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WorksheetsDo really know space???????????????????????????
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The spinning of the Earth on its axis that causes night and day.
a)
Rotate
b)
Revolve
2.
The sun and everything that revolves around it.
a)
solar system
b)
galaxy
c)
universe
d)
rotation
3.
The imaginary line running through the center of Earth.
a)
axis
b)
moon
c)
constellation
d)
orbit
4.
The star at the center of our solar system.
a)
Sun
b)
moon
c)
orbit
d)
axis
5.
How does tides form?
a)
by the earth going around the sun
b)
the earth going around the moon
c)
the sun going around the mars
d)
the moon going around the earth
6.
Which causes the day-and-night cycle on earth?
a)
Earth moving around the sun
b)
The sun moving around the Earth
c)
Earth tilting on its axis
d)
Earth spinning on its axis
7.
When a planet spins on its axis, it is said to ___________________.
a)
orbit
b)
rotate
c)
revolve
d)
eclipse
8.
To "revolve" means to _________________
a)
rotate
b)
spin
c)
move
d)
orbit
9.
The lunar cycle begins with which moon phase?
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
10.
Asteroids are composed mostly of _________.
a)
ice
b)
dirt
c)
rock
d)
gas
11.
Asteroids are composed mostly of _________.
a)
ice
b)
dirt
c)
rock
d)
gas
12.
What does "Gibbous" mean?
a)
Smaller than 1/2
b)
Larger than 1/2
c)
Crescent shaped
d)
Gigantic
13.
What causes seasons?
a)
The distance of a planet from the sun
b)
The gravitational pull of the Earth and Moon
c)
The tilt and revolution of Earth around the sun
d)
Changing temperatures on Earth
14.
What happens when the area you live in tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer
b)
It is spring
c)
It is fall
d)
It is winter
15.
If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Spring
b)
Fall
c)
Winter
d)
Summer
16.
What is an asteroid?
a)
rocky, metallic tiny planet that orbits the sun
b)
chunk of dirt and ices
c)
a mixture of gases
d)
a smaller chunk of stony matter, also known as a shooting star
17.
The moon appears to change shape because of _____.
a)
the Moon's revolution around Earth
b)
the seasons of the year
c)
the movement of stars in they sky
d)
Earth's rotation on its axis
18.
What causes Earth's seasons?
a)
the tilt of Earth's axis
b)
Earth's rotation
c)
the revolution of the Moon
d)
Earth's distance from the Sun
19.
The rotation of Earth on its axis causes the pattern of _____.
a)
night and day
b)
constellations
c)
Earth's seasons
d)
the phases of the moon
20.
Fixed patterns of stars are called _____.
a)
Constellations
b)
Nebulas
c)
orbits
d)
systems
21.
How are stars DIFFERENT from planets?
a)
Stars are solid and rocky.
b)
Stars are made of frozen gases.
c)
Stars do not move.
d)
Stars revolve around the Sun.
22.
How are planets and stars ALIKE?
a)
Both are similar in size.
b)
Both are made of hot gases.
c)
Both move in orbits around the Sun.
d)
Both look like points of light in the night sky
23.
It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.
a)
24 hours
b)
365 days
c)
28 days
d)
24 days
24.
It takes Earth _____________ to make one revolution or orbit around the Sun.
a)
365 days
b)
365 hours
c)
28 days
d)
24 hours
25.
A large body made of gas or rock that orbits around a star.
a)
planet
b)
moon
c)
star
d)
super nova
26.
To increase or get bigger.
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
27.
To decrease or get smaller
a)
waning
b)
waxing
28.
A rocky body that orbits around a planet.
a)
moon
b)
star
c)
axis
d)
Sun
29.
A tool used to make distant objects appear larger, brighter, and sharper.
a)
telescope
b)
planet
c)
moon
d)
microscope
30.
The ____________ of an object effects its gravitational pull.
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Escape Velocity
c)
Mass
d)
Light
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