wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Earth Science Quiz 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What theory states that the universe came from a small particle very dense and very hot suddenly in a microsecond expanded and created matter and space?

a)

Big Bang Theory

b)

Big Crunch Theory

c)

Big Bounce Theory

d)

Big Freeze Theory

e)

Steady State Theory

2.

What planet spends 55 Earth days to rotate on its axis and it doesn't have any atmosphere or satellite?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

3.

What theory that was proposed by Bondi, Gold and Hoyle suggested that the universe did not begin at all and just expands for all eternity?

a)

Big Bang

b)

Big Crunch

c)

Steady State Theory

d)

Oscillating Universe Theory

4.

Our sun is what type of a star?

a)

white dwarf

b)

blue dwarf

c)

red dwarf

d)

yellow dwarf

5.

This theory states that the universe did not begin nor an end. It is just keep expanding as long as we keep exploring it.

a)

Big Bang Theory

b)

Big Crunch Theory

c)

Steady State Theory

d)

Oscillating Universe Theory

6.

Which planet in the Solar System only supports life? It is the home of the know intelligent life as we agreed to know.

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

7.

This planet is considered as the hottest planet in the Solar System. It has no moons and has a thick atmosphere that reflects 90% of the sun's light yet it traps most of it infrared radiation.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

8.

Mars is considered as the red planet because of the presence of which substance on its soil making it red?

a)

rust

b)

copper

c)

blood

d)

lead

9.

It is the unit of distance that measures approximately 150,000,000 km or 93,000,000km from sun to earth.

a)

Astronomical Unit

b)

Light Year

c)

Parsec

d)

Gigameters

10.

Terrestrial Planets are planets are considered as solid planets. Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

11.

It is a collection of free floating debris of planetisimals between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

a)

Kuiper Belt

b)

Asteroid Belt

c)

Oort Cloud

d)

Orion's Belt

12.

It is considered as the most beautiful planet due to the presence of its prominent ring system.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

13.

It is the smallest planet of the Solar System.

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Pluto

d)

Ceres

14.

What are the terrestrial planets?

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

b)

Earth, Jupiter, and Pluto

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

d)

Pluto, Comets, Asteroids, Meteors

15.

What are the Jovian or gas planets?

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

c)

Earth, Mars Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

16.

Terrestrial planets are__________________.

a)

Rocky

b)

Close to the sun

c)

small and dense

d)

all of the above

17.

True or False. All of the Jovian Planets have rings.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Planet X is a small, terrestrial planet that has one moon, liquid water, and a thin atmosphere. What is planet X?

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

19.

This theory states that the solar system started as a huge clump of nebula- a stellar cluster of gas and dust that interacted with their gravity the center gathered to be the sun and the rest became the planets.

a)

Tidal Hypothesis

b)

Solar Nebular Hypothesis

c)

Comet Collision Hypothesis

d)

Divine Creation Hypothesis

20.

The Loius Leclerc Comte de Buffon suggested that the Solar System started when a comet collided with the sun and the debris out of the great collision resulted to be the planets.

a)

Solar Nebular Hypothesis

b)

Tidal Hypothesis

c)

Comet Collision

d)

Divine Creation Theory

21.

Which of the following is the proponent of the Big Bang Theory?

a)

Immanuel Kant and George Lemaitre

b)

Hermann Bondi, Fred Hoyle and Thomas Gold

c)

Pierre Simon Laplace

d)

George Loius Leclerc - Comte de Buffon

22.

If a certain object emits a certain wave and its lengthening it displays what type of Shift in the Doppler Phenomenon?

a)

Red Shift

b)

Blue Shift

c)

White Shift

d)

Yellow Shift

23.

What is the source of energy in the Solar System?

a)

The Stars

b)

The Sun

c)

The Planets

d)

The Black Hole

24.

What is the branch of science that deals with the study of the heavenly bodies?

a)

Astronomy

b)

Cosmology

c)

Geology

d)

Astrology

25.

What is the name of your Earth Science Senior High School teacher?

a)

Mr. Jeff Cristobal

b)

Mr. Jeferson Cristobal

c)

Mr. Jefferey Cristobal

d)

Mr. Jefferson Cristobal

26.

It is considered as shooting star. It is however a rock captured by Earth's gravity and then due to enormous air friction that it lights up as it enters the atmosphere.

a)

meteor

b)

comet

c)

asteroid

d)

satellite

27.

It is the home galaxy of the Solar system.

a)

The Magellanic Clouds

b)

The Milky Way

c)

The Andromeda

d)

The Elliptical Galaxy

28.

What is the largest planet in the solar system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

The Sun

d)

Earth

29.

Which of the following is in correct order?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

30.

What force keeps the planets on their orbits?

a)

Gravitational Force

b)

Centrifugal Force

c)

Centripetal Force

d)

All of the Above

31.

It is the unit of distance that measures that light have travel in a year to a certain part in the universe.

a)

Astronomical Unit

b)

Light Year

c)

Parsec

d)

Gigameter

32.

What planet you can see in the picture?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

33.

It the branch of science that deals with the study of the origins of the universe.

a)

Astronomy

b)

Cosmology

c)

Geology

d)

Astrology

34.

Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?

a)

Too small

b)

It doesn't stay on its own orbit.

c)

It's more like the other objects in the Kuiper Belt than a planet

d)

All of the above

35.

What separates the terrestrial planets from the Jovian or gas planets in space?

a)

Nothing

b)

Mars

c)

Asteroid Belt

d)

Kuiper Belt

36.

It is the closest planet to the sun.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Pluto

d)

Neptune

37.

What planet in the Solar System is the coldest?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Moon

d)

Pluto

38.

How does the moon influence the Earth?

a)

tides

b)

wobbling rotation

c)

light during night time

d)

ancient calendar

e)

all of the above

39.

The part of the sun that is visible during the Solar eclipse.

a)

chromosphere

b)

photosphere

c)

corona

d)

core

40.

It is considered as the boundary of the Solar system outside the space.

a)

Kuiper Belt

b)

Asteroid Belt

c)

Orion's Belt

d)

Pluto