WorksheetsSpace benchmark review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
To rotate means to _______
a)
spin
b)
twist
c)
revolve
d)
open
2.
Earth makes one complete revolution every 24 hours
a)
true
b)
false
3.
Earth makes one complete rotation every
a)
24 hours
b)
month
c)
12 hours
d)
365 days
4.
Which moon phase is this?
a)
new moon
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
full moon
5.
The force that keeps planets in orbit
a)
magnetism
b)
nuclear
c)
magic
d)
gravity
6.
The__________ belt falls between Mars and Jupiter.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Meteor
c)
Comet
7.
How is Venus most like Earth?
a)
They both have polar caps.
b)
They both have liquid water on the surface.
c)
They are both the same temperature.
d)
They are about the same size
8.
What unusual characteristic do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have that the other planets do not have?
a)
liquid surface water
b)
solid cores
c)
rings
d)
moons
9.
Which planet is the largest?
a)
Mercury
b)
Jupiter
c)
Saturn
d)
Uranus
10.
What characteristic is shared by all of the inner planets?
a)
They are gaseous
b)
They have rings
c)
They have many moons
d)
They are small and rocky
11.
Which planet travels the fastest around the Sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
12.
What are comets made of?
a)
hydrogen and helium
b)
liquid water
c)
ice, dust, and rock
d)
rock and metal
13.
How long does it take for Earth to revolve once?
a)
1 week
b)
1 day
c)
1 year
d)
1 month
14.
What characteristic do the outer planets share?
a)
They don't have many moons
b)
They are covered with water
c)
They are small and rocky
d)
They are made mostly of gasses
15.
What is it called when a planet spins on its axis?
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
c)
season
16.
What is the main difference between the four inner planets and four outer planets?
a)
Inner gas giant; outer small and rocky
b)
Inner planets all have thick atmospheres
c)
The outer planets have solid cores just under the cloud cover
d)
Inner planets are small and rocky, the outer planets are gas giants
17.
Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
18.
The Sun is a __________ sized star.
a)
small
b)
medium
c)
large
d)
x-large
19.
What is an Astronomical Unit?
a)
The average distance between the Sun and the next closest star
b)
The average distance between the Sun and Earth
c)
The average distance between Earth and Mars
d)
The average distance between Earth and the Moon
20.
What do outer planets have in common?
a)
They have more moons.
b)
They contain larger forces of gravity.
c)
They have a rocky center and are gaseous.
d)
All of the above.
21.
What are asteroids?
a)
Smaller celestial objects that are mostly made of rock
b)
Smaller celestial objects mostly made of ice and other particles
22.
What are meteoroids?
a)
Pieces of planets
b)
Pieces of the sun
c)
Pieces of comets
d)
Pieces of asteroids
23.
Which of these is considered to be an inner planet?
a)
Pluto
b)
Neptune
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
24.
Which space object is larger?
a)
Asteroid
b)
Meteoroid
25.
Where do meteoroids NOT occur?
a)
Throughout the solar system
b)
In the asteroid belt
c)
On Earth
26.
Made of ice, dust and gas
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
27.
Appears as a streak in the sky.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
28.
Often called shooting stars.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
29.
Sometimes called "dirty snowballs".
a)
asteoids
b)
meteoroids
c)
comets
d)
meteors
30.
Piece of rock that burns up as it passes through the earth's atmosphere.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteor
31.
Burns and vaporizes as it nears the sun.
a)
asteroid
b)
meteoroid
c)
comet
d)
meteorite
32.
What are the jovian (outer) planets composed of ?
a)
rock
b)
gas
c)
dust
33.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
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