WorksheetsSpace Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Measure the eraser in cm and mm.
a)
5.1 cm, 51 mm
b)
50 cm; 5 mm
c)
5 cm; 50 mm
d)
none of the above
2.
Measure the crayon in cm and mm.
a)
7.1 cm; 71mm
b)
71 cm; 7.1 mm
c)
.71 cm; .071mm
d)
none of the above
3.
Six trillion miles or the distance light travels in one year is...
a)
one astronomical unit
b)
one parsec
c)
one light-year
d)
one millenial
4.
The average distance between the Earth and Sun is...
a)
a light-year
b)
a parsec
c)
one AU
d)
a parallax
5.
What force causes stars and planets to form AND causes celestial objects to orbit each other?
a)
volume
b)
gravity
c)
density
d)
equilibrium
6.
In science, meters are the basic unit for measuring...
a)
distance
b)
weight
c)
volume
d)
density
7.
When two objects move farther apart from each other, the gravitational force between them...
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
none of the above
8.
When the mass of at least one object increases, the gravitational force between the objects...
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
none of the above
9.
The Big Bang Theory states that celestial objects are moving away from each other because the universe is still...
a)
contracting
b)
rotating
c)
heating
d)
expanding
10.
Sometimes, when a star "dies" the force of gravity collapses all of the matter in the star and forms...
a)
a brown dwarf
b)
a galaxy
c)
a black hole
d)
dark matter
11.
Gravity is necessary to the universe because it is the force that...
a)
forms planets
b)
forms stars
c)
causes objects to orbit each other
d)
all of the above
12.
A cloud of space dust and gas under the force of gravity forms a __________.
a)
planet
b)
star
c)
black hole
d)
comet
13.
Space dust which surrounds an ice/rock core under the force of gravity forms a _______________.
a)
planet
b)
star
c)
black hole
d)
comet
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