WorksheetsReview for the Space unit
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes the Earth to have day and night?
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Moon Phases
d)
The ocean
2.
Rotation means to...
a)
Dance
b)
Go around something
c)
Spin
d)
Stop
3.
What causes the Earth's seasons?
a)
The tilt of the Earth
b)
The rotation of the Earth
c)
The Ocean
d)
The Wind
4.
Waning means to be...
a)
Going away
b)
Growing
c)
Gaining light
d)
Moving
5.
Waxing means...
a)
Growing
b)
Dying
c)
Losing light
d)
Moving
6.
What is the name of this phase?
a)
First quarter
b)
Waxing crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Full Moon
7.
What direction does the moon orbit the earth?
a)
Clockwise
b)
Counterclockwise
c)
Depends on the season
d)
I have no idea!
8.
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
9.
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
10.
Tides are caused mainly by the differences in how much gravity from the moon and the sun pulls on different parts of the Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
If tides alternate from high to low and there are two of each type of tide a day, about how many hours will generally be between each different tide?
a)
2 hours
b)
6 hours
c)
12 hours
d)
24 hours
12.
How many low tides and high tides happen in a day?
a)
1 low tide, 1 high tide
b)
4 low tides, 4 high tides
c)
3 low tides, 3 high tides
d)
2 low tides, 2 high tides
13.
The Moon has a greater influence on Earth tides than the Sun because...
a)
it is smaller than the Sun
b)
it revolves around the Earth
c)
it is closer to the Earth
14.
Planets that are closer to the sun
a)
take more time to orbit
b)
take less time to orbit
15.
Which planet is the largest?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
16.
When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
17.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
18.
How long does it take for Earth to complete on full rotation?
a)
365 days
b)
23 hours
c)
24 hours
d)
1 month
19.
What is NOT a common characteristic of the outer planets?
a)
Gaseous
b)
Giant
c)
Rings
d)
Smaller than Earth
20.
Which planet has no atmosphere and looks like our moon?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
21.
Which planet is covered in water?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
22.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
c)
Neither hemisphere
23.
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
a)
The equator rotates slower than the poles.
b)
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
c)
The equator always receives direct sunlight.
d)
The equator has 18 hour days.
24.
If Earth rotated slower, we would have...
a)
shorter days.
b)
longer days.
c)
shorter years.
d)
longer years.
25.
The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
vernal equinox
b)
axis
c)
solar eclipse
d)
solar flare
26.
You are getting ready for school. On the other side of the world, students are getting ready for _______.
a)
school
b)
bed
c)
breakfast
d)
lunch
27.
Space tools astronomers use to learn more about the universe are: (Check all that apply).
a)
telescopes
b)
Space Stations
c)
Space probes
d)
scales
28.
What tool would you use to study stars and space?
a)
microscope
b)
oscilloscope
c)
telescope
d)
nanoscope
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