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Total questions: 141

Worksheet time: 3hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A standard of comparison against which to check the results of an experiment.

a)

model

b)

control

c)

constant

d)

observation

2.

A conclusion that you come to as a result of reasoning.

a)

observation

b)

hypothesis

c)

infer

d)

scientific law

3.

A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions.

a)

hypothesis

b)

data

c)

observation

d)

scientific law

4.

Unchanging, remains the same.

a)

constant

b)

control

c)

data

d)

hypothesis

5.

A possible explanation or answer to a question.

a)

data

b)

hypothesis

c)

scientific law

d)

observation

6.

Using one or more of the five senses to gather information

a)

infer

b)

model

c)

observation

d)

data

7.

Facts, figures, and other evidence learned through observations

a)

data

b)

hypothesis

c)

scientific law

d)

observation

8.

A representation of an object or system.

a)

control

b)

constant

c)

model

d)

law

9.

The amount of space that matter occupies.

a)

area

b)

density

c)

volume

d)

temperature

10.

Any factor that can change in an experiement.

a)

area

b)

meter

c)

variable

d)

constant

11.

Basic unit of length in the SI system.

a)

temperature

b)

theory

c)

meter

d)

area

12.

The measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume.

a)

area

b)

meter

c)

density

d)

volume

13.

The measure of how much surface an object has.

a)

area

b)

density

c)

temperature

d)

volume

14.

A well tested idea that explains and connects a wide range of observations.

a)

hypothesis

b)

observation

c)

scientific law

d)

scientific theory

15.

The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.

a)

volume

b)

temperature

c)

density

d)

area

16.

Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?

a)

How our planets and moons formed

b)

How our universe began

c)

How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

d)

How fast light travels through space

17.

Which statement is true?

a)

The galaxies are moving toward us.

b)

The galaxies are moving away from us.

c)

The universe remains static or unchanged in motion.

d)

None of the above

18.
The amount of space taken up by an object is
a)
Volume
b)
Density
c)
Distance
d)
pH
19.
 The Metric system is based on units of__.
a)
1's
b)
5's
c)
10's
d)
15's
20.
There are ___ mm in 1 cm!
a)
10
b)
100
c)
1000
d)
1
21.
The basic metric unit for volume is the _.
a)
gram
b)
meter
c)
liter
22.
The basic metric unit for distance is the _.
a)
gram
b)
meter
c)
liter
23.
How many grams are in a kilogram
a)
1,000 grams 
b)
100 grams
c)
10 grams 
d)
1 gram
24.
The basic metric unit for mass is the _.
a)
gram
b)
meter
c)
liter
25.

This consists of the sun and all the objects that revolve around it.

a)

Universe System

b)

Galaxy System

c)

Solar System

d)

Gravity System

26.

Which type of galaxy is a flat, rotating disk of billions of stars, gas and dust with a central concentration of stars?

a)

Spiral

b)

Elliptical

c)

Irregular

d)

Triangular

27.

The name of our galaxy is ...

a)

The Milky Way Galaxy

b)

The Snickers Galaxy

c)

The Andromeda Galaxy

d)

The Triangular Galaxy

28.

Any of the elongated and curved spiral sections that are connected to the center of a spiral galaxy.

a)

Nuclear Bulge

b)

Spiral Arms

c)

Galaxy Disc

d)

Compact Disc

29.
The definition of eclipse is:
a)
The planets line up
b)
The Sun, Earth and Mars line up
c)
The Sun, Earth and Moon line up
d)
The Earth, Moon and Venus line up 
30.
A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
31.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the line up is this:
a)
Sun -Earth-Moon
b)
Moon, Sun, Earth
c)
Earth-Sun-Moon
d)
Sun-Moon-Earth
32.
The line up for a solar eclipse is: 
a)
Sun-Earth-Moon
b)
Earth-Sun-Moon
c)
Sun-Moon-Earth
d)
Earth-Moon-Mars
33.
A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
34.
Which type of eclipse is shown in this picture?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Orbit
c)
Lunar Eclipse
d)
Total Eclipse
35.
Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
c)
Total Eclipse
d)
Partial Eclipse
36.

We do NOT have a lunar eclipse each month because...

a)

The tilt of the moon's orbit is at 5 degrees

b)

The moon is too small

c)

The moon's orbital distance changes

d)

All choices

37.

What factor limits the number of eclipses per year?

a)

Distance between the moon and the earth

b)

Tilt of the moon's orbit around the earth

c)

Distance between the earth and the sun

d)

Tilt of the earth's axis of rotation

38.
darkest, innermost part of the shadow
a)
penumbra
b)
umbra
39.
lighter, outer part of the shadow
a)
penumbra
b)
umbra
40.
What type of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sun's light and cast a shadow on earth?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
41.
What type of eclipse occurs when the earth's shadow is cast on a full moon?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
42.
What type of eclipse is this?
a)
Total lunar eclipse
b)
Total solar eclipse
c)
Partial lunar eclipse
d)
Partial solar eclipse
43.
What type of solar eclipse is this?
a)
Total
b)
partial
c)
annular
44.

Asteroids are found in a region called the

a)

Kuiper Belt

b)

Asteroid Belt

c)

Oort Cloud

d)

Earth's surface

45.
When a meteor hits Earth, what is it called?
a)
meteorite
b)
meteroid
c)
meteor
46.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
47.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the waning crescent phase.
b)
This is the waxing gibbous phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous phase.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
48.
What is this moon phase?
a)
This is the waxing crescent phase.
b)
This is the full moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous phase.
d)
This is the last quarter moon.
49.
What is this moon phase?
a)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
b)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
c)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
d)
This is the new moon phase.  
50.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the full moon phase.  
b)
This is the waxing crescent moon phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the waning crescent moon phase.
51.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the new moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing crescent moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the waning crescent moon phase.
52.
What moon phase is this image?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous moon.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
53.
What phase of the moon is this image?
a)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
b)
This is the full moon phase.
c)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
d)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
54.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
55.
What part of the moon do we see from Earth?
a)
all of it
b)
the same side
c)
none of it
d)
only one quarter
56.
The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.
a)
revolutions
b)
phases
c)
rotations
d)
eclipses
57.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
58.
Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
new
d)
eclipse
59.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
60.
Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?
a)
Waning crescent
b)
Full moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
New moon
61.
What phase comes AFTER this one?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Third Quarter
62.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent
63.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Third Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
First Quarter
64.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent
65.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
New Moon
b)
Third Quarter
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Full Moon
66.
What phase comes AFTER this one?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Third Quarter
67.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent
68.
What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
69.
The moon ____________ around the Earth.
a)
revoloves
b)
rotates
c)
up
d)
down
70.
TRUE or FALSE
We can see the moon during the day. 
a)
True
b)
False
71.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
a)
none, quarter, half, three quarters, full
b)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
c)
dark, light, half, quarter, blue
d)
first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
72.
The inner planets are called terrestrial planets because they are composed of
a)
water
b)
gas
c)
frozen surfaces
d)
rocks
73.
One factor that makes life possible on Earth is
a)
an atmospher
b)
water
c)
greenhouse effect
d)
gravity
74.
Which planet is tipped on its side nearly 90 degrees?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
75.
Which planet is the hottest planet because of its clouds?
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Pluto
76.
Where is our solar system located in the Milky Way
a)
At the center
b)
Near the center
c)
On a spiral arm
d)
Outside the galaxy
77.
Who stated the earth was the center of the solar system?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Kepler
d)
Galileo
78.
Put the planets in order from the sun.
a)
Mercury, Venus, Mars Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Sarturn, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Sarturn,  Uranus, Neptune,Pluto
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Sarturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto
79.
What type of galaxy has no defined pattern or shape?
a)
Spiral 
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Constellation
80.
Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.
a)
Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy
b)
Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe
c)
Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe
d)
Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe
81.

A group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity is called

a)

System

b)

Circular

c)

Elliptical

d)

Galaxy

82.
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
83.
What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?
a)
gravity
b)
speed
c)
string
d)
air currents
84.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are what type of planets?
a)
Gas Giants
b)
Ice Giants
c)
Terrestrial Planets
d)
Exterior Planets
85.
Venus, Mercury, Earth, and Mars are what type of planet?
a)
Gas Giants
b)
Ice Giants
c)
Terrestrial Planets
d)
Exterior Planets
86.
Galaxies are composed of (best answer)
a)
stars
b)
stars and gas
c)
stars, dust, and gas
d)
stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity
87.
What model of the solar system states the earth is the center
a)
Geocentric Model
b)
Heliocentric model
c)
Biocentric modal
d)
Hydrocentric  model
88.
What model of the solar system states the sun is the center
a)
Geocentric Model
b)
Heliocentric model
c)
Biocentric modal
d)
Hydrocentric  model
89.
Who stated the sun was the center of the solar system?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Kepler
d)
Galileo
90.

What type of galaxy is this?

a)

Spiral

b)

Elliptical

c)

Regular

d)

Irregular

91.

What type of galaxy is this?

a)

Regular

b)

Spiral

c)

Elliptical

d)

Irregular

92.

What type of galaxy is this?

a)

Spiral

b)

Elliptical

c)

Regular

d)

Irregular

93.
One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.
a)
axis
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
satellite
94.

There are _________ planets in our solar system.

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

95.

The fourth planet from the Sun; also known as the "red planet."

a)

Neptune

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

96.

The sixth planet from the Sun; known for its large rings.

a)

Saturn

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

97.

This is the eighth (last) planet from the Sun; it is deep dark blue in color.

a)

Earth

b)

Neptune

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter

98.

The fifth planet from the Sun; this is the LARGESTplanet in the Solar System.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

99.
All stars begin as a __________?
a)
giant
b)
black hole
c)
white dwarf
d)
nebula
100.

How many stars are in our solar system?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

Hundreds & Thousands

d)

Millions & Billions

e)

2

101.
Object orbiting another object. 
a)
revolution 
b)
rotation
102.
In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
103.
In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
104.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
105.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
106.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
107.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & size
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
108.
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.
109.
The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.
a)
23.5
b)
25.3
c)
30.2
d)
24
110.
Why do globes lean sideways?
a)
To allow them to spin easier.
b)
To demonstrate the tilt of Earth's axis.
c)
To demonstrate the effects of gravity.
d)
To demonstrate day and night.
111.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
112.
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
113.
What season is this?
a)
Winter
b)
Autumn/Fall
c)
Spring
d)
Summer
114.
This season is called...
a)
Winter
b)
Fall/Autumn
c)
Summer
d)
Spring
115.
What season is this?
a)
Spring or Summer
b)
Autumn/Fall
c)
Winter
116.
What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?
a)
seasons
b)
year
c)
day & night
d)
eclipse
117.
When the Northern Hemisphere learns toward the sun, daylight is - 
a)
shorter
b)
longer
c)
equal
118.
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.
119.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
120.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
121.
Where is the equator?  
a)
at the North Pole
b)
halfway between the North and South Poles
c)
at the South Pole
d)
in the Western hemisphere
122.
What causes more heat,  indirect sunlight or direct sunlight?
a)
indirect
b)
direct
123.
The season that comes before winter is?
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
spring
d)
fall
124.
In what season does Thanksgiving occur in?
a)
Fall/Autumn 
b)
Winter
c)
Spring 
d)
Summer 
125.
When do the leaves change colors?
a)
Summer
b)
Spring
c)
Winter
d)
Fall
126.

How many hemispheres are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

127.

What is the order of the seasons?

a)

Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

b)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

c)

Winter, Summer, Spring, Fall

d)

Autumn, Winter, Summer, Spring

128.
Convert 8 kilometers to meters
a)
800 m
b)
80,000 m
c)
8,000 m
d)
.008 m
129.
1 Meter = ______cm
a)
100
b)
10
c)
1
d)
1000
130.
Which planet has a giant red spot?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
131.
What are meteors sometimes called?
a)
shooting stars
b)
moons
c)
satellites
d)
falling asteroids
132.
Are meteors bigger than asteroids?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Mabye
d)
Sometimes
133.
What is a meteor called when it's in space?
a)
meteroid
b)
meteor
c)
meteorite
134.
where are asteroids found?
a)
between earth and venus
b)
between Jupiter and Saturn
c)
between Saturn and Uranus
d)
between Mars and Jupiter
135.
What is the composition of most comets?
a)
rock, ice, salt, carbon
b)
rock, ice, magma, frozen gases
c)
ice, dust, rock, frozen gases
d)
ice, dust, rock, soil
136.
What do comets orbit
a)
The Stars
b)
The Planets
c)
The Sun
d)
Earth
137.
These objects that orbit the sun are nicknamed, "dirty snowballs."
a)
Comets
b)
Asteroids
c)
Meteors
d)
Meteroids
138.
When objects strike the surface of a planet or moon, they leave a deep impression on the surface called a:
a)
Pothole 
b)
Crater
c)
Canyon
d)
Plateau
139.
A ball of ice and rock whose orbit is usually a long, narrow ellipse.
a)
Comet
b)
Meteor
c)
Planet
d)
Moon
140.
I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.
a)
meteor
b)
planet
c)
asteroid
d)
comet
141.

Where do comets come from?

a)

Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud

b)

Asteroid Belt

c)

Stars

d)

Saturn"s Rings

e)

Other Galaxies

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