NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsEarth and Space review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is in the correct order from smallest to largest?
a)
Star, solar system, galaxy, universe
b)
Galaxy, solar system, star, universe
c)
Universe, galaxy, solar system, star
d)
Star, galaxy, solar system, universe
2.
Which is true of the sun?
a)
It is the largest star in the universe
b)
It is the brightest star
c)
It is an average star
d)
It is the hottest star
3.
Earth Orbits the sun, yet the sun appears to move across Earth’s sky, rising in the east and setting in the west. What cause this apparent movement in the sun?
a)
Earth’s rotation around the sun approximately every year.
b)
Earth’s revolution around the sun approximately every year.
c)
Earth’s revolution on its axis approximately every 24 hours.
d)
Earth’s rotation on its axis approximately every 24 hours.
4.
In the Northern Hemisphere, when are the number of daylight hours the shortest?
G
M
T
Text-to-speech function is limited to 200 characters
| Options : History : Feedback : Donate | Close |
a)
Fall
b)
Winter
c)
Summer
d)
Spring
5.
The outer planets are the four farthest from the sun. Which characteristics do all four outer planets share?
a)
Largest diameters in the solar system
b)
Surfaces of frozen rock and ice
c)
Evidence of very abundant life
6.
Why do some stars look brighter than others?
a)
The Sun makes other stars look dim because the sun is so bright.
b)
Some stars are bigger than others and are at different distances from the Earth.
c)
All stars are the same distance from the Earth, but they are different sizes.
d)
All stars are the same size, but they are at different distances from the Earth.
7.
What is a change that would take place to the earth’s seasons or its weather if the earth’s tilt were changed to 0°.
a)
No change to seasons or weather
b)
The seasons would be the same all the time
c)
We would only have winter every where
d)
There would be no day and night
8.
What is a group containing billions of stars, objects that revolve around those stars, gas, and dust.
a)
Planet
b)
Universe
c)
Galaxy
d)
Solar system
9.
The path of one object in space around another object
a)
rotate
b)
line
c)
orbit
d)
spinning
10.
What does it mean to go around another object
a)
rotate
b)
revolve
11.
What does it mean to spin on an axis
a)
rotate
b)
revolve
12.
Day and night is caused by...
a)
The revolution of the Earth around the Sun
b)
The revolution of Earth on its axis
c)
The rotation of Earth on its axis
d)
The rotation of the Earth around the Sun
13.
About how long is each season throughout the year?
a)
3 months
b)
12 months
c)
6 months
d)
1 month
Reset
