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WorksheetsDIA 6 The Solar System
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
The Heliocentric model of the solar system has the planets revolving around what object?
the sun
the moon
the Earth
The Geocentric model of the solar system has the planets revolving around what object?
the sun
the Earth
the moon
During a new moon, gravity from the Sun and Moon pull the oceans. Would this create a high or low tide?
high
low
Which image shows the arrangement of the Earth, Moon and Sun during a lunar eclipse?
The Earth is between the moon and the sun during a _____eclipse.
Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
Which of the following is a waxing crescent?
Which moon phase would we see at this point?
New Moon
Full Moon
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Seasons are caused by....
Earth's tilted axis
Moon's tilted axis
our revolution around the sun
our orbital period
What season is the southern hemisphere experiencing?
winter
summer
How do we know the moon's gravity affects us?
change in tides/water levels at the beach
change in seasons
change in moon's rotation
What causes day and night?
Earth's rotation on it's axis
Earth's revolution around the sun
Which of the following describes the ozone layer?
the blocks UV rays from the sun
Earth's ozone layer has been depleted and no longer useful.
it traps heat within a planet's atmosphere
Which of the following is true about a planet's atmosphere?
The thicker the atmosphere, the more heat it traps.
The thinner the atmosphere, the more heat it traps.
The atmosphere does not affect the temperature of a planet.
When a planet turns on it's axis, this is called it's....
revolution
rotation
The further a planet is from the sun, the longer it's _____will be.
revolution
rotation
What do all planets have in common within our Solar System?
their shape of orbit around the Sun
the length of the revolution
number of moons/satellites
the amount of gravity on each planet
Why do the outer planets have more moons/satellites?
they have a larger mass and more gravitational pull
their gases trap more space debris
their gravitational pull is weaker
their mass is greater, but their gravitational pull is not
There has been liquid water found on moons and frozen water found on Mars. What makes Earth's water so unique and different from other planets?
it is found as a solid, liquid and a gas.
it is found only as frozen water, like Mars.
Earth has the water within it's atmosphere.
Which of the following is a solid planet, not made up of gasses?
Earth
Neptune
Juptier
Saturn
Which of the following planets has the longest year?
Mars
Uranus
Neptune
Earth
True/ False. The moon has less gravity than the Earth.
True
False
True/False The Moon has little to no atmosphere.
True
False
True/False. The Earth rotates once about it's axis every 24 hours.
True
False
If a planet spins faster on it's axis, it would have a shorter______.
day/rotation
year/revolution
What season would the northern hemisphere being experiencing?
Winter
Summer
Fall
Spring
