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WorksheetsNCFE - Practice - Earth, Moon, Sun Systems
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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1.
1. Earth revolves around the Sun, and the Moon revolves around Earth. The Moon’s orbital path is sometimes above and sometimes below the plane of Earth’s orbit, as shown in the diagram below.
What would happen if Earth’s orbit and the Moon’s orbit were in the same plane?
What would happen if Earth’s orbit and the Moon’s orbit were in the same plane?
a)
Eclipses would occur every month.
b)
The Moon would not have phases.
c)
All sides of the Moon would be visible from Earth.
d)
The same side of the Moon would always face the Sun.
2.
Which of the following best explains why the Sun appears to move across the sky every
day?
day?
a)
The Sun rotates on its axis.
b)
Earth rotates on its axis.
c)
The Sun orbits around Earth.
d)
Earth orbits around the Sun.
3.
If you wanted to be able to look at the stars, the planets, and the Moon more closely, what
should you use?
should you use?
a)
Telescope
b)
Periscope
c)
Microscope
d)
Magnifying glass
4.
The Earth's Moon is
a)
always much closer to the Sun than it is to the Earth
b)
always much closer to the Earth than it is to the Sun
c)
about the same distance from the Sun as it is from the Earth
d)
sometimes closer to the Sun than it is to the Earth and sometimes closer to the
Earth than it is to the Sun
Earth than it is to the Sun
5.
What property of water is most important for living organisms?
a)
It is odorless.
b)
It does not conduct electricity.It is tasteless.
c)
It does not conduct electricity.
d)
It is liquid at most temperatures on Earth.
6.
Which planet contains oceans and frozen ice caps?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Neptune
7.
What planet has a very hot surface and is most like Earth in size?
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Uranus
8.
When the people on Earth cannot see a moon, which phase is the moon in?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
New Moon
d)
Waxing Gibbous
9.
The chemical makeup of the Sun is
a)
hydrogen & oxygen
b)
oxygen & helium
c)
hydrogen & helium
d)
hydrogen, helium, & sulfate
10.
Which is the eighth planet from the Sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
11.
Which best explains why Earth has tides?
a)
Earth orbits the Sun.
b)
Earth rotates on its axis.
c)
The Sun has a gravitational pull on Earth.
d)
The Moon has a gravitational pull on Earth.
12.
Where do Earth’s oceans bulge in response to the Moon’s gravitational attraction to produce
tides?
tides?
a)
the side facing the Moon
b)
the side opposite the Moon
c)
the sides at right angles to the Moon
d)
the sides facing and opposite the Moon
13.
14. Which property makes Earth unique compared to other planets in the solar system?
a)
It orbits the Sun.
b)
It has liquid water.
c)
It is a rocky planet.
d)
It rotates on its axis.
14.
What does Earth's rotation cause?
a)
a year
b)
the seasons
c)
day and night
d)
eclipses
15.
Earth’s axis is tilted with respect to Earth’s orbit at an angle of
a)
90 degrees.
b)
45 degrees.
c)
30 degrees.
d)
23.5 degrees.
16.
Earth has seasons because
a)
its axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.
b)
the temperature of the sun changes.
c)
it rotates on its axis.
d)
the distance between Earth and
the sun changes.
the sun changes.
17.
Firefighters wear jackets that resist fire. The special fabric in these jackets was originally
developed for which use?
developed for which use?
a)
space suits
b)
rocket fuel
c)
spaceship windows
d)
baby blankets
18.
During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
full moon
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