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WorksheetsEarth, Moon, Sun System Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main cause of the seasons?
a)
The rotation of Earth
b)
The Sun and its orbit
c)
The tilting of the Earth’s axis
d)
The distance between the Earth and the Sun
2.
If it is fall in the southern hemisphere, what season is it in the northern hemisphere?
a)
Spring
b)
Fall
c)
Winter
d)
Summer
3.
In this picture, in what location is the SOUTHERN hemisphere experiencing winter?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
If the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun what season will we experience?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
5.
What causes winter in the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
The North Pole tilts toward the sun.
b)
The South Pole tilts towards the sun
c)
Earth moves closer to the sun
d)
Earth moves further from the sun
6.
What happens during a solar eclipse?
a)
Venus passes directly between the sun and Earth
b)
The moon passes directly between the sun and Earth
c)
The sun passes directly between the moon and Earth
d)
Earth passes directly between the sun and Venus
7.
When could a lunar eclipse happen?
a)
The Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned in that order
b)
The Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned in that order
c)
The sun passes directly between the moon and Earth
d)
Earth passes directly between the sun and Venus
8.
T/F The moon looks bigger than the sun because it is actually bigger than the sun
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Why don't we see an eclipse every month?
a)
We do.
b)
The moon's orbit is tilted.
c)
The moon is much bigger than the Sun.
d)
Earth's distance to the sun changes each month.
10.
What best describes a comet?
a)
A large rock in the asteroid belt
b)
A rock that hits Earth
c)
A combination of ice, dust, and gas.
d)
A rocky, metallic object.
11.
This object orbits a planet. What is it most likely describing?
a)
Moon
b)
Asteroid
c)
Comet
d)
Meteor
12.
What best describes a comet's orbit?
a)
A perfect circle
b)
An oval that is almost a circle
c)
A square
d)
Highly elliptical
13.
This object is mostly found between Mars and Jupiter and orbits the sun. What is it?
a)
Asteroid
b)
Meteor
c)
Meteorite
d)
Comet
14.
What are the two most common measurements in space?
a)
Lightyears and KM
b)
Lightyears and AU's
c)
AU's and KM
d)
Miles and Inches
15.
T/F Astronomical Units (AU) is the most useful measurement in our solar system?
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Circle
17.
Why does the moon appear larger than stars in the night sky?
a)
The moon is further from Earth than stars.
b)
The moon is closer to Earth than stars.
c)
The moons orbits Earth.
d)
The moon is brighter than stars.
18.
T/F It takes Earth 24 hours to complete one revolution
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The orbit of the Earth around the sun is called
a)
Rotation
b)
Spinning
c)
Revolution
d)
Eclipse
20.
Earth's rotation takes ______ and causes ____________
a)
24 hours; seasons
b)
24 hours; night and day
c)
365 days; seasons
d)
365 days; night and day
21.
Which are both inner planets?
a)
Mars and Jupiter
b)
Mercury and Venus
c)
Neptune and Earth
d)
Mercury and Uranus
22.
Smaller pieces of asteroids that float in space are called
a)
Meteoroid
b)
Meteorite
c)
Meteor
d)
Asteroidites
23.
Rocks that enter Earth's atmosphere and burn creating a shooting star are called
a)
Asteroid
b)
Meteor
c)
Meteoroid
d)
Comet
24.
Meteors that don't burn up in Earth's atmosphere and collide with Earth are called __________
a)
Meteoroid
b)
Meteor
c)
Meteorite
d)
Asteroid
25.
What happens to a comet as it approaches the sun?
a)
It burns up completely.
b)
It develops 2 tails and a coma.
c)
It turns into an asteroid.
d)
It hits the sun.
26.
What are the 4 parts of a comet?
a)
Ion Tail, Dust Tail, cosmic Tail, head
b)
Ion tail, dust tail, coma, nucleus
c)
Ionic Tail, Cosmic Tail, Blue tail, Dust Tail
d)
Nucleus, Coma, Blue Tail, Dust Tail
27.
T/F Comets are thought to originate from the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud
a)
True
b)
False
28.
The order of the inner planets from the sun are:
a)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury
b)
Earth, Venus, Mercury, Neptune
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
d)
Mars, Earth, Mercury, Venus
29.
Which locations are experiencing a HIGH tide?
a)
B and D
b)
A and B
c)
A and C
d)
B and C
30.
Which locations would experience a low tide?
a)
A and B
b)
B and D
c)
A and C
d)
C and D
31.
If the sun, Earth, and moon are lined up as follows, what kind of tide would there be?
a)
High Tide
b)
Low Tide
c)
Spring Tide
d)
Neap Tide
32.
If the Sun, Earth, and Moon are lined up as follows, what kind of tide will there be?
a)
High Tide
b)
Low Tide
c)
Spring Tide
d)
Neap Tide
33.
How many tides will we have per day? Which types?
a)
4 (2 high 2 low)
b)
4 (4 high)
c)
2 (1 high 1 low)
d)
2 (2 low)
34.
What moon phases will be viewed when the moon is in position 6?
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
First Quarter
d)
Last Quarter
35.
In an experiment to test the soil a daisy grows best in,What would the independent variable be?
a)
Different types of soil
b)
The height of the daisy
c)
The same amount of soil
d)
Daisy color
36.
Variables that are kept the same during an experiment to make it fair are called what?
a)
Independent Variables
b)
Dependent Variables
c)
Controlled Variables
d)
Same Variables
37.
In the daisy experiment I kept the same amount of water and soil. What is this called?
a)
Control
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Dependent Variable
d)
Same Variable
38.
What are the unintended consequences of a swing set?
a)
Children having fun
b)
Children getting injured
c)
Children playing on a playground
d)
Swings getting assembled at school
39.
A cochlear implant is surgically inserted into a patients ear. What type of bioengineering?
a)
Assistive
b)
Adaptive
c)
Quantitative
d)
Qualitative
40.
Which is the correct order of the first 4 steps in the scientific method?
a)
Question, Research, Hypothesis, Plan
b)
Question, Hypothesis, Plan, Research
c)
Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment
d)
Question, Research, Hypothesis, Record Data
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