WorksheetsEarth, Moon, and Sun
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
As earth rotates, the part that is facing the sun has
a)
burn
b)
day
c)
night
d)
reaction
2.
The real or imaginary line that a spinning object turns around is a(n)
a)
rotation
b)
top
c)
equator
d)
axis
3.
The average distance between the earth and the sun is
a)
50,000,000 km
b)
1 km
c)
5,000,000 km
d)
150,000,000 km
4.
The moon revolves around
a)
sun
b)
itself
c)
nothing
d)
earth
5.
Rosie sees the sun rise in the east, directly above her at noon, and set in the west because the earth
a)
rotates
b)
remains still
c)
revolves
d)
rises and falls in space
6.
Why are moon rocks and earth rocks similar?
a)
Moon rocks have fallen onto earth.
b)
Earth rocks have been taken to the moon.
c)
The moon might be an old part of the earth.
d)
Earth's atmosphere affects the moon just as it affects earth.
7.
The diameter of the sun is ________________compared to earth.
a)
smaller
b)
100 times more
c)
100 times less
d)
not
8.
While earth is spinning on its axis, it also ___________, or moves in a circular path, around the sun.
a)
travels
b)
timewarps
c)
rotates
d)
revolves
9.
As the moon travels around earth, it appears to change shape because we see different amounts of its _________ half.
a)
sun
b)
lighted
c)
darkened
d)
disappearing
10.
What is earth's curved path around the sun called?
a)
rotation
b)
orbit
c)
revolve
d)
year
11.
All of our ______ comes from the sun.
a)
knowledge
b)
time
c)
food
d)
energy
12.
As the moon revolves around the earth, its gravity effects cause
a)
moon quakes
b)
earth's rotation
c)
tides
d)
day and night
13.
Our sun is a
a)
moon
b)
comet
c)
planet
d)
star
14.
The tilt of the moon's orbit affects its appearance from earth so that we almost always see a(n)
a)
ring
b)
full moon
c)
eclipse
d)
night
15.
The heaviest object in our solar system is the sun, that is why the planets
a)
are spread apart
b)
all get the same amount of heat
c)
orbit the sun
d)
are different colors
16.
As earth moves around the sun, it spins, or
a)
rotates
b)
slows
c)
gets dizzy
d)
accelerates
17.
Earth isn't always the same distance from the sun because earth's orbit is shaped like a(n) ___________, or flattened circle.
a)
circle
b)
sphere
c)
ball
d)
ellipse
18.
In what direction does the dark part (shadow on the moon) move?
a)
around the top
b)
back and forth
c)
left to right
d)
right to left
19.
Which revolves faster: the sun, the moon, or the earth?
a)
moon
b)
earth
c)
sun
d)
none
20.
When it's daytime in the Eastern Hemisphere, what time is it in the Western Hemisphere?
a)
nighttime
b)
noon
c)
midnight
d)
daytime
21.
The sun only looks small because it is
a)
made of gas
b)
close to earth
c)
far from earth
22.
The sun is made up of
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
flames
23.
From earth, the moon looks big because it is _______ to earth.
a)
close
b)
projected
c)
similar
d)
connected
24.
What causes the phases of the moon?
a)
An asteroid blocks earth's view of the moon.
b)
The moon goes between the earth and the sun sometimes on its way around the earth.
c)
The moon goes behind the sun.
d)
The man in the moon paints it regularly.
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