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Science- Chapter 7 (Our Universe)

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A giant ball of hot, glowing gases that release energy

a)

Solar System

b)

moon

c)

crater

d)

star

2.

The sun, the eight planets and their moon, and other objects that revolve around the sun

a)

Solar System

b)

Crater

c)

light-year

d)

axis

3.

The distance light travels in one year

a)

revolution

b)

moon phase

c)

Light-year

d)

axis

4.

An imaginary line around which the earth spins

a)

rotation

b)

axis

c)

star

d)

crater

5.

a large, ball-shaped body the revolves, or travels around the sun

a)

star

b)

earth

c)

planet

d)

moon

6.

one complete spin on an axis

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

c)

axis

d)

moon phase

7.

one complete trip around the sun

a)

revolution

b)

axis

c)

solar system

d)

rotation

8.

the shape the moon seems to have at a given time

a)

solar system

b)

star

c)

revolution

d)

moon phase

9.

a bowl-shaped hole on the surface of of an object

a)

solar system

b)

moon phases

c)

star

d)

crater

10.

Which planet is closet to to the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

11.

A chunk of rock that orbits the sun is called

a)

a star

b)

mars

c)

a moon

d)

an asteroid

12.

A star's color is a result of

a)

how famous it is

b)

temperature

c)

where it is in the sky

d)

size

13.

The moon's phases change in a cycle that repeats every

a)

year

b)

29 1/2 days

c)

week

d)

45 1/2 days

14.

Which planet is not an outer planer?

a)

Saturn

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Pluto

15.

Which direction does the sun appear to rise in the morning?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

16.

What length of time is Earth's revolution around the sun?

a)

About a day

b)

30 weeks

c)

a season

d)

about one year

17.

If you can see all the lit half of the moon, which pass is it?

a)

new poon

b)

First quarter

c)

full moon

d)

waning crescent

18.

The difference between a planet's rotation and revolution

a)

A rotation is a planet revolving around the sun and a revolution is a planet spinning on its axis.

b)

A rotation is a planet spinning out of control and a revolution is a steady spin.

c)

A rotation is a planet spinning on its axis and a revolution is a planet revolving around the sun.

d)

There is no difference in the two.