WorksheetsAMS Earth in the Universe
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is at the middle during Lunar eclipse
a)
moon
b)
earth
c)
sun
2.
What type of eclipse is illustrated by the drawing?
a)
Lunar
b)
Solar
3.
What is the order of the moon, sun and earth during Solar eclipse?
a)
Sun- Moon -Earth
b)
Sun- Earth- Moon
4.
What is the season in the southern hemisphere when it is summer in Northern Hemisphere?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Fall
d)
Spring
5.
When do the Sun, Moon and Earth form a right angle?
a)
New and Full Moons
b)
Last and First Quarters
6.
What type of tides occur during First and Last Quarters?
a)
Neap Tides
b)
Spring Tide
7.
The number of hours of daylight that a location receives varies depending on how far north or south it is from the:
a)
Equator
b)
Line of Capricorn
c)
North Pole
d)
Moon
8.
Which statement is true?
a)
The Earth revolves around the Moon
b)
The Earth's moon revolves around the Earth
9.
Temperatures vary over the course of the year at different locations.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Each night we see a different side of the moon.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Ocean tides follow a predictable pattern.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Eclipses are predictable.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The number of daylight hours is the same for all locations on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The moon and the Sun each exert a gravitational pull on the Earth, and this pull has a major impact on the Earth's:
a)
crops seasons
b)
hurricane seasons
c)
ocean tides
d)
tsunamis
15.
Which of the following best explains why the Sun appears to move across the sky every day?
a)
The Sun rotates on its axis.
b)
Earth rotates on its axis.
c)
The Sun orbits around Earth.
d)
Earth orbits around the Sun.
16.
When the people on Earth cannot see a moon, which phase is the moon in?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
New Moon
d)
Waxing Gibbous
17.
Which best explains why Earth has tides?
a)
Earth orbits the Sun
b)
Earth rotates on its axis
c)
The Sun has a gravitational pull on Earth
d)
The Moon has a gravitational pull on Earth
18.
The moon is a natural ______ of Earth.
a)
comet
b)
axis
c)
satellite
d)
space probe
19.
A crescent is one type of moon ________.
a)
axis
b)
asteroid
c)
phase
d)
space probe
20.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
21.
What are meteors?
a)
A meteoroid that enters the atmosphere
b)
A small comet
c)
A small dwarf planet
d)
A type of space dust
22.
What is a meteor made out of?
a)
Small chunks of rock
b)
Dust
c)
Gas
d)
Ice
23.
What is the star at the center of our solar system?
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
Earth
d)
Saturn
24.
Name a dwarf planet.
a)
Saturn
b)
Pluto
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
25.
What is the scientific study of outer space?
a)
astronomy
b)
biology
c)
space travel
d)
science
26.
What is an imaginary line that goes from the North
Pole and the South Pole?
Pole and the South Pole?
a)
linear
b)
equator
c)
axis
d)
tilt
27.
What is the movement of one object around another?
a)
rotating
b)
spinning
c)
revolution
d)
tilting
28.
What causes the objects in the solar system to stay in orbit?
a)
sun's gravity
b)
moon's gravity
c)
Earth's gravity
d)
Jupiter's gravity
29.
What separates the inner and outer planets?
a)
rocks
b)
asteroid belt
c)
dust
d)
meteorites
30.
Which of the following takes one day to rotate?
a)
the moon
b)
the sun
c)
the Earth
d)
the planets
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