Worksheetsastronomy review
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Planets that are closer to the sun
a)
take more time to orbit
b)
take less time to orbit
2.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
3.
Which planet is the largest?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
4.
Which planet is fifth from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Earth
5.
Which planet is seventh from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Earth
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
6.
which planet is the third from the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Neptune
c)
Pluto
d)
Earth
7.
Which is the fourth planet from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Saturn
c)
Earth
d)
Jupiter
8.
Which is the second closest planet to the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
9.
Which Planet comes after Earth in the solar system?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Eros
10.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
11.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
12.
The earth orbits around...
a)
the sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
13.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
14.
When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
15.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
16.
How long does it take for Earth to complete on full rotation?
a)
365 days
b)
23 hours
c)
24 hours
d)
1 month
17.
True or False
The Earth is the center of the solar system.
The Earth is the center of the solar system.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?
a)
Large
b)
Gaseous
c)
Rings
d)
Rocky Surface
19.
What is NOT a common characteristic of the outer planets?
a)
Gaseous
b)
Giant
c)
Rings
d)
Smaller than Earth
20.
Which planet is the smallest?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
21.
Which planet rotates to give day/night every 24 hours?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
22.
What is in between the inner planets and the outer planets?
a)
Asteroid belt
b)
Kuiper belt
c)
Sun
d)
Moon
23.
Which planet has the biggest rings?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
24.
What force keeps the planets orbiting the sun?
a)
Gravity
b)
Magnetism
c)
Electricity
d)
Friction
25.
Planets that are farther from the sun
a)
take more time to orbit
b)
take less time to orbit
26.
What major components are in the solar system?
a)
sun and planets only
b)
sun only
c)
sun and moons only
d)
sun, planets, and mooms
27.
Why is the sun important?
a)
sun is closest star that gives light and planets revolve around it
b)
sun is an asteroid that gives light
c)
sun is a star that spins around the planets
d)
sun is a celestial object that rotates around a star
28.
I am building a model of the solar system. Which should I represent with a lamp?
a)
sun
b)
Earth
c)
Moon and Earth
d)
Sun and Moon
29.
In which way is the sun different form the Earth?
a)
Sun has organisms living on it
b)
Sun is in the Milky Way galaxy
c)
Sun has moons revolving around it
d)
Sun is a star made of gases
30.
Why do we see different stars in the sky at different times of the year?
a)
Stars are revolving around sun
b)
Moon is revolving around Earh
c)
Earth is revolving around the sun
d)
Stars are revolving around Earth
31.
How do the stars near the North Star help people find the North Star at night?
a)
stay in the same pattern
b)
appear in the same spot
c)
can be seen from northern states
d)
move toward each other during night
32.
Why are different stars seen during different seasons?
a)
some shine brighter during different seasons
b)
sun shines on different stars during different seasons
c)
Earth changes position in its orbit during different seasons
d)
moon changes positions in its orbit during different seasons
33.
A student observes the stars at night every hour. Which of these most likely describes what they saw?
a)
star patterns seemed to move across sky
b)
stars changed colors
c)
stars stayed exactly in same place all night
d)
stars moved away from Earth
34.
The inner planets are also called...
a)
terrestrial planets
b)
gas giants
35.
All the inner planets are
a)
Jovian planets because they are made up of gases.
b)
Terrestrial planets because they are rocky.
36.
The motion of a body orbiting another body in space is called _____.
a)
revolution
b)
period of revolution
c)
rotation
d)
period of rotation
37.
What are the Inner Planets?
a)
Mercury, Mars, Earth, and Venus
b)
Earth, the Moon, Mars
c)
Neptune, Pluto, Earth
d)
:)
38.
Gas giants
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Venus
39.
Solid, rocky surface
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Saturn
40.
The greater mass a planet has,
a)
the greater the gravitational force it has
b)
the less gravitational force it has
c)
gravitational force does not depend on mass
41.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
d)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
42.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
43.
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
44.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
45.
What are terrestrial or the inner planets composed of?
a)
water
b)
gas
c)
rock
d)
none of the above
46.
What are the jovial (outer) planets composed of ?
a)
rock
b)
gas
c)
dust
47.
They are small and have rocky bodies.
a)
this describes the inner planets
b)
this describes the outer planets
48.
Saturn is known for it's _______.
a)
rings
b)
atmopshere
c)
moons
d)
temperature
49.
the two primary gasses that make up the atmosphere are
a)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
b)
nitrogen and carbon dioxide
c)
ozone and oxygen
d)
oxygen and nitrogen
50.
Seasons are caused by
a)
variations in Earth's orbit
b)
the tilt of the Earth
c)
variations in energy emitted from the sun
d)
weather patterns
51.
Which gas makes up the largest component of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
argon
d)
carbon dioxide
52.
Which of the following is the correct composition of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen, 1% other
b)
78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% other
c)
50 % oxygen, 50% nitrogen
d)
75% oxygen, 25% nitrogen
53.
About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?
a)
7 days
b)
365 days
c)
29 days
d)
20 days
54.
When the Earth is between the moon and sun, it is most likely a:
a)
new moon
b)
full moon
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waxing gibbous
55.
Approximately how much time passes between the new moon and full moon?
a)
one month
b)
two weeks
c)
3 days
d)
24 hours
56.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
57.
What causes the moon's phases
a)
Where you are standing on Earth
b)
the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
c)
The tilt of Earth
d)
how fast the moon is moving
58.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
59.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
60.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
61.
What moon phase is this image?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous moon.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
62.
The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.
a)
revolutions
b)
phases
c)
rotations
d)
eclipses
63.
Define Full Moon
a)
None of moon is visible
b)
Half moon phase is visible
c)
Complete moon face is visible
d)
Less Than half of moon is visible
64.
Define New Moon
a)
None of moon is visible from Earth
b)
All of moon visible from Earth
c)
Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth
d)
Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth
65.
Define Quarter Moon
a)
None of moon visible
b)
Less than Half the moon is visible
c)
More than half of moon is visible
d)
Half of the moon is visible
66.
When only a small part of the moon is visible, it is probably in what phase?
a)
waxing or waning crescent
b)
first quarter
c)
new moon phase
d)
waxing or waning gibbous phase
67.
We see the moon because of what type of light?
a)
Refracted
b)
Absorbed
c)
Emitted
d)
Reflected
68.
__________ is really sunlight reflected by the Moon.
a)
asteroid belt
b)
moonlight
c)
rays
d)
sunlight
69.
Is the Moon bigger or small than the Earth?
a)
Bigger
b)
Smaller
c)
The same
70.
The Moon gets its light from the
a)
Earth
b)
Stars
c)
Sun
71.
About how long does it take the Moon to complete it's cycle?
a)
1 week
b)
1 month
c)
1 year
72.
Why does the Moon have different phases?
a)
It follows the Sun around the Earth.
b)
It moves around the Earth.
c)
It moves around the Sun.
73.
We can see the light shining on the Moon during the New Moon Phase.
a)
True
b)
False
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