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Worksheets6th Grade SOL Review Retake
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which vehicle’s engine is filled with chemical propellants?
a)
rocket
b)
rover
c)
satellite
d)
space shuttle
2.
What is designed and built to transport people and cargo between Earth and space?
a)
space rocket
b)
space shuttle
c)
space probe
d)
telescope
3.
To which rocky planet are scientists planning a manned space mission
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Neptune
d)
Venus
4.
Which tool allows scientists to take pictures very distant objects such as other galaxies, stars, and planets?
a)
telescope
b)
periscope
c)
space shuttle
d)
rover
5.
Unlike previous space mission the space shuttle was unique because it could be landed like an ________________________ and be reused.
a)
boat
b)
car
c)
airplane
d)
capsule
6.
In 1972 what space mission was responsible for getting a man on the moon?
a)
Challenger
b)
Voyager
c)
Gemini
d)
Apollo
7.
What scientist use a telescope to observe the night sky and led to him being called the father of astronomy?
a)
Galileo
b)
Einstein
c)
Dr. Tyson
d)
Dr. Wernher von Brauun
8.
Which piece of equipment orbits a celestial body?
a)
Space Shuttle
b)
Rover
c)
Space Probe
d)
Satellite
9.
I helped a space shuttle get off of Earth and enter space. What am I?
a)
Rover
b)
Rocket
c)
Space Probe
d)
Satellite
10.
Which of these is considered to be an inner planet?
a)
Pluto
b)
Neptune
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
11.
What's the unit of measurement we use when referring to our galaxies?
a)
light year
b)
light day
c)
miles
d)
kilometers
12.
What kind of objects do we send into space because it's too far for us to go?
a)
satellite
b)
space probe
c)
telescope
d)
space shuttle
13.
What does the revolution of a planet imply?
a)
Planets traveling around the sun.
b)
Planets spinning on its axis.
c)
Planets traveling through the asteroid belt.
d)
Planets spinning through the galaxy.
14.
What are asteroids?
a)
Smaller celestial objects that are mostly made of rock
b)
Smaller celestial objects mostly made of ice and other particles
15.
What is the name of the tools that orbit around Earth collecting and sending data?
a)
satellite
b)
space probe
c)
telescope
d)
space shuttle
16.
Galileo proposed that our galaxy is heliocentric. What does this mean?
a)
the sun is the outermost edge of our galaxy
b)
the Earth is the center of our galaxy
c)
the sun is the center of our galaxy
d)
the Earth is the outermost edge of our galaxy
17.
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.
18.
Which of these is a place where humans live and study space?
a)
Moon probe
b)
Mars Rover
c)
Space Shuttle
d)
International Space Station
19.
The hemisphere where you live
a)
equator
b)
southern
c)
northern
d)
eastern
20.
In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
21.
What causes there to be longer number of hours of light during the summer
a)
Earth tilt's away from the sun in summer
b)
Earth's revolves slower in summer
c)
Earth tilts toward the sun in summer
d)
Earth is closer to the sun
22.
In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
23.
In spring/summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
Neither away or toward
c)
away
24.
Why is it warmer in the summer?
a)
Closer to the sun
b)
More direct light from Earth's tilt
c)
Stronger light from the sun
d)
Earth spins slower
25.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
26.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
27.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
28.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
29.
What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed.
a)
Total
b)
Umbra
c)
Penumbra
30.
In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?
a)
Below each other
b)
Above each other
c)
In alignment
31.
A lunar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.
a)
Full moon
b)
New moon
c)
Waxing moon
32.
A solar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.
a)
Full moon
b)
New moon
c)
Quarter moon
33.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
34.
During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur?
a)
3rd Quarter
b)
1st Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
35.
When the Earth's shadow falls on the moon, the shadow causes what to happen?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
c)
Partial eclipse
36.
Tides are caused mainly by what?
a)
Moon’s gravitational pull
b)
Sun’s gravitational pull
c)
Earth’s gravitational pull
37.
Most places on Earth experience about how many high and low tides in 24 hours?
a)
2 high and 2 low tides
b)
4 high and 4 low tides
c)
1 high and 1 low tides
38.
What type of tide occurs during the first or third quarter moon?
a)
Neap tides
b)
Spring tides
c)
Normal tides
39.
If the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in perfect alignment, the Earth would have a _______ tide.
a)
Spring
b)
Neap
c)
Normal
40.
If the Sun, Earth, and Moon create a 90 degree angle, the Earth would have __________.
a)
Spring tides
b)
Neap tides
c)
Normal tides
41.
Which of the following can be caused by El Nino~?
a)
Flash floods
b)
Mudslides
c)
Droughts
d)
All of the above
42.
Besides the Moon, the daily tides around the world are MOST affected by the
a)
wind
b)
rain
c)
Sun
d)
Coriolis effect
43.
Surface ocean currents are generated mostly by
a)
the Coriolis effect
b)
water density
c)
tides
d)
wind
44.
The Gulf Stream current makes the waters of North Atlantic
a)
cooler
b)
warmer
c)
more dense
d)
less nutrient rich
45.
Name the phase of the moon for letter a
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
46.
The term equinox means....
a)
equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
b)
Equal amount of winter and summer
c)
Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
d)
The longest day of the year
47.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
48.
When the amount of light we see from the moon appears to be shrinking, it is
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
c)
Gibbous
d)
Crescent
49.
Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?
a)
distance from the sun
b)
rotation of the earth
c)
change in solar output
d)
tilt of the earth's axis
50.
Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
last quarter/3rd quarter
51.
Which of these affects tides the most?
a)
Mars
b)
the Sun
c)
the stars
d)
the Moon
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