WorksheetsSeeing Earth from Space- 5th grade
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
VOCABULARY
We decided to take our time and _________ through the woods, enjoying the sights along the path.
Reef
Meander
lagoon
Mentor
VOCABULARY
Swimmers splashed in the shallow _________, encircled by the coral island.
Lagoon
Barren
Sensors
Office
VOCABULARY
It has been so long since the ________ desert has had any rain that even the cactus may not survive.
Meander
Reef
Atoll
Barren
VOCABULARY
When we went snorkeling, we explored a beautiful coral _______.
Lagoon
Reef
Sharkbait
Sensors
VOCABULARY
On vacation we scan in the lagoon and jogged around the entire ________.
Lagoon
Barren
Meander
Atoll
VOCABULARY
The garage door opener has ________ to stop the door from crushing small animals.
Lagoon
Barren
Reefs
Sensors
The Apollo 8 astronauts were the first to:
Go on a sight-seeing trip
See the full face of the Earth
Orbit the sun
See Earth as a planet
How fast is Earth traveling around the sun?
67,000 miles a light year
6,700 miles an hour
67,000 miles an hour
6,700 miles a minute
How are the pictures of Earth taken from the satellites different from those taken by astronauts orbiting above the Earth?
The pictures show the full length of rivers.
The pictures show things that can’t be seen by human beings.
The pictures do not show the whole Earth.
Satellites carry sensors and radar for taking pictures.
What causes the golden haze over the Indian Ocean?
Sunlight
Clouds
Typhoon Pat
Air Pollution
How are most islands formed?
By earthquakes
By volcanoes under the ocean
By volcanoes on land
By giant storms
Coral is a kind of _________.
Rock
Animal
Plant
Sand
THe Himalayas were formed when ______.
The ocean floor was pushed up
Huge pieces of the Earth’s crust were pressed together
Huge lava flows were built up
Two islands collide
The astronauts found the stars brighter when they are seen from the moon because_______.
The moon has no atmosphere to dim the light
Earth is farther away than stars
Earth is whirling at 67,000 miles an hour
Earth is closer to the sun than the moon is
What excited the Apollo astronauts most about the sight of Earth?
It was home.
It was colorful.
It was in a black sea of space.
There was life on Earth
“From the space they see that the atmosphere is only a thin shell surrounding the earth.” In this selection, atmosohere means_______.
Darkness
Light
Water
Air
Which sentence best describes how people who have traveled in space feel about the earth?
The earth is large and sturdy.
The earth’s atmosphere is boundless.
The earth is one world for all people.
The earth is divided into many countries.
What is the author’s main purpose for writing this selection?
To encourage the reader to become an astronaut
To help the reader appreciate the earth
To explain the solar system
To give information about the islands
What is the atmosphere like for people on Earth? In the book, it says that the atmosphere seems to be______. An ocean of air that we take for granted and breathe without thinking about it.
boundless.
A mystery.
People can’t see it.
A painting of white dots.
What is the atmosphere like when it is seen from space? In the book, it says that from space they see that the atmosphere is _______
Full of rivers and galaxies.
Only a thin shell surrounding the Earth.
Lots of different colors.
Forests that reach from one country to another.
What three parts of the Earth need protected? Choose THREE answers..
Air
Land
Moon
Water
