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Astronomy Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This spinning motion of the earth on its axis causes night and day

a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

rotation

d)

circling

2.

This is approximately how long it takes for the earth to revolve one time around the sun

a)

24 hours

b)

265 days

c)

27 days

d)

1 year

3.

These lunar phases appear when the side of the moon facing Earth is almost completely illuminated

a)

Gibbous moons

b)

Full and New moons

c)

Quarter moons

d)

Crescent moons

4.

These lunar phases appear when the side of the moon facing Earth is just barely illuminated

a)

Gibbous moons

b)

Full and New moons

c)

Quarter moons

d)

Crescent moons

5.

This is where the moon gets its light from

a)

Earth

b)

radioactive moon rocks

c)

sun

d)

bioluminescent bacteria on the moon

6.

Why should you be careful when visiting the Japanese island shown here?

a)

During low tide you might get stuck on the island.

b)

The sandy area where people are walking is only visible during a neap tide.

c)

During high tide you might get stuck on the island.

d)

The island is only above water during a full moon.

7.

This occurs when the moon passes directly between the earth and the sun

a)

quarter moon

b)

full moon

c)

lunar eclipse

d)

solar eclipse

8.

This is how the moon looks when Earth's shadow is covering it

a)

The moon appears darker and red in color

b)

The moon is not visible in the sky

c)

The moon looks like a bright ring of light

d)

The moon appears blue in color

9.

Because the spherical earth is tilted in its orbit around the sun, we experience these

a)

night and day

b)

lunar and solar eclipses

c)

neap and spring tides

d)

seasons

10.

At this position in the diagram Georgia is enjoying summer

a)

Position A

b)

Position B

c)

Position C

d)

Position D

11.

At this position in the diagram Georgia is enjoying winter

a)

Position A

b)

Position B

c)

Position C

d)

Position D

12.

At this position in the diagram Georgia is enjoying spring

a)

Position A

b)

Position B

c)

Position C

d)

Position D

13.

At this position in the diagram Georgia is enjoying fall

a)

Position A

b)

Position B

c)

Position C

d)

Position D

14.

The earth keeps moving in its orbit instead of being pulled in by the sun's gravity because of this

a)

gravity

b)

inertia

c)

the moon

d)

Jupiter

15.

This is a diagram of Claudius Ptolemy's Geocentric Model

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

"Geo" means _______, while "helio" means _______.

a)

land / sea

b)

earth / space

c)

earth / sun

d)

land / sun

17.

The Big Bang was NOT an explosion, but rather an...

a)

implosion

b)

extraction

c)

expansion

d)

advancement

18.

All of space and everything in it is this

a)

the solar system

b)

the Milky Way Galaxy

c)

the nebular matrix

d)

the universe

19.

The eight planets in order moving away from the sun are...

a)

Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Neptune, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mercury

d)

Arrakis, Alderaan, Dagobah, Magrathea, Caladan, Shakespeare, Earth, Boo

20.

This is NOT a characteristic of the outer planets

a)

have many moons

b)

are less dense

c)

are terrestrial

d)

are larger in size

21.

This planet can sustain life because of the composition of its atmosphere, its distance from the sun, and the presence of liquid water

a)

Earth

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

22.

Large space rocks mostly in orbit in a loose ring between the inner planets and the outer planets

a)

comets

b)

asteroids

c)

meteoroids

d)

moons

23.

"Dirty snowballs" of ice, dust, and rock orbiting stars and leaving tails of vaporized ice beyond them

a)

comets

b)

asteroids

c)

meteoroids

d)

moons

24.

Falling rocks that emit light as they burn up in the atmosphere

a)

meteoroids

b)

meteorites

c)

meteors

d)

meatballs

25.

Do this to increase the gravitational pull between two objects

a)

Reduce the size of the objects

b)

Move the objects farther apart

c)

Reduce the masses of the objects

d)

Move the objects closer together

26.

Theoretically, you would weigh the most at the surface of this object in our solar system

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Sun

27.

An estimated 100-200 billion stars orbit in a spiral shape called the Milky Way ____

a)

solar system

b)

universe

c)

galaxy

d)

nebula

28.

This is an explanation for something in the natural world, backed up by a large amount of evidence and research

a)

theory

b)

hypothesis

c)

opinion

d)

law

29.

Scientists monitor the locations of these in our solar system, since the impact of one is thought to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago

a)

comets

b)

dwarf planets

c)

asteroids

d)

meteoroids

30.

This planet has water, but it is all frozen at the poles

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Luna

31.

This planet has no atmosphere or moon, and its surface is covered with craters

a)

Neptune

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

32.

This planet is the hottest in our solar system due to the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in its atmosphere

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Uranus

d)

Venus

33.

This planet is less dense than water, and it is known for its large, visible rings

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

34.

This gaseous planet is tilted nearly 90o on its axis

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Earth

35.

This is evidence supporting the Big Bang Theory

a)

Stephen Hawking's book "A Brief History of Time"

b)

Red Shift (colors of stars show the universe is expanding)

c)

the Supreme Court believes the theory is true

d)

Mrs. Hall is pretty sure it's right

36.

"Over here it's dark, over there it's light. So which way I face is what makes _____"

a)

it so bright

b)

day and night

c)

it out of sight

d)

sense

37.

"Plus I've got a mean lean, and my tilt's the reason you get more or less sun and you ____"

a)

shoot the breeze(n)

b)

use salt to season

c)

use the spray Febreeze(n)

d)

feel the seasons

38.

Name that creature!

a)

Jar Jar Binks

b)

Nibbler

c)

Fizgig

d)

Mogwai

39.

Name that vehicle!

a)

Firefly

b)

Enterprise

c)

Millennium Falcon

d)

Delorean

40.

Name that space object!

a)

Hubble Space Telescope

b)

Death Star

c)

Heart of Gold

d)

Curiosity Rover