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Worksheets6th Grade ESS1 review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which planet has the least amount of mass?
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
2.
Which planet rotates the quickest?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
3.
Which celestial object is the most massive?
a)
Jupiter
b)
the Sun
c)
Earth
d)
Neptune
4.
Which planet rotates the slowest?
a)
Venus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Saturn
d)
Neptune
5.
Which celestial object is the largest in the sky?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Sun
d)
Mars
6.
Why do you think it takes Neptune so long to revolve around the sun?
a)
Because it is so big
b)
Because it is so far from the sun
c)
Because it is so close to the sun
d)
because it is mostly gas
7.
Why do you think there is no data in the columns for the Sun's average distance and period of revolution (1st 2 columns)?
a)
That information is not yet known
b)
Everything is being measured in relation to the sun
c)
Scientists have not discovered it yet
d)
They forgot to put it that info.
8.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Saturn
d)
Venus
9.
Which planet rotates at almost the same speed as Earth?
a)
Mars
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
10.
Which 2 planets are almost the same size?
a)
Uranus & Neptune
b)
Jupiter & Saturn
c)
Earth & Venus
d)
Mercury & Venus
11.
Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
phase
d)
comet
12.
One kind of _______ is the crescent Moon.
a)
axis
b)
asteroid
c)
phase
d)
space probe
13.
One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.
a)
axis
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
satellite
14.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
15.
Select the order from smallest to largest.
a)
Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe
b)
Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system
c)
Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe
d)
Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way
16.
Why does Earth have different seasons?
a)
because of the distance between Earth and the sun
b)
because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis
c)
because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis
d)
because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun
17.
Which best explains why the moon has phases?
a)
The moon’s position changes in relation to the sun and Earth.
b)
The sun’s position changes in relation to the moon and Earth.
c)
The Earth casts a shadow on the moon as it rotates.
d)
The moon rotates along its axis
18.
As the Earth travels around the sun, this tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the ________.
a)
months
b)
day and night
c)
seasons
d)
years
19.
A spiral galaxy of stars that contains our Sun
a)
Planisphere
b)
Intensity
c)
Star
d)
Milky Way
20.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
21.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Uranus
b)
Mercury
c)
Neptune
d)
Earth
22.
Which planet is third from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Pluto
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
23.
Which planet has life?
a)
Uranus
b)
Earth
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
24.
Which planet is known for its rings?
a)
Saturn
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Venus
25.
What is at the center of our solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Sun
c)
Nebula
d)
Black Hole
26.
A student made a model of how the Earth, Moon, and Sun orbit. She used ping-pong balls
to represent each one. She painted each one a different color. Then, she placed the Moon
and Earth close together and the Sun much further away.What is one limitation of the student's model?
to represent each one. She painted each one a different color. Then, she placed the Moon
and Earth close together and the Sun much further away.What is one limitation of the student's model?
a)
She used the same size balls.
b)
She made earth orbit the sun.
c)
She moved the Sun away from the Earth and Moon.
27.
Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?
a)
Sun and moon orbit Earth
b)
Earth and moon orbit Sun
c)
Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth
d)
Earth and sun orbit moon
28.
What is a solar eclipse?
a)
When the earth passes between the moon and the sun
b)
When the moon passes between the sun and the earth
c)
When there's a full moon
d)
When the sun changes positions
29.
What keeps a planet moving on its path around the sun
a)
gravity & inertia
b)
heat & pressure
c)
inertia & pressure
d)
gravity & heat
30.
What happens when the Earth's Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun?
a)
We have winter
b)
We have summer
c)
We have bad weather
31.
The orbital periods of the inner planets are _________than the outer planets.
a)
faster
b)
same
c)
longer
32.
The stars appear to move across Earth’s sky. Which statement explains why this happens?
a)
The stars orbit Earth
b)
Earth rotates on its axis and orbits the sun.
c)
The sun orbits Earth.
33.
Planets that are farther from the sun
a)
take more time to orbit
b)
take less time to orbit
34.
Gravity on the moon is about 1/6 the gravity felt on the earth. This is because
a)
the moon is much less massive than the earth
b)
the earth has a molten core and the moon doesn't
c)
the moon is so much further from the sun than the earth.
35.
On Saturn, you would weigh more because
a)
Saturn has more mass and less gravity
b)
Saturn has more mass and gravity
c)
Saturn has less mass and more gravity
36.
If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your weight?
a)
Increase because gravitational force increases
b)
decrease because gravitational force decreases
c)
decrease because gravitational force increases
d)
nothing, weight is not affected by gravitational force
37.
Outside on the playground, students are making a scale model of the solar system. Which of
the following tools will be needed to measure the distance of the planets from the Sun on
the model?
the following tools will be needed to measure the distance of the planets from the Sun on
the model?
a)
Balance
b)
Thermometer
c)
Computer
d)
Meter Stick
38.
Many of the tests for vehicle development and spacesuit development take place in Black Point Lava Flow in Arizona. This desert site was most likely chosen to test the vehicles and spacesuits because
a)
the desert site has weather most like the Moon or Mars
b)
the desert has plants and animals most like the Moon or Mars
c)
the desert site is most like the surface of the Moon or Mars
d)
the desert site has a temperature most like the Moon or Mars
39.
How does changing the distance between objects affect the force of gravity?
a)
Decreasing distance increases gravity
b)
increasing distance increases gravity
c)
Distance does not affect gravity
40.
How does changing the mass of objects affect the force of gravity?
a)
Increasing mass will decrease gravity
b)
Decreasing mass will increase gravity
c)
Mass will not affect gravity
d)
Increasing mass increases gravity
41.
Why does the moon appear to shine?
a)
It is like a star and gives off light
b)
it refracts light from space
c)
It reflects light from the sun
d)
It absorbs light from the sun
42.
In a scale model of our solar system, which of the following should be the largest?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Sun
43.
Which letter or letters represent daytime on Earth?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
B and C
d)
A and B
44.
The red arrow is pointing at which moon phase?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbouse
d)
Waning Gibbous
45.
The red arrow is pointing at which moon phase?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
46.
The red arrow is pointing at which moon phase?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbouse
d)
Waning Gibbous
47.
The red arrow is pointing at which moon phase?
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
1st Quarter
d)
3rd/Last Quarter
48.
What does the Big Bang theory suggest?
a)
The universe was just there
b)
The Milky Way is the only solar system
c)
The universe is continually expanding
d)
The universe started as a point and is moving towards each other
49.
What is the relationship between mass and gravity?
a)
As the mass of the planet decreases, the force of gravity increases.
b)
There is no relationship between mass and gravity.
c)
Mass and gravity are the same thing.
d)
As the mass of the planet increases, the force of gravity increases.
50.
The force of gravity between two planets depends on _____________________________.
a)
the mass of one of the planets and the amount of moons the planet has.
b)
the amount of mass of each planet and the distance between them.
c)
the volume of each planet and the type of core the planet has.
d)
how old the planets are and the distance between them.
51.
Explains how the universe was formed.
a)
Big Bang Theory
b)
Nebular Hypothesis
c)
Universe
d)
Planetesimals
52.
As distance separating the objects increases the gravitational force
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
53.
In relation to us, most galaxies are…
a)
Moving toward us
b)
Moving away from us
c)
Not moving
54.
According to the Big Bang Theory how old is the universe?
a)
Thousands of years.
b)
Millions of years.
c)
Billions of years.
d)
Eternal.
55.
Waxing means...
a)
Growing
b)
Dying
c)
Losing light
d)
Moving
56.
What would be the result if the Earth's axis was not tilted but straight up and down?
a)
Nothing would change
b)
There would be no seasons
c)
Days would get longer
d)
The Equator would burn up and the poles would freeze
57.
Which of these best shows that the Earth revolves around the sun as the moon revolves around the Earth?
a)
Picture A
b)
Picture B
c)
Picture C
d)
Picture D
58.
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity
59.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight
d)
weight and mass
60.
Any object with mass has gravity.
a)
True
b)
Sometimes
c)
False
d)
Never
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