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WorksheetsAstronomy
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The spinning of a planet on its axis is called ___________.
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
c)
Spinning
2.
The movement of one object around another is called _________________.
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
c)
Circling
3.
What movement of a planet causes day and night?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
4.
What movement of a planet is considered a year?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
5.
How long does it take Earth to make one rotation?
a)
24hrs
b)
12hrs
c)
365 days
6.
How long does it take Earth to make one revolution around the sun?
a)
24hrs
b)
12hrs
c)
365 days
7.
What is the path called that something follows as it revolves around another object ?
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
8.
If it is spring in the southern hemisphere, what season is the northern hemisphere having?
a)
fall
b)
winter
c)
spring
d)
fall
9.
If it is summer in the southern hemisphere, what season is the northern hemisphere having?
a)
winter
b)
fall
c)
spring
d)
summer
10.
The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is called ________. An example of this is when someone slams on the break in a car and your body keeps moving forward (This is why you wear seat belts).
a)
inertia
b)
gravity
c)
velocity
11.
As the moon orbits/revolves around the Earth is pulls on different parts of Earth causing _________?
a)
Tides
b)
Waves
c)
Seasons
12.
What is the darkest part of an objects shadow called?
a)
umbra
b)
penumbra
13.
What is the less dark part of an objects shadow called?
a)
penumbra
b)
umbra
14.
Which type of eclipse occurs during a full moon when the Earth is directly between the moon and the sun, blocking sunlight from reaching the moon?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
15.
Which type of eclipse occurs during a new moon as the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth blocking sunlight from reaching Earth?
a)
Solar
b)
Lunar
16.
If you were to go to the moon/any other planet and weight yourself why would you weigh a different amount?
a)
Difference in gravity
b)
Thickness of atmosphere
17.
When you look at the Sun what layer of its atmosphere are you seeing?
a)
Corona
b)
Chromosphere
c)
Photosphere
18.
How can the Sun hold onto all of the objects in our solar system?
a)
Massive and close to planets
b)
Magnetism and close to planets
c)
Universal Gravitation
19.
Where does the Sun produce all of its energy?
a)
core
b)
convection zone
c)
radiation zone
20.
What process does the sun use to produce energy?
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
radiation
c)
solar energ
21.
What are the three features that are found on or above the sun's surface?
a)
prominences, solar flares, and sunspots.
b)
Core, radiation zone, and convection zone.
c)
Corona, chromosphere, and photosphere.
22.
What do all of the inner planets have in common?
a)
small, dense, and have rocky surfaces.
b)
All have moons, rocky surfaces, and small.
c)
Are close to the sun, have moons, and small.
23.
What are the inner planets commonly referred to as?
a)
small planets
b)
terrestrial planets
c)
habitable planets
24.
Only planet with liquid water on its surface?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
25.
Has little to no atmosphere, which causes it to have the greatest temperature range out of all the planets in the solar system.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
26.
Spins in the opposite way compared to most of the other planets in the solar system.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
27.
Has the largest volcano in the solar system on its surface.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
28.
The outer planets are commonly called the _________________, due to them not having solid surfaces.
a)
Gas giants
b)
big planets
c)
outer planets
29.
What two gases make up most of the outer planets?
a)
hydrogen and helium
b)
oxygen and nitrogen
c)
hydrogen and neon
d)
helium and oxygen
30.
What are planetary rings made of?
a)
Ice and rock
b)
Ice only
c)
Rock only
31.
What is the Great Red Spot on Jupiter?
a)
A huge storm
b)
Massive rust spot
c)
Massive red ocean
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