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WorksheetsChapter 14 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is a group of stars, gas, and just held together by gravity?
galaxy
revolution
rotation
constellation
What is a spacecraft launched into space to gather information and send it back to Earth?
galaxy
space station
rotation
constellation
What is the spinning of Earth on its axis?
revolution
space station
rotation
constellation
What is a group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky?
revolution
galaxy
rotation
constellation
What is the movement of Earth around the sun?
revolution
galaxy
rotation
space station
Select all that are TRUE?
Earth spins on its axis
The moon revolves around the Earth
Both Earth and the moon revolve around the sun
Earth looks red from space
Which takes the least amount of time?
Earth rotates once
Earth revolves once
The moon revolves once
All take the same amount of time
Seasons are a result of _____.
Earth's rotation
Earth's tilted axis
the moon's rotation
the moon's revolution
What is an astronomical unit?
the average distance from the Earth to the sun
the amount of time it takes Earth to orbit the sun
the distance to the nearest star
the amount of time it takes light to travel from the sun to Earth
What is the sun?
a star
a galaxy
a planet
a solar system
What is the imaginary line around which Earth rotates?
bias
axis
solar system
solar eclipse
supergiant
What is a huge star that begins to use the gases in its core?
bias
axis
solar system
solar eclipse
supergiant
What is the nine planets and other objects that orbit the sun?
bias
axis
solar system
solar eclipse
supergiant
What is the name when the moon's shadow travels across part of Earth?
bias
axis
solar system
solar eclipse
supergiant
What is a viewpoint the influences the way a person thinks?
bias
axis
solar system
solar eclipse
supergiant
Which is largest?
a supergiant
a constellation
a solar system
a galaxy
Earth is the ______ planet from the sun.
first
second
third
fourth
What is the best estimate of the number of galaxies in the universe?
one
thousands
millions
billions
When the moon is waxing, it appears to be getting ________?
closer
farther away
larger
smaller
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Earth
Mercury
Jupiter
Pluto
Dagobah
