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Seeing Earth from Space- 5th grade

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

VOCABULARY

We decided to take our time and _________ through the woods, enjoying the sights along the path.

a)

Reef

b)

Meander

c)

lagoon

d)

Mentor

2.

VOCABULARY

Swimmers splashed in the shallow _________, encircled by the coral island.

a)

Lagoon

b)

Barren

c)

Sensors

d)

Office

3.

VOCABULARY

It has been so long since the ________ desert has had any rain that even the cactus may not survive.

a)

Meander

b)

Reef

c)

Atoll

d)

Barren

4.

VOCABULARY

When we went snorkeling, we explored a beautiful coral _______.

a)

Lagoon

b)

Reef

c)

Sharkbait

d)

Sensors

5.

VOCABULARY

On vacation we scan in the lagoon and jogged around the entire ________.

a)

Lagoon

b)

Barren

c)

Meander

d)

Atoll

6.

VOCABULARY

The garage door opener has ________ to stop the door from crushing small animals.

a)

Lagoon

b)

Barren

c)

Reefs

d)

Sensors

7.

The Apollo 8 astronauts were the first to:

a)

Go on a sight-seeing trip

b)

See the full face of the Earth

c)

Orbit the sun

d)

See Earth as a planet

8.

How fast is Earth traveling around the sun?

a)

67,000 miles a light year

b)

6,700 miles an hour

c)

67,000 miles an hour

d)

6,700 miles a minute

9.

How are the pictures of Earth taken from the satellites different from those taken by astronauts orbiting above the Earth?

a)

The pictures show the full length of rivers.

b)

The pictures show things that can’t be seen by human beings.

c)

The pictures do not show the whole Earth.

d)

Satellites carry sensors and radar for taking pictures.

10.

What causes the golden haze over the Indian Ocean?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Clouds

c)

Typhoon Pat

d)

Air Pollution

11.

How are most islands formed?

a)

By earthquakes

b)

By volcanoes under the ocean

c)

By volcanoes on land

d)

By giant storms

12.

Coral is a kind of _________.

a)

Rock

b)

Animal

c)

Plant

d)

Sand

13.

THe Himalayas were formed when ______.

a)

The ocean floor was pushed up

b)

Huge pieces of the Earth’s crust were pressed together

c)

Huge lava flows were built up

d)

Two islands collide

14.

The astronauts found the stars brighter when they are seen from the moon because_______.

a)

The moon has no atmosphere to dim the light

b)

Earth is farther away than stars

c)

Earth is whirling at 67,000 miles an hour

d)

Earth is closer to the sun than the moon is

15.

What excited the Apollo astronauts most about the sight of Earth?

a)

It was home.

b)

It was colorful.

c)

It was in a black sea of space.

d)

There was life on Earth

16.

“From the space they see that the atmosphere is only a thin shell surrounding the earth.” In this selection, atmosohere means_______.

a)

Darkness

b)

Light

c)

Water

d)

Air

17.

Which sentence best describes how people who have traveled in space feel about the earth?

a)

The earth is large and sturdy.

b)

The earth’s atmosphere is boundless.

c)

The earth is one world for all people.

d)

The earth is divided into many countries.

18.

What is the author’s main purpose for writing this selection?

a)

To encourage the reader to become an astronaut

b)

To help the reader appreciate the earth

c)

To explain the solar system

d)

To give information about the islands

19.

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.

a)

boundless.

b)

A mystery.

c)

People can’t see it.

d)

A painting of white dots.

20.

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 _______

a)

Full of rivers and galaxies.

b)

Only a thin shell surrounding the Earth.

c)

Lots of different colors.

d)

Forests that reach from one country to another.

21.

What three parts of the Earth need protected? Choose THREE answers..

a)

Air

b)

Land

c)

Moon

d)

Water