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WorksheetsOur Place in Space
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When Earth circles around the sun it is called:
a)
revolving
b)
rotating
c)
spinning
d)
colliding
2.
Earth moved another way, it spins like a top. This movement is called:
a)
revolving
b)
rotation
c)
cycling
d)
seasons
3.
The invisible line the Earth spins around is called its:
a)
axis
b)
orbit
c)
revolving
d)
rotation
4.
When it's daytime in Florida it is nighttime in?
a)
Florida
b)
Palm Coast
c)
Canada
d)
China
5.
The part of the Earth that is titled towards the sun is experiencing:
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
an eclipse
d)
nothing
6.
Our moon moves too, it revolves around:
a)
the sun
b)
Pluto
c)
the Earth
d)
the moon
7.
When the moon changes shape based on how much of the sun is reflecting off it. The changing shape is called:
a)
moon shadow
b)
eclipse
c)
moon phase
d)
midnight
8.
Scientist brought something back from the moon to help figure out how old it was, they brought?
a)
water
b)
fossils
c)
rocks
d)
gas
9.
Earth is a:
a)
planet
b)
moon
c)
satellite
d)
star
10.
The sun, earth, moon, and other planets all make up our:
a)
solar star
b)
solar eclipse
c)
solar system
d)
orbit
11.
The sun is the center of our solar system.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The sun is the only star in the universe.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The sun, compared to other stars is considered a _____ star.
a)
small
b)
medium
c)
big
d)
mother star
14.
Stars give off light and _____.
a)
air
b)
darkness
c)
heat
d)
carbon dioxide
15.
Constellations are patterns of stars that form...
a)
imaginary pictures
b)
galaxies
c)
planets
d)
black holes
16.
Why can't we see other stars during the say?
a)
they are gone
b)
they are not facing us
c)
the sun is so bright it blocks them
d)
they are too far away
17.
The four planets closest to the sun are known as the:
a)
inner planets
b)
outer planets
c)
life planets
d)
hot planets
18.
Earth is the ____ planet from the sun.
a)
first
b)
second
c)
third
d)
fourth
19.
Many people know Saturn because of its:
a)
gases
b)
life
c)
plants
d)
rings
20.
Asteroids are like mini ____ that revolve around the sun.
a)
rocks
b)
stars
c)
globes
d)
planets
21.
The Milky Way is a:
a)
star
b)
planet
c)
moon
d)
galaxy
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