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Sky Science Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sunrise is occurring at position ________ and sunset is occurring at position _________. What goes in those blanks?

a)

Z , X

b)

Y , W

c)

X , Z

d)

W , Y

2.

The moon makes a complete revolution around Earth approximately once each

a)

day

b)

week

c)

year

d)

month

3.

In order to safely view the sun, a person should...

a)

view the sun while wearing sunglasses

b)

place a piece of dark paper over the lens of a telescope

c)

view an image of the sun projected onto a piece of paper

d)

place a piece of coloured glass over the lens of a telescope

4.

Using the image, which order of words identifies possible names for the missing X, Y, and Z in the picture.

a)

Universe, Solar System, Galaxy

b)

Galaxy, Solar System, Universe

c)

Milky Way, Galaxy, Solar System

d)

Solar System, Milky Way, Universe

5.

The gibbous moons are labelled...

a)

I and II

b)

I and IV

c)

II and III

d)

III and IV

6.

If the position marked W on the diagram above represents the constellation Cepheus in June, then the position marked Y represents the constellation Cepheus in

a)

March

b)

May

c)

September

d)

December

7.

Which of the following rows shows the phases of the moon that would be seen on day 14 and day 21?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Which of the following diagrams shows the orientation of Earth when it is summer in Canada?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Paul wanted to investigate the movement of the Sun over the course of a day. He used a sundial to measure the length of a shadow once every hour from sunrise to sunset.


Which of the following variables must be kept the same in order to obtain reliable data from this activity?

a)

Type of sundial and location of sundial

b)

Length of shadow and location of sundial

c)

Type of sundial and times at which measurements were taken

d)

Length of shadow and the times at which measurements were taken

10.

One similarity between asteroids and ___________ is that both ___________ light

a)

stars, emit

b)

stars, reflect

c)

comets, emit

d)

comets, reflect

11.

Which of the following statements can be made based on this chart?

a)

Mercury is the closest planet to Venus

b)

Earth is the coldest of the inner planets

c)

Mars has the shortest day of the inner planets

d)

Venus is the closest planet in diameter to earth

12.

How long will it take for Earth to rotate so that X position is directly facing the sun?

a)

6 hours

b)

8 hours

c)

12 hours

d)

18 hours

13.

Which of the following lists orders the components of the universe from the component with the LARGEST diameter to the component with the SMALLEST diameter

a)

Galaxies, stars, comets, planets

b)

Galaxies, stars, planets, comets

c)

Planets, comets, stars, galaxies

d)

Comets, planets, stars, galaxies

14.

Which diagram represents the phase of the Moon seen from Earth when the Moon is directly between Earth and the Sun?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Students are asked to measure the length of the shadow on a sundial once every hour from sunrise to sunset. Which graph most likely represents data gathered during summer?

a)
b)
c)
d)