WorksheetsOur Solar System BC
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
large pieces of a rock or metal are__________.
a)
planets
b)
meteors
c)
asteroids
d)
comets
2.
One kind of _______ is the crescent Moon.
a)
axis
b)
asteroid
c)
phase
d)
space probe
3.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
4.
Where is the asteroid belt found?
a)
between earth and mars
b)
Between Uranus and Neptune
c)
Between Mercury and Venus
d)
Between Mars and Jupiter
5.
True or False, when we are having Summer, South America is having Winter.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
I don't remember where South America is
d)
I need to look at maps more
6.
A planet is ...
a)
a large sphere, or ball, in space that orbits a star
b)
a large sphere that orbits another planet
c)
a large sphere that orbits a moon
7.
How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?
a)
about a week
b)
about a month
c)
about a year
d)
it doesn't
8.
What moon phase is at position 3?
a)
waxing crescent
b)
last quarter
c)
first quarter
d)
waning crescent
9.
The coldest places on Earth are...?
a)
Argentina and California
b)
The North Pole and Argentina
c)
California and New York
d)
The North and South Poles
10.
It is cold much of the time at Earth's middle.
a)
true
b)
false
11.
What is the invisible line across the Earth's middle called?
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
circle
d)
season
12.
Which months are Spring months?
a)
March, June and December
b)
March, April and February
c)
March, April and May
d)
February, May and June
13.
September, October, and November are ___________ months.
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Fall
d)
Summer
14.
Comets often hit the Earth's surface.
a)
true
b)
false
15.
A _________enters the Earth's atmosphere and makes contact with the Earth, creating a crater.
a)
meteor
b)
meteorite
c)
comet
16.
When a meteorite strikes the ground it is extremely __________.
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
hot
d)
melted
17.
Meteors are chunks of _____________.
a)
ice and rock
b)
rock and fire
c)
rock and metal
d)
dirt and ice
18.
A telescope is an instrument used to
a)
observe people
b)
observe space
c)
observe insects
19.
Copernicus was a
a)
singer
b)
dancer
c)
president
d)
scientist
20.
Galileo helped us learn about
a)
plants
b)
people
c)
planets and space
d)
math
21.
Hot, glowing balls of gases are called
a)
dynamite
b)
stars
c)
comets
22.
A constellation is a group of
a)
dancers
b)
singers
c)
scientists
d)
stars
23.
Cassiopeia, Scorpius, and the Little dipper are all examples of
a)
stars
b)
planets
c)
constellations
d)
kids names
24.
In California, during what season is Orion the most visible and brightest in the night sky
a)
Fall
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Winter
25.
Betelgeuse is one of the brightest _____ in ______.
a)
stars, Orion
b)
stars, The Big Dipper
c)
stars, Scorpius
d)
constellations, our planet
26.
Constellations were used by ______ to tell time.
a)
bankers
b)
farmers
c)
gypsies
d)
witches
27.
Sailors could tell direction by the positions of stars.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Scorpius is a constellation.
a)
False
b)
True
29.
The telescope that takes in radio waves is called a
a)
radio
b)
Ipod
c)
radio telescope
30.
Telescopes take in light with a
a)
eyepiece
b)
flashlight
c)
lens
d)
constellation
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