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Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
new
d)
eclipse
2.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
New Moon
d)
Half Moon
3.
What phase comes AFTER this one?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Third Quarter
4.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Old Moon
b)
Far Side of the Moon
c)
New Moon
d)
Waxing Gibbous
5.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent
6.
What phase comes AFTER this one?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Third Quarter
7.
The complete cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
8.
On December 7th there was a 1st quarter moon. When will a 3rd quarter moon start?
a)
December 10th
b)
December 14th
c)
December 17th
d)
December 21st
9.
Which moon phase is seen from Earth at position #1?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
Name the phase of the moon for letter a
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
11.
Greek astronomer who thought the Earth was at the center of the universe
a)
Kepler
b)
Brahe
c)
Ptomely
d)
Hawking
12.
This astronomer proved other galaxies existed beyond the Milky Way
a)
Kepler
b)
Hubble
c)
Sagan
d)
Brahe
13.
Danish astronomer whose precise measurements of the planets and stars helped future astronomers
a)
Brahe
b)
Copernicus
c)
Galileo
d)
Newton
14.
He was Brahe's assistant and he announced all planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits
a)
Einstein
b)
Hubble
c)
Ptomely
d)
Kepler
15.
One of the first astronomers to use a telescope to view space. He saw mountains on the moon, sunspots on the sun and phases of Venus
a)
Galileo
b)
Divinci
c)
DeGrasse Tyson
d)
Newton
16.
His laws of gravity explained why planets rotated around the object with the most mass in the solar system.
a)
Capernicus
b)
Kepler
c)
Newton
d)
Einstein
17.
Galileo was placed under house arrest by the Catholic church for his belief that
a)
there is more than one universe (multi-universal)
b)
our solar system revolves around the sun (Heliocentric)
c)
there are 3 Laws of Motion
d)
there is only 10,000 stars in our solar system
18.
What is in the center of the Heliocentric Model?
a)
Sun
b)
Comet
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
19.
This person developed the heliocentric theory and was considered the founder of modern astronomy, also stated the planets orbit in a circular motion.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Copernicus
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Galileo
20.
Almost Earth’s twin in size and mass, this planet has very thick atmosphere.
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Neptune
21.
The surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Venus
22.
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
23.
This is the smallest planet in the solar system
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
24.
Scientists have been able to find no atmosphere around this planet because it has little gravity and is closest to the sun.
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
d)
Earth
25.
The largest known volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons, is located on this planet.
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Earth
26.
Located between the inner and outer planets.
a)
Sun
b)
Asteroid belt
c)
Uranus
d)
Moons
27.
This is the only planet in the solar system with oceans of liquid water.
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
28.
Solid, rocky surface
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Saturn
29.
The greater mass a planet has,
a)
the greater the gravitational force it has
b)
the less gravitational force it has
c)
gravitational force does not depend on mass
30.
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
d)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
31.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
32.
Gas giants
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Venus
33.
What are the Inner Planets?
a)
Mercury, Mars, Earth, and Venus
b)
Earth, the Moon, Mars
c)
Neptune, Pluto, Earth
d)
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