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Midterm Review

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is true?

a)

Uranus rotates on its side.

b)

Neptune is easy to see in the night sky without telescope.

c)

Saturn is the seventh Planet from the Sun.

d)

Jupiter has two moons.

2.

What is the significance of Polaris, the North Star?

a)

Polaris is the same size as the Sun.

b)

Polaris helped navigators find directions.

c)

Polaris is the largest object in the night sky.

d)

Polaris is the largest object in the sky.

3.

Why does the Sun appear larger than other stars?

a)

The Sun is closer to Earth than other stars.

b)

The Sun is the largest star in the galaxy.

c)

The Sun has a brighter light than other stars.

d)

The light from the Sun is magnified by Earth’s atmosphere.

4.

What is a revolution?

a)

A full sequence of a planet through all its seasons.

b)

A change in the tilt of an object from one side to another.

c)

One complete spin of an object around an axis.

d)

One complete orbit of an object around another object.

5.

What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?

a)

They all have rocky surfaces.

b)

They all appear to be similar to Earth.

c)

They all are gaseous planets.

d)

They all appear to be made of rock and ice.

6.

How long the moon does revolves around the Earth?

a)

30 days

b)

29 days

c)

40 days

d)

27 days

7.

Sultan knows that Earth rotates on its axis. What evidence indicates Earth is rotating on its axis?

a)

There are different seasons of the year.

b)

There are different seasons of the year.

c)

There are 365 days in each year.

d)

There is a day and a night.

8.

If the Earth is facing away from the Sun, this part experience

a)

Night

b)

Day

c)

Noon

d)

Summer

9.

If the Earth is facing towards the Sun, this part is experiencing

a)

Day

b)

Night

c)

Midninght

d)

Winter

10.

Why do the stars appear to be moving across the sky?

a)

because of our imagination

b)

because the stars are spinning

c)

because the sky is spinning

d)

because the Earth is spinning

11.

How long does it take Earth to revolve around the Sun?

a)

one week

b)

one day

c)

one year

d)

one month

12.

What kind of movement does this diagram show?

a)

Earth’s revolution

b)

Earth’s rotation

c)

Earth’s axis

d)

Earth’s orbit

13.

What type of object is abundant between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?

a)

planet

b)

comet

c)

asteroid belt

d)

star

14.

Which shows the inner planets correctly ordered from farthest to closest from the sun?

a)

Earth, Mercury, Mars, Venus

b)

Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars

c)

Mars, Venus, Mercury, Earth

d)

Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

15.

What kind of technology has allowed people to explore the outer planets?

a)

Robot

b)

Space shuttle

c)

Space probe

d)

Robot rover

16.

Earth and other planets closest to the sun are made mostly of _________.

a)

rock

b)

water

c)

metal

d)

gas

17.

A natural object that revolves around a planet.

a)

moon

b)

space probe

c)

comet

d)

voyager

18.

Four closest planets closest to the sun.

a)

Outer planets

b)

inner planet

c)

milky way

d)

solar system

19.

Group of stars that form a pattern.

a)

asteroid belt

b)

galaxy

c)

constellation

d)

atmosphere

20.

Explosive eruption of waves and particles into space.

a)

earhquake

b)

solar flare

c)

deposition

d)

erosion

21.

One whole spin of an object around its axis.

a)

revolution

b)

spinning

c)

climate

d)

rotation

22.

An imaginary line going through the center of earth.

a)

axis

b)

orbit

c)

line

d)

equator

23.

______________: largest planet ; Mercury: smallest planet

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

24.

Inner planets: rocky surface ; ______________: gas giants

a)

Inner planets

b)

Middle Planets

c)

Outer Planets

d)

Lonely planets

25.

______________: innermost layer ; corona: outermost layer

a)

Photosphere

b)

Chromosphere

c)

Crust

d)

Mantle

26.

_____: ribbon of glowing gases ; solar flare: explosive eruptions

a)

Volcano

b)

sunspots

c)

core

d)

prominence

27.

It is the bluish planet

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

28.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
29.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
30.
The earth orbits around...
a)
the sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
31.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
32.
When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Fall
d)
Summer
33.
Earth's rotation on its axis is what causes ______________________________.
a)
seasons
b)
moon phases
c)
day and night
d)
weather
34.
As the Earth orbits around the sun, the direction of the tilt of its axis changes.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
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.
36.
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.
37.

The definition of a star is

a)

a group of stars that forms a pattern shaped like an animal, person, or object.

b)

a huge collection of gas and dust.

c)

a ball of hot gases that gives off light and other forms of energy.

d)

a satellite

38.

Why do stars look like tiny dots of light?

a)

They are very close to Earth.

b)

They are very far away from Earth.

c)

They are very small.

d)

They are not really stars.

39.

Stars are all the same size.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The Sun is a _____________________.

a)

constellation

b)

moon

c)

planet

d)

star

41.

The Sun is considered a ____________.

a)

small star

b)

medium star

c)

large star

d)

extra large star

42.

Out of all of the stars in the night sky, the Sun is ______________________.

a)

The farthest star away from Earth.

b)

The closest star to Earth.

c)

Not in our Galaxy.

43.

There are ____________ constellations that have been recognized by scientists.

a)

22

b)

44

c)

99

d)

88

44.

Stars are only out at night.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Stars revolve or move around the Sun like the Earth revolves around the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Planet #1 is ...

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

47.

Planet #2 is ...

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

48.

Planet #4 is ...

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

49.

Which planet has two moons?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

50.

Which planet has an atmosphere that allows life?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

51.

Which planet has the thinnest atmosphere?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

52.

Circle 1 is NOT a

a)

moon

b)

planet

c)

star

53.

Which of the following characteristics is common to ALL FOUR planets in the inner solar system?

a)

have one or two moons

b)

have a solid rocky surface

c)

have a thin, toxic, atmosphere

d)

have the same orbit length around the sun

54.

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

55.

7th planet from the sun. It orbits on its side.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

56.

6th planet from the sun. Known for its rings.

a)

Saturn

b)

Uranus

c)

Neptune

d)

Jupiter

57.
The least dense planet in the solar system is
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Neptune
d)
Earth
58.
The outer planets are known as the gas giants.
a)
True
b)
False
59.
What is the correct order of the outer planets?
a)
Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus
b)
Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter
c)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
d)
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter
60.

This planet rotates the fastest.

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

61.

What planet takes the longest to orbit the sun?

a)

Uranus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Saturn

62.

The Outer Planets are extremely

a)

Cold

b)

Hot

63.

This planet has the strongest winds in our solar system.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

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