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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
The movement of the Earth around the sun once a year is called its
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
insurrection
d)
pathway
2.
the movement of the Earth on its axis is called
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
orbit
d)
spin cycle
3.
the longest day of the year is called the summer __________
a)
equinox
b)
marathon
c)
solstice
d)
overtime
4.
What causes seasons on Earth?
a)
closeness to the sun
b)
length of the day
c)
months of the year
d)
tilt of the Earth.
5.
The strength of the force of gravity is dependent on two factors _________ and _______.
a)
time and space
b)
weight and mass
c)
mass and distance
d)
distance and weight
6.
Weight is a measure of ______
a)
gravity
b)
mass
c)
matter
d)
Body mass index
7.
mass is _________________________________________________.
a)
how much something weighs
b)
mostly fat cells
c)
the amount of matter in an object
d)
something I don't want to talk about
8.
the craters on the moon were caused by
a)
not paying attention to where it was going
b)
acne
c)
impacts with objects from space
9.
why doesn't the Earth have craters like the moon?
a)
erosion
b)
not as much stuff hits the Earth
c)
the moon has more gravity
d)
we have farmed over the craters
10.
does the moon have gravity?
a)
yes
b)
no
11.
A light year is ?
a)
365 days
b)
the distance light travels in a year
c)
not as heavy as the previous year
d)
the distance across our galaxy
12.
the name of our galaxy is _____________.
a)
Andromeda
b)
Alpha Proxima
c)
Milky Way
d)
Snickers
13.
Comets are basically _______________
a)
dirty snowballs
b)
solid rock
c)
bigger than the Earth
d)
on fire
14.
how far is the sun from the Earth?
a)
235,000 miles
b)
One light year
c)
One light minute
d)
93 million miles
15.
the inner planets are solid, the outer planets mostly
a)
cheese
b)
gas
c)
iron
16.
If you could suddenly stop the light from the sun,about how long before it got dark on Earth?
a)
one light year
b)
one light week
c)
25 minutes
d)
8 mitues
17.
A meteoroid is a chunk of rock or dust in space. Once it hits the Earth's surface it is called a _____________.
a)
meteor
b)
meteored
c)
meteorite
d)
meteoroid
18.
the largest planet is
a)
venus
b)
saturn
c)
the sun
d)
Jupiter
19.
the smallest planet is
a)
Jupiter
b)
Earth
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
20.
The next closest star to us is
a)
Ceres
b)
Alpha Beta
c)
Alpha Proxima
d)
Alpha Omega
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