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ESS1.1/1.2 and ETS1.2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what will happen to your mass if you travel to the moon?

a)

it will increase

b)

it will remain the same

c)

it will decrease

d)

it will disappear

2.

why do planets revolve around the sun?

a)

the sun is the brightest object in our solar system

b)

the sun is the slowest object in our solar system

c)

the sun is the hottest object in our solar system

d)

the sun is the most massive object in our solar system

3.

depending on your location, which will change.. your mass or your weight?

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

both

d)

neither

4.

what happens to gravity as distance decreases?

a)

the force increases

b)

the force decreases

c)

the force stays the same

d)

the force stops

5.

what happens to gravity as mass increases?

a)

nothing. they stay the same.

b)

the force increases

c)

the force decreases

d)

the force goes away

6.

what are the two factors that affect gravitational pull?

a)

mass and distance

b)

mass and weight

c)

inertia and weight

d)

distance and weight

7.

what has a greater effect on the earth’s tides?

a)

sun

b)

stars

c)

moon

d)

redshift

8.

how many tides occur every day?

a)

1 high, 2 low

b)

2 high, 1 low

c)

1 high, 1 low

d)

2 high, 2 low

9.

what are the strong tides that occur during a new and full moon?

a)

ocean tide

b)

spring tide

c)

neap tide

d)

tidal wave

10.

what force keeps planets in orbit around the sun?

a)

force

b)

wind

c)

inertia

d)

gravity

11.

what are the weaker tides that occur during the 1st and 3rd quarter of the moon?

a)

spring tide

b)

neap tide

c)

full tide

d)

tidal tide

12.

tool which separates light into bands of color

a)

spectroscope

b)

satellite

c)

telescope

d)

space probe

13.

tool with glass lens which magnifies light and can see into space

a)

satellite

b)

space probe

c)

telescope

d)

spectroscope

14.

the big bang theory suggests that the universe is continually...

a)

expanding

b)

spinning

c)

decreasing in size

d)

is standing and not changing

15.

this space tool allows us to have radio signals, gps, and cable television

a)

space probes

b)

satellites

c)

telescopes

d)

spectroscopes

16.

galaxies are moving in which direction?

a)

away from us

b)

not moving at all

c)

toward us

d)

toward earth’s moon

17.

the majority of matter in the universe is made of what two elements?

a)

helium and oxygen

b)

helium and hydrogen

c)

hydrogen and oxygen

d)

oxygen and krypton

18.

the hubble telescope orbits the earth every...

a)

90-130 minutes

b)

2 weeks

c)

2 years

d)

2 days

19.

what type of shift occurs as galaxies move away from us?

a)

blue shift

b)

black shift

c)

green shift

d)

red shift

20.

the tool is used to determine the elements that make up a star

a)

space probe

b)

telescope

c)

spectroscope

d)

satellite