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Patterns of Earth and Sky

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes the seasons?

a)

The Earth's distance from the Sun

b)

Earth's tilt relative to the Sun

c)

Santa

d)

The rotation of the Earth

2.
Earth has seasons because its axis is tilted in the same direction as it moves around the Sun. Which position of the Earth corresponds to winter in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
Position W 
b)
Position X
c)
Position Y
d)
Position Z
3.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
4.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
5.
What direction does Earth rotate and revolve?
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
6.
Earth's rotation on its axis is what causes ______________________________.
a)
seasons
b)
moon phases
c)
day and night
d)
weather
7.
What does REVOLUTION mean?
a)
To SPIN
b)
To ORBIT or GO AROUND
8.
What does ROTATION mean?
a)
To SPIN
b)
To ORBIT or GO AROUND
9.
The constellation pattern may take the shape of an ___, ___, ____, ___, or object such as a crown or compass.
a)
planets, stars, animals, people
b)
stars, animals, people, man
c)
man, animals, stars, planets
d)
animal, mythological creature, man, woman, 
10.
As the earth rotates on its axis, the constellations and stars in them appear to _________.  
a)
move across the sky
b)
stand still in the sky
c)
move around each other
d)
rotate
11.

In which season can you see Leo the best?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

12.

Which constellation is this?

a)

Taurus

b)

Pegasus

c)

Scorpius

d)

Orion

13.

In which season can you see Orion best?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

14.
Does light get brighter or dimmer when we are close to the source of light (lightbulb)?
a)
Brighter
b)
Dimmer
15.
When the part of the world that you're living in is leaning towards the Sun, its _____
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
16.
A student draws a model showing the movements of Earth, the moon and the sun. Which arrow shows the movement that causes day and night on Earth?
a)
Arrow 1, because it shows the rotation of the sun
b)
Arrow 2, because it shows the orbit of Earth around the sun
c)
Arrow 3, because it shows the orbit of the moon around Earth
d)
Arrow 4, because it shows the rotation Earth
17.

Why do some large stars appear to be the same size as smaller ones? Some larger stars appear to be the same size as smaller stars because they are ____

a)

closer

b)

farther away

c)

the same distance away

d)

all a different brightness

18.

The sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west every day. What is really causing this illusion of the sun going around the Earth?

a)

moon's rotation

b)

Earth's rotation

c)

moon's revolution

d)

Earth's revolution

19.

A student observed the stars in the night sky every hour. Which of these MOST likely describes what the student saw?

a)

The stars moved away from Earth and became dimmer.

b)

The stars seemed to stay exactly the same all night long.

c)

The star patterns seemed to move across the sky.

20.

What causes the planets to orbit around the sun and not fly off into space?

a)

magic

b)

friction

c)

gravity

21.

Why does it get dark at night time?

a)

Part of the Earth faces away from the sun

b)

Earth moves far away from the sun at night

c)

The moon blocks the sun light

22.
The sun and everything that revolves around it.
a)
solar system
b)
galaxy
c)
universe
d)
rotation
23.
How are stars DIFFERENT from planets?
a)
Stars are solid and rocky.
b)
Stars are made of frozen gases.
c)
Stars do not move.
d)
Stars revolve around the Sun.
24.
A tool used to make distant objects appear larger, brighter, and sharper.
a)
telescope
b)
planet
c)
moon
d)
microscope
25.
The _________ of a constellation changes during the night.
a)
position in the sky
b)
shape
c)
name 
d)
distance
26.
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
27.

Which of the following is the Orion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.
December, January, and February are in ________? 
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
29.
September, October and November are in ______?
a)
Winter
b)
Fall
c)
Spring
d)
Summer
30.
March, April, and May are in _____?
a)
Winter 
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
31.

June, July, and August are in _______?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Spring

32.
Why do we see different constellations each season?
a)
because the constellations move
b)
because the stars play hide and seek
c)
because Earth is tilted 
d)
because Earth revolves 
33.
True or False
The Sun is the biggest star in the sky.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Are all the constellations visible every night in the sky in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
Yes
b)
No
35.

What occurrence in space causes the seasons?

a)

The stars revolve around the Sun while on their axis.

b)

The Earth makes a complete rotation.

c)

Earth revolves around the Sun while tilted on its axis.

d)

The Moon revolves around the Earth.

36.
Without gravity we would________. 
a)
Float away
b)
Stay in the ground
c)
Nothing would happen.
d)
I don't know
37.
What is gravity?
a)
A force
b)
Energy
c)
A push
d)
All of them
38.
What would be the result if the Earth's axis was not tilted but straight up and down?
a)
Nothing would change
b)
There would be no seasons
c)
Days would get longer
d)
The Equator would burn up and the poles would freeze
39.
When looking in the night sky in the northern hemisphere, you notice that one star is hardly moving at all, we call these polestars. What is the name of our polestar?
a)
Polaris
b)
Ursa major
c)
Alpha Centauri
d)
The Sun
40.

On the sun, dark spots that do not give off as much light:

a)

corona

b)

photosphere

c)

sun spots

d)

solar flare

41.
Every day the sun appears to....
a)
rise in the south and set in the east
b)
rise in the east and set in the south
c)
rise in the east and sets in the west
d)
rise in the north and sets in the south
42.
What unit is used to measure the distance between stars?
a)
astronomical unit
b)
kilometer
c)
light-year
d)
mile
43.

What telescope was used to discover most of the exoplanets?

a)

Hubble Space Telescope

b)

Spitzer Space Telescope

c)

Kepler Space Telescope

d)

Moody Space Telescope

44.
Where is the best place to put a telescope to get the clearest images of deep space?
a)
Near a city
b)
In space
c)
Top of a mountain
d)
In a desert
45.

Kiara is comparing planets and notices a similarity that all planets share. Which of the following correctly describes a major common characteristic of all planets?

a)

All planets are made mostly of gas.

b)

All planets are larger than the Sun

c)

All planets have water and oxygen.

d)

All planets revolve around the Sun.

46.

On the artifact, which constellation appears in the winter?

a)

Orion

b)

Aquila

c)

Virgo

d)

Ophiuchus

47.

On the artifact, which constellation appears in the fall?

a)

Pegasus

b)

Big Dipper

c)

Gemini

d)

Taurus

48.

On the artifact, which constellation appears in the summer?

a)

Scorpius

b)

Monocerous

c)

Cetus

d)

Canis Major

49.

On the artifact, which constellation is most likely in the spring?

a)

Leo

b)

Aquila

c)

Pegasus

d)

Orion

50.

Who are the best science teachers in the world?

a)

Ms. Moore and Mrs. Theriot

b)

Mrs. Granger and Nick from Frindle

c)

Mrs. Nelson and Beyonce'

d)

Abraham Lincoln and George Washington

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