock
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