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WorksheetsEarth Science Two Week Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do we call the study of outer space?
a)
Meteorology
b)
Astronomy
c)
Biology
d)
Oeanography
2.
How long does it take for the moon to orbit the Earth?
a)
One day
b)
365 days
c)
Three months
d)
29.5 days
3.
Which moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
4.
What is barycenter?
a)
The Earth wobbling on its axis
b)
A small irregularity in the Earth's precession
c)
The center of mass of two or more objects that are orbiting each other
d)
When the planets all align in a single file line
5.
What does the Earth's rotation give us?
a)
Seasons
b)
Day and Night
c)
Tides
d)
Gravity
6.
What does the Earth's revolution give us?
a)
Seasons
b)
Day and night
c)
Tides
d)
Gravity
7.
What happens during nuclear fusion?
a)
One hydrogen atom splits into two helium atoms
b)
Two hydrogen atoms merge into one helium atom
c)
One helium atom splits into two hydrogen atoms
d)
Two helium atoms merge into one hydrogen atom
8.
Which moon phase would this look like on Earth?
a)
New moon
b)
Full moon
c)
First quarter
d)
Waxing gibbous
9.
Which moon phase would this look like from Earth?
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
10.
Explain the relationship between the Earth and the sun
a)
The moon revolves around the Earth
b)
The Earth revolves around the moon
c)
The moon and earth orbit each other around the barycenter
d)
The earth and moon do not move in space.
11.
What line of latitude divides the northern and southern hemisphere?
a)
Tropic of Cancer
b)
Tropic of Capricorn
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
12.
Which hemisphere does North America sit in?
a)
Southern Hemisphere
b)
Northern Hemisphere
13.
What is the biggest object in our solar system
a)
Earth
b)
Sun
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mars
14.
What shape does the Earth travel around the sun in?
a)
Ellipse
b)
Eclipse
c)
Circle
d)
It has not consistent pattern
15.
What is the angle of tilt of the Earth's axis?
a)
29.5
b)
23.5
c)
90
d)
73
16.
When the right side of the moon is bright, it is...
a)
Shrinking
b)
Spinning
c)
Waning
d)
Waxing
17.
How does energy from the sun travel to us on Earth?
a)
Conduction
b)
Kinetic Energy
c)
Radiation
d)
Infared
18.
How does an aurora form?
a)
Severe weather patterns cause the air pressure to change creating a color difference in the sky.
b)
Neutrons from solar wind are captured by the Earth's magnetic field and interact with atoms in the Earth's atmosphere
c)
Protons from solar wind are captured by the Earth's magnetic field and interact with atoms in the atmosphere
d)
Electrons from solar wind are captured by the Earth’s magnetic field and interact with atoms in our atmosphere
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