WorksheetsAstronomy Unit Test Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
What do the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus have in common?
They are Gas Giants
They are hot
They are the first 4 planets
They are livable
What is the order of the planets?
Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Mercury
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Earth, Venus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Why is the Ursa Major(The Big Dipper) visible all year?
It lines up with the North Pole's axis
It lines up with the South Pole's axis
Its just like that
During what season do we see the constellation Orion?
Summer- It is visible when it is really hot
Fall- It is in a space nebula
Spring- It is aligned with the sun
Winter- As earth revolves around the sun, some stars aren't visible
Why does the moon's appearance seem to change?
Because it goes through different phases
As the moon orbits earth, we see different amounts of it reflecting sunlight.
Because its magnetic field makes it break apart and come back together
Because we(Earth) orbit the moon
What are the names of all the moon's phases?
Full Moon
Last-Quarter
Crescent Moon
New Moon
None of them
Why does earth have day and night?
Earth has day when it faces the Sun, and has night when it faces away from the sun
When the moon comes around your area
Because earth completed a revolution
All of the above
Which directions does the sun rise and set from?
Northeast to Southwest
South to West
East to West
Northwest to Southeast
What are the seasons?
Winter
Fall
Summer
Spring
All of the above
Which season sees the least amount of sunlight?
Fall
Summer
Spring
Winter
What is the Solar System made of?
The Sun
Earth
Sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun.
What is the sun made of ?
70 percent hydrogen, 28 percent helium, 2 percent other elements
Hydrogen and Helium
Plastic and Metal
BHT and Energy
Which planets are the Gas Giants?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Mercury
What is the Great Dark Spot?
The storm on Jupiter
The storm on Neptune
A humongous black hole
A big spot of color in space
How long does it take for Earth to go around the Sun once?
365 days
180 days
Forever
One Minute
What is the equator?
The imaginary line that divides the north and south hemispheres
An imaginary line that runs north to south
How many earths can fit inside the sun?
4 million
6000
1 million
6 trillion
900
How hot is the sun?
28 million degrees at the core
27 million degrees at the core
26 million degrees at the core
25 million degrees at the core
