Worksheets5th Grade Review Earth and Space
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the correct term for this grouping of stars, gas, and dust?
planet
galaxy
universe
solar system
On a field trip to a science museum, Lee saw photographs of asteroids and comets that astronomers took using telescopes. What could Lee look for in the photographs to tell a comet from an asteroid?
a long tail
a small size
a rocky surface
an irregular shape
Jacob is doing a report on the galaxy in which Earth is found. Which of the following is the galaxy that Jacob should research for his report?
Andromeda
Milky Way
Maffei 1
Ursa Minor
All visible stars in the night sky are many times larger than Earth. Why do they look like tiny points of light?
They are moving very fast.
The atmosphere blocks most of their light.
The stars visible at night are located very far from Earth.
Most of the light from stars is absorbed by galaxies, so it does not reach Earth.
Earth and Saturn are both planets orbiting the sun. Which of these other features do the two planets have in common?
They have a thin atmosphere.
They rotate about an axis.
Their orbits are the same length.
They have about the same mass.
Kashvi likes to look out the window at the moon. She observes that it seems to change every week. Which sentence best explains why this happens?
The moon moves between Earth and the sun
The moon rotates only once in about a month
The same side of the moon always faces Earth
The amount of the lighted part of the moon that faces Earth changes
The moon looks different as it orbits Earth in different phases. One phase is called a full moon. During a full moon, the entire surface of the moon as seen from Earth is in sunlight. How are Earth, the moon, and sun arranged during a full moon?
The sun is between Earth and the moon.
The moon is between Earth and the sun.
Earth is on the side of the moon in darkness.
Earth is located between the sun and the moon.
Which moon phase comes after the waning crescent?
New moon
First quarter
Last quarter
Full moon
Some constellations are visible from different places on Earth only during a part of the year. Why are certain constellations not visible everywhere on Earth all year long?
the Sun’s rotation
Earth’s rotation
the Sun’s revolution
Earth’s revolution
Earth orbits the sun. Yet the sun appears to move through the sky. For example, the sun always appears to rise in the east and set in the west. What is responsible for this apparent motion of the sun?
Earth's size
Earth's orbit
Earth's rotation
Earth's revolution
If you look up at the night sky long enough, the stars will appear to move across the sky. What is responsible for making the stars appear to move across the sky at night?
Earth's revolution
Earth’s rotation on its axis
Earth’s position in its orbit
Earth’s distance from the sun
Earth revolves around the sun. Look closely at the illustration below, which shows Earth revolving around the sun. How long would it take for Earth to travel between points 4 and 2?
one week
one month
six months
twelve months
