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WorksheetsEarth and the Solar System
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the definition of orbit?
a)
The spinning of the Earth on its axis.
b)
When the lit up part of the moon increases
c)
The imaginary line that goes through the North and South Poles
d)
The way that all of the planets, moons, and other space objects go around the sun.
2.
What is the center of our solar system?
a)
Moon
b)
Earth
c)
Sun
d)
Jupiter
3.
How long does it take for the earth to rotate on its axis?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
42 hours
d)
365 days
4.
How long does it take for Earth to orbit fully around the sun?
a)
365 days
b)
372 days
c)
24 hours
d)
365 hours
5.
What is the sun?
a)
a star
b)
a comet
c)
a planet
d)
an asteroid
6.
How does the moon get its light?
a)
It reflects the sun's light onto the Earth
b)
It creates its own light just like a star does.
c)
It gathers light from Earth during the day.
d)
The moon is actually a yellowish color so it appears to glow and be bright during the nighttime.
7.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are examples of _________
a)
outer planets
b)
stars
c)
gas giants
d)
inner planets
8.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are examples of __________
a)
Inner Planets
b)
Gas Giants
c)
Comets
d)
Stars
9.
Our moon orbits around the ________
a)
Sun
b)
Earth
c)
Milky Way
d)
Solar System
10.
Earth's _______ on it's axis causes day and night.
a)
Rotation
b)
Orbit
c)
Phase
d)
Comet
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