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WorksheetsEarth Science 5.8D_Practice
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
What do the Earth and Moon have in common?
a)
They both have the same gases in the atmosphere.
b)
B Gravity is the force that keeps them both in their orbits.
c)
The gravity of the Earth and the Moon is the same.
d)
Earth and Moon both have one natural satellite.
2.
Which object in space produces, rather than reflects, light?
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
Venus
d)
Pluto
3.
Which describes the orbital position of Earth in our solar system?
a)
the third rocky planet
b)
the third of four gas planets
c)
the third of five ringed planets
d)
the planet between a belt of asteroids and a gas giant
4.
Why does erosion happen on Earth, but not on the Moon?
a)
The Moon does not receive enough sunlight to erode.
b)
The Moon does not experience wind or rain.
c)
The rock on the Moon is too hard to erode.
d)
D Erosion occurs only where there is plant and animal life.
5.
Which of the following best describes rotation?
a)
the length of time it takes for Earth to make one turn on its axis
b)
the length of time it takes the Moon to go around the Earth
c)
the length of time it takes Halley’s Comet to go around the Sun
d)
the length of time it takes Venus to go around the Sun
6.
Ann was on a camping trip and noticed that the stars seemed to change position during the night. What explains the apparent movement of the stars?
a)
Earth’s revolution makes it appear the stars are moving.
b)
The stars are moving away from the Earth.
c)
Earth’s rotation makes it appear the stars are moving.
d)
The Milky Way is moving.
7.
A student is looking for evidence that Earth is always rotating on its axis. Which of the following would provide the best evidence?
a)
The different amount of rain that falls each day
b)
The appearance of shadows changing throughout the day
c)
The presence of other planets in the night sky
d)
The different phases of the moon in a month
8.
The moon is characterized as having
a)
little or no atmosphere
b)
large bodies of water
c)
no surface dust
d)
large amounts of oxygen
9.
Which statement is correct about the Earth, Moon, and Sun?
a)
Earth revolves around the moon
b)
The Sun revolves around Earth
c)
Moon revolves around Earth
d)
Earth revolves around the Moon
10.
One way the Moon is different from the Earth is -
a)
no craters on Earth
b)
no weather on Earth
c)
no weather on the moon
d)
more gravity on the moon
11.
All of the following are characteristics of both Earth and Moon except -
a)
solid rocks
b)
craters
c)
oceans
d)
gravity
12.
Which statement does not correctly describe the Moon and Earth?
a)
both have craters, mountains, and plains
b)
both have gravity
c)
both can sustain life
d)
both rotate and revolve
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