WorksheetsSolar System
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 5hrs 45mins
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Class
Date
1.
Mass is...
a)
the amount of space an object takes up
b)
how compact an object is
c)
the amount of matter an object is made up of
d)
weight
2.
On the moon, if I drop a feather and a bowling ball at the same time..
a)
The bowling ball will hit the moons surface first
b)
The feather will hit the surface of the moon first
c)
They will fall at the same rate and both hit the surface of the moon at the same time
d)
They will float away because there is no gravity on the moon
3.
If I drop a bowling ball and feather on earth,
a)
the bowling ball will hit the ground first
b)
the feather will hit the ground first
c)
they will hit they ground at the same time
d)
they will float away
4.
The solar system STARTED as...
a)
stars and dust
b)
dust and gas
c)
gas and stars
d)
stars and planets
5.
What would cause a feather to slow down when dropped on earth?
a)
air resistance
b)
air pressure
c)
air flow
d)
the feather is so light!
6.
Two forces needed to form and maintain our solar system are...
a)
air resistance and pressure
b)
pressure and gravity
c)
gravity and air resistance
d)
hydrogen and oxygen
7.
Particles inside stars are bumping into each other, this causes an increase in temperature and...
a)
gravity
b)
pressure
c)
stars
d)
light
8.
Gases in a solar nebula are mainly..
a)
hydrogen and helium
b)
carbon and iron
c)
oxygen and helium
d)
helium and oxygen
9.
The solar system started as a nebula.. a nebula is...
a)
a cloud of dust and gas
b)
a cloud of water and gas
c)
a cloud of dust and water
d)
a cloud of stars
10.
Our star, the sun, is a medium sized star. What type of star is our sun?
a)
red dwarf
b)
white dwarf
c)
main sequence
d)
black hole
11.
What characteristic indicates how hot a star is?
a)
size and shape
b)
color and size
c)
shape
d)
color and shape
12.
When a star runs out of hydrogen to fuse into helium, what does it do?
a)
begin to collapse, and start to fuse helium to form the element carbon
b)
fuse helium in form the element oxygen
c)
begin to expand and start to fuse helium into carbon
d)
none of the above
13.
When a star is burning helium instead of hydrogen, what is happening to the star?
a)
swelling and beginning to evaporate
b)
swelling and expanding
c)
collapsing
d)
causing a black hole
14.
In a type II supernova, when hydrogen is used up...
a)
other elements are created by fusion and they begin to layer with iron at the core
b)
it explodes
c)
it collapses
d)
it turns to other elements and collapses into a white dwarf
15.
Earth was created after a supernova explosion because
a)
pressure increases and caused planets to form
b)
dust formed larger pieces of "rock" and they began to collide into one another
c)
hydrogen began to fuse into rock
d)
the sun gave off energy to produce planets
16.
Planets orbit the sun in a(n)
a)
circular pattern all in a row
b)
elliptical pattern in different pathways
c)
randomly scattered
d)
there is no definite pattern, it changes frequently
17.
Why cant we make an actuate scale model of the solar system in our classroom?
a)
The distance cannot be scaled down enough to fit in our classroom and be able to "see" the planets size
b)
the size of the planets would be to large to fit into our classroom with scaling the distance
18.
If 1 in represents 200 km on a scale map, how many inches would you have to measure for 600 km?
a)
4 in
b)
3 in
c)
2 in
d)
1 in
19.
About 950 years ago, people used their body parts to measure distance, why was this not an accurate unit of measure?
a)
People were different sizes, so measurements were off
b)
It was hard to explain to people in other countries the unit of measure
c)
It was accurate!
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