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WorksheetsSpace Unit Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
The imaginary line running through the center of Earth.
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
revolution
d)
orbit
2.
The sun and everything that revolves around it.
a)
solar system
b)
galaxy
c)
universe
d)
rotation
3.
The moon appears to change shape because of _____.
a)
the Moon's revolution around Earth
b)
the seasons of the year
c)
storms on the moon
d)
Earth's rotation on its axis
4.
What is one cause of 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
5.
The rotation of Earth on its axis causes the pattern of _____.
a)
night and day
b)
constellations
c)
Earth's seasons
d)
the phases of the moon
6.
It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.
a)
24 hours
b)
365 days
c)
28 days
d)
24 days
7.
It takes Earth _____________ to make one revolution or orbit around the Sun.
a)
365 days
b)
365 hours
c)
28 days
d)
24 hours
8.
When the moon appears to increase or get bigger.
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
9.
When the moon appears to decrease or get smaller
a)
waning
b)
waxing
10.
How many planets are in our solar system?
a)
1
b)
8
c)
9
d)
11
11.
The 4 inner planets of the solar system are...
a)
Rocky Planets
b)
Gas Giants
12.
The 4 outer planets of the solar system are...
a)
Rocky Planets
b)
Gas Giants
13.
What makes a dwarf planet different from a planet?
a)
It's further from the sun
b)
It's made of ice
c)
It is not able to clear it's orbit of other objects
d)
It has no gravity
14.
If it is summer in the northern hemisphere, what season will it be in the southern hemisphere?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Fall
d)
Winter
15.
If it is fall in the southern hemisphere, what season will it be in the northern hemisphere?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Fall
d)
Winter
16.
Tides are caused by ___________
a)
wind
b)
gravitational pull of the moon
c)
waves gravitation toward land
d)
rain
17.
Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?
a)
they are the same
b)
the moon is larger than the sun
c)
tides are not caused by the moon
d)
the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun
18.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
19.
Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
20.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
21.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
22.
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Saturn
d)
Neptune
23.
What is the sixth planet from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Mars
24.
An astronomical unit is defined as...
a)
The distance between Earth and the Moon
b)
The distance between the sun and Pluto
c)
The distance between the sun and Earth
d)
The distance between the sun and Mercury
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