WorksheetsAstronomy Benchmark Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 25mins
A student gathered the information below on four different planets. Which planet was most likely Earth?
W
X
Y
Z
The diagram below represents Earth revolving around the Sun. Which position represents summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
A
B
C
D
A group of students drew the model below to represent the solar system. Which of the objects in the picture has a rocky surface?
A
B
C
D
The instrument below is used in navigation. Why is this instrument important to navigation?
Because the needle spins it can be used to measure wind speed.
Because the needle spins it can be used to predict the time of sunrise.
Because the magnetic needle always points North it can be used to find latitude.
D. Because the magnetic needle always points North it can be used to find direction.
A student drew the diagram below to model objects in space. Which object most likely represents a star?
A
B
C
D
The star called Polaris is also called the North Star. Navigators once used it to find directions at night because it does not seem to move. Most other stars and constellations move across the sky at night. Ursa Minor and Ursa Major seem to spin around Polaris during the night. Why does Polaris not seem to move during the night?
Because it is located directly above the North pole.
Because it is fixed in the sky.
Because Ursa Minor does not move.
Because it revolves around the Sun with Earth.
Below is a model of the Earth and Sun system. Which of the following best explains what is happening on Earth using this model?
Daylight hours are shorter in the Northern Hemisphere.
Daylight hours are shorter in the Southern Hemisphere.
Days are cooler in the Northern Hemisphere.
Days are warmer in the Southern Hemisphere
The picture below shows the same tree at different times of day. Picture “A” shows the shadow cast at nine o’clock in the morning. Picture “B” shows the same tree at noon. Which of the following best explains why the shadow of the tree is different at noon?
Earth rotates until the Sun is almost directly over the tree at noon.
Earth rotates which makes shadows shorter throughout the day.
The Sun revolves throughout the day which makes shadows smaller.
The Sun revolves until the Sun points directly at the tree at noon.
A group of students drew the model of the Solar System below. What letter indicates the planet closest to Earth with a mostly gaseous composition?
A
B
C
D
Below is a diagram of Earth in its motion around the Sun. Points A and B represent different constellations. Which constellation will someone in the Northern hemisphere be able to see in the winter?
A because it is in the night sky above the horizon.
B because it is in the daytime sky above the horizon.
A because it is in the night sky below the horizon.
B because it is in the daytime sky below the horizon.
Below is a diagram of the Moon revolving around Earth. Which position will the moon be in when we see a new moon on Earth?
1
3
5
7
A student observed the moon over several days. She drew the phase of the moon she saw during each of her observations. Below are her drawings. What did her missing drawing on day 9 most likely look like?
Waning Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
The instrument below is called a sextant. It can measure the position of Polaris above the horizon as shown. Why is this important to navigation?
It can be used to predict time.
It can be used to determine direction.
It can be used to determine latitude.
It can be used to determine speed.
Below is a diagram of the moon orbiting Earth. What would the moon most likely look like from Earth when it is at position “M”?
Waning Crescent
1st Quarter
New Moon
Full Moon
Below is a map of South Carolina that shows the location of two different cities. Which of the following best explains which city will have the earliest sunrise?
City B will have the earliest sunrise because Earth rotates from west to east.
City B will have the earliest sunrise because Earth rotates from east to west.
City A will have the earliest sunrise because Earth rotates from west to east.
City A will have the earliest sunrise because Earth revolves from west to east.
A student measured the length of the shadow of a stick at different times of the day and graphed the results below. What best explains the length of the shadow at 8 A.M.?
The Sun is lower in the sky in the morning and casts a longer shadow.
The Sun is higher in the sky in the morning and casts a shorter shadow.
The Sun is higher in the sky in the morning and casts a longer shadow.
The Sun is lower in the sky in the morning and casts a shorter shadow.
The pictures below represent the same house at different times of day. What is the correct order for the pictures beginning in the morning?
A-B-C-D-E
C-A-D-B-E
E-B-D-A-E
C-E-B-A-D
Below is a model showing the Sun and Earth. Which of the following best explains what is happening in Myrtle Beach when Earth is in the position marked “X”?
It is summer because it is tilted away from the Sun.
It is winter because it is tilted away from the Sun.
It is winter because it is closer to the Sun.
It is summer because it is closer to the Sun.
Below is a model of the Earth and Sun system. Which position in the model presents the position of Earth during the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere?
A
B
C
D
