WorksheetsSpace
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
__________holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Weight
d)
Gravity
2.
The sun and everything that revolves around it.
a)
solar system
b)
galaxy
c)
universe
d)
rotation
3.
The imaginary line running through the center of Earth.
a)
axis
b)
moon
c)
constellation
d)
orbit
4.
The closest star to the Earth.
a)
Sun
b)
moon
c)
Venus
d)
siriu
5.
The moon appears to change shape because of _____.
a)
the Moon's revolution around Earth
b)
the seasons of the year
c)
the movement of stars in they sky
d)
Earth's rotation on its axis
6.
What causes Earth's seasons?
a)
the tilt of Earth's axis
b)
Earth's rotation
c)
the revolution of the Moon
d)
Earth's distance from the Sun
7.
The rotation of Earth on its axis causes the pattern of _____.
a)
night and day
b)
constellations
c)
Earth's seasons
d)
the phases of the moon
8.
Fixed patterns of stars are called _____.
a)
Constellations
b)
Nebulas
c)
orbits
d)
systems
9.
It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.
a)
24 hours
b)
365 days
c)
28 days
d)
24 days
10.
It takes about _____________ for the moon to go through all of its phases.
a)
28 days
b)
365 days
c)
24 hours
d)
24 days
11.
What is a saying to remember the order of the planets?
a)
my very excellent mother just served us nachos
b)
my very excellent mother just served us no pizza
c)
In a galaxy far, far, away
d)
my excellent mother gave us spam
12.
It takes Earth _____________ to make one revolution or orbit around the Sun.
a)
365 days
b)
365 hours
c)
28 days
d)
24 hours
13.
If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Spring
b)
Fall
c)
Winter
d)
Summer
14.
What happens when the area you live in tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer
b)
It is spring
c)
It is fall
d)
It is winter
15.
Our planets in the solar system orbit the:
a)
Moon
b)
Sun
c)
Sky
d)
Earth
16.
What is the unit of measurement used to measure the distance of galaxies or stars?
a)
light year
b)
centimeter
c)
millimeter
d)
grams
17.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
18.
The Earth and the rest of our solar system are located in what galaxy?
a)
Milky Way
b)
Snickers
c)
Andromeda
d)
Star Wars
19.
Why a ball falls to the ground?
a)
Earth's force of gravity is GREATER than the ball's, so the ball gets attracted to the ground.
b)
Earth's force of gravity is LESS than the ball's, so the ball gets attracted to the ground.
20.
Why can astronauts jump and float a little on the Moon?
a)
Because the Moon's gravity is NOT that STRONG.
b)
Because the Moon's gravity is VERY STRONG.
21.
Gravity is a _______.
a)
force that pulls everything DOWN
b)
force that pulls objects together
c)
BOTH answers
d)
None of them.
22.
Objects with GREATER mass have a ______ force of gravity.
a)
STRONGER
b)
NOT TO STRONG
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