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WorksheetsPlanetary Science 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 31mins
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1.
An imaginary axle that a planet spins on
a)
horizon
b)
axis
c)
the tilt of the planet
d)
altitude
2.
The day and night cycle on Earth is caused by
a)
Earth's tilted axis
b)
Earth's orbit around the Sun
c)
Earth's rotation on its axis
d)
Earth's distance from the Sun
3.
What information should you record each day to observe the Moon for patterns and changes over time?
a)
Date and time
b)
Date, time, location in the sky
c)
Date, time, appearance (a drawing), location in the sky
d)
Date, time, appearance (a drawing), location in the sky, anything that prevented you from being able to see the moon
4.
The Moon can be seen from Earth
a)
Only when it is night
b)
Only when it is day
c)
Sometimes at night and sometimes during the day
d)
Only after the Sun has set
5.
The distance above Earth's surface is ____?
a)
Altitude
b)
Line of sight
c)
Horizon
d)
Point of view
6.
The position from which an observation is made is a ______.
a)
Altitude
b)
Line of sight
c)
Horizon
d)
Point of view
7.
A place where the sky and Earth's surface appear to meet is the _______.
a)
Axis
b)
Line of sight
c)
Horizon
d)
Point of view
8.
What is rotation?
a)
Turning/Spinning like a top
b)
The amount of time it takes to go around the Sun.
c)
Going around another object
d)
The same as orbit
9.
What is revolution?
a)
Traveling around something
b)
Day/night cycle
c)
Spinning like a top
d)
Turning on an axis.
10.
The path and length of time it takes a planet to go around the Sun is its
a)
axle
b)
orbit
c)
elevation
d)
rotation
11.
The horizontal bands that measure the distance North or South from the Equator
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Revolution
d)
Rotation
12.
The way a ship appears to change as it sails away
a)
It appears to sink
b)
The top disappears first
c)
It gets really tiny but you can always see it
d)
Disappears all at once as it falls off the edge of the Earth
13.
Why does a ship sailing out to sea give us evidence that the Earth is round?
a)
It doesn't
b)
It looks like it is sinking because it is going beyond the horizon and we can only see in straight lines which shows the Earth is round
c)
The top of the mast disappears because we only see curves and the mast is too straight when it is far away
d)
The Earth isn't round
14.
Pick the BEST explanation to go with this picture.
a)
Light travels from the Earth in straight lines
b)
Day and night is caused by Earth rotating on its axis
c)
Half the Earth is in daylight and the other half is in darkness
d)
The Earth is always half sunlit, half in shadow, and rotates on its axis so the area in light is always changing
15.
Earth's axis
a)
always points to the North Star
b)
changes as we orbit the Sun
c)
always points away from the Sun
d)
never points at the North Star
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