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WorksheetsPlanetary Test Inv 1, 2, 3, 5, & Planets
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 29mins
What type of sunlight is it when there is a higher concentration of sunlight?
Direct
Beam Spreading
What angle of sunlight leads to the highest concentration?
55°
89°
90°
15°
What angle of sunlight would lead to the least concentration?
90°
5°
15°
75°
What is beam spreading?
When the sun beams are covering less of Earth, highly concentrated in one area
When the sun beams are covering more of Earth, concentration is lower
When the sun beams are covering more of Earth, highly concentrated in one area
When the sun beams are covering less of Earth, concentration is lower
Which season(s) has the highest amount of daylight?
Fall/Spring
Summer
Winter
Which season(s) has the lowest amount of daylight?
Fall/Spring
Summer
Winter
Which season(s) has about equal amounts of daylight and nighttime?
Fall/Spring
Summer
Winter
What does horizon mean?
The height above sea level
Two days of the year with either the most (June 21) or least (Dec 21) amount of sunlight
Where the sky meets the land or sea
Where things are observed from
What does altitude mean?
Height above the Earth
Two days of the year with either the most (June 21) or least (Dec 21) amount of sunlight
Where the sky meets the land or sea
Where things are observed from
What is a point of view in terms of observing Earth?
Height above sea level
What is visible
Where the sky meets the land or sea
Where things are observed from
What does line of sight mean?
Height above sea level
What is visible from your viewpoint
Where the sky meets the land or sea
Where things are observed from
What is our day and night cycle for Earth caused by?
Orbiting the Sun
Sun orbiting Earth
Rotating on our axis
Nothing causes our day and night cycle
How does viewing a sailing ship provide evidence that the Earth is round?
Sailing ship is viewed the entire time, never fades from the line of sight.
Sailing ship is viewed the entire time, does fade from the line of sight for distance.
Sailing ship is viewed as it is sinking and never fades from the line of sight.
Sailing ship is viewed as it is sinking and does fade from the line of sight.
When can the Moon be seen?
Day
Night and Day
Night
In Space
Our axis is tilted at 23.5°. What is the axis ALWAYS pointed at?
The Sun
Away from the Sun
The North Star
Nothing, it wobbles
What are the important factors to be considered for the seasons to happen? Mark ALL that apply:
Tilt of Earth being 23.5°
How close the Earth gets to the Sun
The tilt of Earth pointing towards the North Star
The position Earth is in on the orbit around the Sun
The seasons happen because they are meant to happen, no other reason.
True or False.
Tilt of Earth is VERY important to the seasons and why they happen.
False
True
How is beam spreading related to the seasons?
Summer has direct sunlight while Winter has beam spreading in the Northern Hemisphere.
It isn't related at all.
Summer has beam spreading while Winter has direct sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere.
Beam spreading happens in both Summer and Winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
Which of the following is NOT a factor that explains the seasons on Earth?
Earth revolves around the Sun in about 365 ¼ days.
Earth tilts towards the North Star.
Energy from the Sun is more or less concentrated depending on the angle it hits Earth.
Earth gets closer to the Sun in the summer, and farther from it in the winter.
Mars is the ________ planet from the sun
Venus is sometimes called:
Earth's twin
the opposite of Earth
the biggest planet
Mercury is the ______ planet to the sun.
closest
biggest
darkest
farthest
How long is a year on Jupiter?
the same as a year on Earth
nearly 12 Earth-years long
ten hours
How long is a day on Jupiter?
the same as a day on Earth
nearly 12 Earth-years long
ten hours
How many moons does Saturn have?
56
82
62
89
Neptune is smaller than Earth.
TRUE
FALSE
A year on Uranus is ______.
the same as a year on Earth
27 Earth-years
84 Earth-years
19 Earth-years
What type of planet is Pluto?
A "regular" planet
A dwarf planet
An exoplanet
How many planets are there in the solar system?
4
12
8
9
