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Worksheets5th 6 Weeks Science Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:
a)
Asteroids
b)
Comets
c)
moon
d)
Meteors
2.
When a meteoroid STRIKES the surface of the earth scientists refer to them as:
a)
Asteroids
b)
Comets
c)
Meteors
d)
Meteorites
3.
Millions of pieces of rocky material of various sizes orbit the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. These objects are known as -
a)
Asteroids
b)
Meteors
c)
Comets
d)
Planets
4.
A shooting star is actually a...
a)
Comet
b)
Meteoroid
c)
Meteorite
d)
Meteor
5.
The luminous celestial body (a bright space object) around which Earth and other planets revolve and from which they receive heat and light.
a)
satellite
b)
planet
c)
sun
d)
galaxy
6.
A ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat.
a)
planet
b)
meteorite
c)
star
d)
asteroid belt
7.
Hale-Bopp is made of ice and dust. It orbits far beyond the orbit of Pluto. This tail extends more than 1 million km. What am I?
a)
star
b)
comet
c)
meteor
d)
asteroid
8.
The sun is considered a super-giant star.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The four terrestrial planets all have
a)
hot temperatures
b)
rocky surfaces
c)
deep atmosphere
d)
large size
10.
Which element is the most abundant in the universe?
a)
Carbon
b)
Helium
c)
Oxygen
d)
Hydrogen
11.
Mark all of the characteristics that apply to the inner planets
a)
Gas Giants
b)
Rocky Planets
c)
Smaller
d)
Larger
12.
The inner core of a comet is called the ____________.
a)
nucleus
b)
coma
c)
head
d)
tail
13.
The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another.
a)
gravity
b)
orbital path
c)
system
d)
outer planet
14.
Objects such as planets, moons, and stars that are located in the sky or in space.
a)
solar systems
b)
comas
c)
asteroid belts
d)
celestial objects
15.
The gravitationally-curved path of an object around a point in space.
a)
solar system
b)
coma
c)
terrestrial
d)
orbital path
16.
The luminous celestial body around which Earth and other planets revolve and from which they receive heat and light.
a)
star
b)
planet
c)
moon
d)
sun
17.
Any of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, whose orbits lie beyond the asteroid belt.
a)
inner planets
b)
outer planets
c)
solar systems
d)
Galilean moons
18.
The sun together with the group of planets and other celestial bodies that are held by its gravitational attraction and revolve around it.
a)
inner planets
b)
outer planets
c)
solar system
d)
Galilean moons
19.
Something that orbits around another object; for example, a moon orbiting a planet or a human-made object orbiting Earth.
a)
comet
b)
moon
c)
coma
d)
satellite
20.
Galilean moons orbit which planet?
a)
Earth
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
21.
Which of the following planets could be described as rocky, terrestrial and relatively close to the sun?
a)
Neptune
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Saturn
22.
Based on the table provided, which object is a comet?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
23.
This outer planet takes 84 Earth years to revolve around the Sun. It also rotates "backwards."
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Mercury
d)
Uranus
24.
These are the gas planets
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
b)
Inner Planets
c)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
d)
Solar System
25.
This moon has had humans land on it.
a)
Earth's moon
b)
Ganymede
c)
Callisto
d)
Titan
26.
This is the name for four of Jupiter's moons, named for the scientist who discovered them.
a)
Shakespearean Moon
b)
Galilean Moons
c)
Newtonian Moons
d)
Four Sister Moons
27.
What is gravity?
a)
A force
b)
Energy
c)
A push
d)
All of them
28.
Without gravity we would________.
a)
Float away
b)
Stay in the ground
c)
Nothing would happen.
d)
I don't know
29.
Which object has more mass?
a)
Ball
b)
Earth
30.
Which object has a GREATER force of gravity?
a)
Ball
b)
Earth
31.
Which objects have a STRONG force of gravity?
a)
Objects with GREATER mass, like elephants
b)
Objects with LESS mass, like mice
32.
Why a ball falls to the ground?
a)
Earth's force of gravity is GREATER than the ball's, so the ball gets attracted to the ground.
b)
Earth's force of gravity is LESS than the ball's, so the ball gets attracted to the ground.
33.
Which has more mass, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
The same
34.
What is weight?
a)
The measure of how HEAVY something is.
b)
The measure of how much GRAVITY is pulling on an object.
c)
BOTH answers are correct.
d)
None of them.
35.
Is weight AFFECTED by gravity?
a)
YES, depending on the force of gravity is how much you weight.
b)
NO, it is not related.
36.
Where would you have more mass, on Earth or on the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
IS THE SAME, mass DOESN'T CHANGE
d)
In both Planets.
37.
The investigation of physical conditions in space and on stars, planets, and other celestial bodies through the use of satellites, space probes, or spacecrafts with human crews.
a)
Space Exploration
b)
Newton's Law of Gravity
c)
the ISS
d)
Space travel
38.
A vehicle for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial object.
a)
rover
b)
the International Space Station
c)
Observetory
d)
Space probe
39.
The International Space Station began in
a)
1988
b)
1998
c)
2000
d)
1968
40.
To which rocky planet are scientists planning a manned space mission
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Neptune
d)
Venus
41.
Which tool allows scientists to take pictures very distant objects such as other galaxies, stars, and planets?
a)
telescope
b)
periscope
c)
space shuttle
d)
rover
42.
How did Galileo discover the moons on Jupiter
a)
space mission
b)
rover
c)
telescope
d)
space probe
43.
What object is launched into orbit and designed to send and receive information?
a)
rover
b)
satellite
c)
space shuttle
d)
space probe
44.
I helped a space shuttle get off of Earth and enter space. What am I?
a)
Rover
b)
Rocket
c)
Space Probe
d)
Satellite
45.
How was technology first used to observe celestial bodies in the sky at night?
a)
Greeks observed the stars in constellations with their own eyes.
b)
Telescopes were used by observers like Galileo and Isaac Newton.
c)
The James Webb Space telescope was the first technology used.
d)
Russian satellites like Sputnik were the fist technologies used.
46.
Manned (with people) space missions have only every visited our Moon.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
The main force a rocket must overcome to reach outer space when launched from Earth is ____________.
a)
strong force
b)
weak force
c)
EM waves
d)
gravity
48.
Which of these is a place where humans live and study space?
a)
Moon probe
b)
Mars Rover
c)
Space Shuttle
d)
International Space Station
49.
Which were the first to walk on the moon?
a)
Buzz Lightyear and Woody
b)
Alan Shepard and Sally Ride
c)
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong
d)
John Glenn and Yuri Gargarin
50.
Why is a space suit insulated?
a)
regulate temperature- protect against hot/cold
b)
to keep the astronaut from dehydrating
c)
so they can use the bathroom in space
d)
so they can breathe
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