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Universe 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long does it take the Earth to revolve or orbit around the sun?

a)

1 day or 24 hours

b)

30 days or 1 month

c)

1 year or 365 days

d)

none of these answers

2.

Which of these is a natural satellite?

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Asteroid belt

d)

Earth

3.

What separates the inner and outer planets?

a)

Asteroid belt

b)

Milky Way galaxy

c)

Jupiter

d)

moon

4.

What is the sun made of?

a)

rock

b)

gas

c)

lava

d)

dust

5.

What does the term "waxing" mean in regards to moon phases?

a)

more than half the moon is visible

b)

less than half the sun is visible

c)

the visible part ot the moon is getting larger

d)

the visible part of the moon is getting smaller

6.

How many moon phases are there?

a)

10

b)

4

c)

9

d)

8

7.

If I see a waxing gibbous moon, which side of the moon is visible?

a)

top

b)

bottom

c)

right

d)

left

8.

Which of these planets is NOT an inner planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Saturn

9.

What are the Earth and its moon made of?

a)

rock

b)

gas

c)

lava

d)

dust

10.

How long does it take the Earth to rotate or spin on its axis one time?

a)

24 hours or 1 day

b)

30 days or 1 month

c)

365 days or 1 year

d)

none of these answers

11.

Name two things we get from the sun.

a)

water and light

b)

light and oxygen

c)

heat and light

d)

water and heat

12.

Which side of the moon is visible if you are looking at a waning crescent?

a)

top

b)

bottom

c)

right

d)

left

13.

Which of these planets are outer planets?

a)

Earth & Jupiter

b)

Mercury & Neptune

c)

Saturn & Uranus

d)

Uranus & Mars

14.

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

a)

Tom Hanks

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Jim Lovell

d)

Buzz Aldrin

15.

In which galaxy do we live?

a)

Andromeda Galaxy

b)

Sombrero Galaxy

c)

Whirlpool Galaxy

d)

Milky Way Galaxy

16.

The sun is a ...

a)

Planet

b)

Star

c)

Moon

d)

Asteroid

17.

What would happen to the people on Earth of the Sun's light went out?

a)

We would all live in darkness.

b)

We would use artificial light to grow our food.

c)

We would all die.

d)

We would always be cold because there would be no heat from the sun either.