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WorksheetsTHE UNIVERSE
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
The list of heavenly bodies from the largest to the smallest is
planet, solar system, universe, galaxy
universe, solar system, star, galaxy
universe, galaxy, solar system, planet
A collection of hundreds of stars around a common centre is called a
solar system
galaxy
light year
The name of the galaxy in which our solar system is situated is the
Andromeda
Milky Way
Clouds of Magellan
An egg-shaped galaxy is called
elliptical
spiral
irregular
The satellite that orbits a planet is a
meteor
moon
comet
A mass of frozen rock and gas that has a tail pointing away from the sun is a
meteorite
comet
planet
The correct name for a 'shooting star' is a
star
moon
meteor
The asteroid belt in our solar system is between the planets of
Mars and Jupiter
Mars and Earth
Earth and Mercury
The estimated age of the universe is
about 50 million years old
between 7 and 20 million years old
between 7 and 20 billion years old
The theory that the universe originated from a gigantic explosion of a central large and dense mass is the
Organic Evolution Theory
Steady State Theory
Big Bang Theory
What are the four spheres of the Earth?
biosphere, mantle, hydrosphere and atmosphere.
geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere
crust, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere
The three layers of the geosphere are...
crust, mantle,outer core
mantle, core, magma
core, crust, mantle
The Earth's movements are
rotation and revolution.
rotation and translation.
revolution and orbiting the Sun.
How long does the Earth take to rotate on its axis?
One year.
One season.
One day.
How long does the moon take to make a complete orbit?
28 days.
24 hours.
29 days.
Tick the correct ones about the hydrosphere characteristics.
It's all the water on Earth.
It's the layer of gases surrounding the Earth,
Water can be solid, liquid and gas.
Water covers almost two quarters of the Earth's surface.
Water covers almost three quarters of the Earth's surface.
Choose the right definition.
Volcanoes are sudden movements of the Earth's surface.
Volcanoes are the places where magma comes to the surface.
Volcanoes are the places where lava comes to the surface.
What are the agents of erosion?
Air, water and ice.
Water and wind.
Air, water and wind.
Water and wind modify the Earth's crust through
erosion, transport and sedimentary rocks.
igneous rocks, transport and sedimentation.
erosion, transport and sedimentation.
Choose the correct one.
Pluto is a dwarf planet that lies in the asteroid. It's an area full of icy bodies and other dwarf planets at the edge of our solar system.
Pluto is a dwarf planet that lies in the Kuiper Belt. It's an area full of hot bodies and other dwarf planets at the edge of our solar system.
Pluto is a dwarf planet that lies in the Kuiper Belt. It's an area full of icy bodies and other dwarf planets at the edge of our solar system.
