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Big Idea 5: Earth in Space & Time Review

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Our galaxy is called the
a)
Earth Nebula
b)
The Hubble Galaxy
c)
The Milky Way
d)
The Snickers
2.
Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
phase
d)
comet
3.
One kind of  _______ is the crescent Moon.  
a)
axis
b)
asteroid
c)
phase
d)
space probe
4.
One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.
a)
axis
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
satellite
5.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
6.
Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?
a)
Sun and moon orbit Earth
b)
Earth and moon orbit Sun
c)
Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth
d)
Earth and sun orbit moon
7.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
8.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
9.
The earth revolves around...
a)
The sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
10.
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
11.
The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth are called ________.
a)
lunar eclipse
b)
phases
c)
solar eclipse
d)
spring
12.
What is gravity?
a)
A type of rock
b)
A type of plate boundary
c)
When two objects are attracted to each other.
d)
A force that pulls toward the surface of the Earth.
13.
Does the moon revolve?
a)
yes
b)
no
14.
Does the moon rotate?
a)
yes
b)
no
15.
What is at the center of the Solar System?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
Sun
d)
Jupiter
16.
When the Earth travels all the way around the Sun, it is called a . . .
a)
Day
b)
Rotation
c)
Year
d)
Spin
17.
It takes the Earth _______ days to travel all the way around the Sun.
a)
28
b)
100
c)
24
d)
365
18.
When the Earth spins around its own axis one whole time, it is called a ....
a)
Year
b)
Day
c)
Hemisphere
d)
Seasons
19.
It takes the Earth ___ hours to complete a rotation.
a)
12
b)
24
c)
50
d)
365
20.
The rotation of the Earth causes . . .
a)
day & night
b)
summer & winter
c)
fall & spring
d)
Leap Year
21.
What is the phase of this moon?
a)
Third Quarter
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
First Quarter
d)
Waning Gibbous
22.
When the moon appears to be "getting smaller", we call this _______________.
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
c)
Shrinking
d)
Disappearing
23.
What is the phase of the moon in the picture?
a)
New Moon
b)
Third Quarter
c)
First Quarter
d)
Waxing Gibbous
24.
What is responsible for the moon's illumination?
a)
infrared rays
b)
sunlight reflecting on the surface of the moon
c)
sunlight bouncing off the earth's atmosphere
d)
gamma rays
25.
Seasons are a results of_______________.
a)
The Earth's rotation on its axis
b)
The tilt of the Earth on its axis and the revolution  of Earth around the Sun.
c)
The moon blocking the sunlight from the Earth.
d)
The Earth's distance from the Sun.
26.
The sun is a _______.
a)
star
b)
planet
c)
satellite
27.

What is the order of the moon phases?

a)

Crescent, New, Full

b)

New, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent

c)

Full, Waxing Crescent, New, Waning Gibbous

d)

Waning Crescent, last Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full, waxing Gibbous, First Quarter, Waxing Crescent, New

28.

Where does the Moon get its light from?

a)

Itself

b)

Earth

c)

Sun

d)

Alien Spaceship Lights

29.

What is the Sun's motion around the Moon?

a)

Rotating

b)

The Sun stays in place

c)

Revolving

d)

I'm not sure

30.

The sun is the closest star to Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Our galaxy has more stars than the solar system has planets.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Our galaxy has more stars

32.
Our sun is the biggest star in the universe.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
What type of galaxy is pictured?
a)
Spiral Galaxy
b)
Elliptical Galaxy
c)
Irregular Galaxy
34.
What type of galaxy is pictured?
a)
Irregular Galaxy
b)
Elliptical Galaxy
c)
Spiral Galaxy
35.
What type of galaxy is pictured?
a)
Spiral Galaxy
b)
Irregular Galaxy
c)
Elliptical Galaxy
36.
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
a)
Elliptical Galaxy
b)
Spiral Galaxy
c)
Irregular Galaxy
37.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
38.

What is the Earth?

a)

A satellite

b)

A star

c)

A planet

d)

An asteroid

39.
To move in a circle or curving course or orbit.
a)
Axis
b)
Orbit
c)
Revolve
40.
The act of rotating, turning on an axis. 
a)
Rotation
b)
Earth
c)
Apparent Magnitude
41.
The line through a rotating sphere that the sphere turns on.
a)
Earth
b)
Revolve
c)
Axis
42.
The curved path that a planet or satellite follows, usually around a planet or star.
a)
Rotation
b)
Sun
c)
Orbit
43.
The third planet from the sun.
a)
Gravity
b)
Earth
c)
Alpha Centauri
44.
The star that is the center of our solar system.
a)
Absolute Magnitude
b)
Sun
c)
Milky way
45.
The invisible force which pulls things towards the center of the earth.
a)
Gravity
b)
Milky-way
c)
Moon
46.
The spiral galaxy containing our solar system.
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Constellation
c)
Milky-way
47.
A huge collection of stars is a?
a)
Universe
b)
Galaxy
c)
Movie
d)
Nebulae
48.
What are stars?
a)
Rocky bodies
b)
Hot exploding balls of gas
c)
5 pointed shapes
d)
Hollywood actors
49.
What is a star mostly made of? (pg.284)
a)
Hydrogen and Helium
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Helium and Iron
d)
Silicon and Hydrogen
50.

What planet has only one moon

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Earth

51.

Does the moon give off light?

a)

yes

b)

no

52.

How long does it take Earth to spin?

a)

48 hours

b)

24 hours

53.

How long does it take Earth to revolve around the Sun?

a)

4 weeks

b)

1 year

54.

Why do we see different phases of the moon?

a)

because the moon changes shapes

b)

because the moon revolves around the Earth

55.

The inner planets are _____________________ in size compared to the outer planets.

a)

smaller

b)

bigger

56.

When the Earth spins on its axis, this is called _________.

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

57.

When the Earth goes around the sun, this is called ________.

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

58.

All of the outer planets have these........

a)

mountains

b)

rivers

c)

rings

d)

earthquakes

59.

The inner planets are made up mostly of minerals and what other 2 things.....

a)

rock and water

b)

metals and water

c)

water and ice

d)

rock and metals

60.

The outer giant planets all have ___________ around them.

a)

rivers

b)

oceans

c)

rings

d)

forests

61.

Compare the inner planets to the outer planets.

a)

Inner planets have longer years and the outer planets have shorter years.

b)

The inner planets have rings and the outer planets have 0 rings.

c)

The inner planets have o-3 moons while the outer planets have several moons.

d)

The outer planets are mostly solid while the inner planets are mostly gas.

62.

How many Universes are there?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

hundred

d)

over a thousand

63.
How many stars are in a galaxy.
a)
millions or billions
b)
thousands
c)
hundreds
d)
Ten
64.
Which of the following causes seasons?
a)
the earths tilt
b)
the earths rotation
c)
the earths revolution around the sun
d)
the earths size 
65.
All of the outer planets--
a)
have many moons
b)
are small
c)
have a short orbit around the Sun
d)
are rocky
66.
What is a fact about the inner planets?
a)
They are smaller.
b)
They are made of gas.
c)
They have many moons.
d)
They have rings.
67.
What is a fact about the outer planets?
a)
They are smaller.
b)
They are made of rock
c)
They are made of gas.
d)
They have no rings.
68.
A giant sphere of glowing gases is a ___________
a)
Galaxy
b)
Light-year
c)
Star
d)
Magnitude
69.
The sun and all of the bodies that revolve around it is the __________
a)
Planet
b)
Comet
c)
Solar System
d)
Asteroid
70.
Large bodies that revolve around the sun are ________
a)
Planets
b)
Comets
c)
Solar Systems
d)
Asteroids
71.

What do we call a large, sphere that moves around the Sun?

a)

constellation

b)

orbit

c)

planet

d)

axis

72.

What blocks the Sun's light during a lunar eclipse?

a)

the Earth

b)

Pluto

73.
What characteristics make up the inner planets?
a)
Small size, rocky, shorter revolutions
b)
Small size, large gas atmosphere, shorter revolutions 
c)
Large size, large gas atmosphere, longer revolutions
74.
How many planets are in our solar system (not including pluto)
a)
9
b)
8
c)
10
d)
7
75.
Name the planets in order from the one closet to the Sun
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
c)
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
76.
A tool that gathers light to make faraway objects appear closer.
a)
Satellite
b)
Phase
c)
Star
d)
Telescope
77.
The four inner planets are...
a)
Rocky and small
b)
Very large and made of ice
c)
Small and made of ice
d)
Very large and made of gases
78.
The outer planets are...
a)
Rocky and small
b)
Very large and made of ice
c)
Small and made of ice
d)
Very large and made of gases
79.
How does a telescope help us understand the moon?
a)
It tells us how it was formed
b)
It tells us how hot it is there
c)
It helps us see surface features
d)
It can tell us what the moon is made of
80.
Select the order from smallest to largest.
a)
Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe
b)
Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system
c)
Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe
d)
Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way
81.
A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
82.

A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.

a)

Asteroid

b)

Comet

c)

Moon

d)

Meteor

83.

Which is NOT a property of inner planets?

a)

They have thin atmospheres and they have rocky surfaces.

b)

Their revolution times are short.

c)

They are made mostly of gas.

d)

They have small diameters

84.

Which is NOT a property of outer planets?

a)

They don't have a solid surface because they are made of gas.

b)

They have large solid cores at their centers.

c)

All of them have many moons and ring systems.

d)

They are bigger than the inner planets.

85.
the different shapes the moon seem to have in the sky when observed from Earth.
a)
shapes
b)
phases
c)
orbit
86.
a chunk of rock that orbits the sun 
a)
comet
b)
asteroid
87.

What do we call the object in another solar system that is massive, gaseous, cold, has rings, and revolves around a star at the center of the system?

a)

a meteor

b)

a comet

c)

an outer planet

d)

an inner planet

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