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WorksheetsThe Night Sly
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Select the pair of bodies which are most alike in composition and size
a)
Earth and Venus
b)
Meteor and Comet
c)
Earth and Neptune
d)
Asteroid and Comet
2.
Select the pair of bodies which are LEAST alike in composition and size.
a)
Moon and Comet
b)
Earth and Venus
c)
Uranus and Neptune
d)
Asteroid and Meteor
3.
Why are constellations in predictable locations in the night sky, but planets are so hard to find?
a)
The stars are so far away we cannot tell how they move.
b)
The stars do not move but the planets move around Earth.
c)
The planets move around the sun much faster than the stars.
d)
Both Earth and the other planets are moving in orbits; the stars are not.
4.
When we look up into the night sky, we see
a)
all the stars in the galaxy.
b)
all the stars in the Milky Way.
c)
only the stars surrounding Earth.
d)
a few of the billions of stars in the galaxy.
5.
Trey went camping with his family. During the camping trip, Trey and his family gazed at the night sky for hours. How can he and his family tell the difference between stars and planets?
a)
All stars are the same size.
b)
Planets are larger than stars.
c)
Planets appear to move among the stars.
d)
We cannot see any planets in the night sky
6.
Kendra’s teacher asked her to make a poster about the Sun. She wants to tell why the Sun appears brighter than other stars in Earth’s sky.
What should Kendra write on her poster?
What should Kendra write on her poster?
a)
The Sun is hotter than other stars.
b)
The Sun is closer than other stars.
c)
The Sun is bigger than other stars.
d)
The Sun is rounder than other stars.
7.
The Earth rotates from ______ to _____, giving rise to the apparent motion of the Sun each day.
a)
East to West
b)
West to East
c)
North to South
d)
South to North
8.
The earth rotates about an imaginary line that passes through the North and South Poles of the planet. This line is called the axis of rotation. This rotation is responsible for what we know as _________ on Earth.
a)
a day
b)
a year
c)
the equinox
d)
seasons
9.
During a full moon, ____________ of the moon is facing Earth.
a)
None
b)
a quarter
c)
the dark side
d)
the bright side
10.
What causes the phases of the moon as observed from the Earth?
a)
Filtering of the light from the moon due to the Earth's atmosphere.
b)
The tidal forces of the Earth's oceans change the appearance of the moon.
c)
Change in distance of the moon from the Earth as it orbits in an elliptical orbit
d)
The angle of light from the sun as it reflects off the moon and viewed from the Earth's surface.
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