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Sun, Earth, and Moon

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space.

a)

orbit

b)

moon

c)

sun

d)

rotation

2.

The bowl-shaped indents or cavities on the surface of a planet that are caused by a collision with another object.

a)

trenches

b)

orbit

c)

craters

d)

Earth

3.

A natural satellite that orbits a planet

a)

star

b)

moon

c)

meteor

d)

planet

4.

The star at the center of our Solar System that supplies heat to Earth, its gravity keeps the system in orbit.

a)

Sun

b)

Earth

c)

moon

d)

Mars

5.

A planet in our Solar System that has life on it

a)

moon

b)

Mars

c)

Pluto

d)

Earth

6.

A force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth

a)

momentum

b)

force

c)

gravity

d)

the atmosphere

7.

The time it takes the Earth to make on complete rotation on its axis (24 hr. period)

a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

rotation

d)

a day

8.

A line, real or imaginary, around which something spins

a)

compass

b)

equator

c)

shadow

d)

axis

9.

An instrument that shows direction and uses a small magnet to show North (N, S, E, W).

a)

Compass

b)

Axis

c)

Sundial

d)

Thermometer

10.

A dark area caused when an object blocks light falling on a surface

a)

highlight

b)

shadow

c)

sundial

d)

day time

11.

An instrument that measures the time of day using the position of the Sun

a)

sundial

b)

map

c)

compass

d)

rain gauge

12.

When the Earth faces the sun and is highlighted it is ___________ on that side of the Earth.

a)

Day

b)

Night

c)

winter

d)

summer

13.

When the Earth faces away from the Sun and is dark it is _______________ on that side of the Earth.

a)

day

b)

night

c)

winter

d)

summer