WorksheetsThe Sun, Moon, and the Stars
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which best explains the relationship between a star's distance and it's apparent brightness to someone on Earth.
The closer a star is in distance, the brighter the star appears.
The closer a star is in distance, the dimmer the star appears.
The farther a star is in distance, the brighter the star appears.
The star's distance does not affect the brightness of the star.
Fill in the blank. Some larger stars appear to be the same size as smaller stars because they are _______.
all a different brightness.
closer.
farther away.
the same distance away.
Emily and her father are outside observing the sunset in July. According to the image, what time of day is it?
1:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
According to the image, what caused the shadow of the tree to change positions?
The Earth revolved around the Sun.
The Earth rotated on its axis.
The Sun revolved around the Earth.
The Sun rotated in its axis.
The sun appears to rise in the East and set in the West each day. What is causing the illusion of this movement?
Earth's revolution
Earth's rotation
Moon's revolution
Moon's rotation
The position of the Big Dipper changes as the seasons change. What is causing this?
Earth's revolution
Earth's rotation
Moon's revolution
Moon's rotation
Which picture of the house's shadow represents noon (12:00 p.m.) according to the location of the sun?
A
B
C
D
What factors affect the brightness of a star as seen from Earth?
The pattern of the star
The shape of the star
The star's distance from Earth
The surface of the star
The Sun is the largest star in the universe.
True
False
Stars are made of mostly of hydrogen and helium gas.
True
False
The stars colors are blue, white, green, turquoise, red, and orange.
True
False
The Milky Way Galaxy contains 100 to 200 billion stars.
True
False
How many types of galaxies are there?
One
Two
Three
Four
Polaris is the name of which star?
The West Star
The East Star
The South Star
The North Star
What kind of galaxy is the Milky Way?
Elliptical Galaxy
Irregular Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
Earth rotates around its axis once every _______ hours.
50
12
365
24
Earth revolves around the Sun once every _____ days.
24
365 1/4
240
30
As the Earth rotates, the moon's gravity causes the ______ to seem like it's rising and falling.
atmosphere
land
ocean
axis
The tides cause Earth’s rotation to slow down a little. As Earth slows, it lets the Moon __________ Earth.
creep away from the
creep closer to the
stay the same distance as
disappear
Standing on the Earth, it looks like the sky is rotating around the Earth. Is the "sky" rotating?
Yes
No
Supergiant stars are the _______________ stars.
hottest
largest
coolest
smallest
Stars give off _______________.
heat
light
both heat and light
Although the Sun is much larger than the moon, why do they appear to be about the same size from Earth?
because the moon is closer to Earth
because they are the same size
because the Sun is so bright
because the moon is so bright
Why can't we see the stars during the day?
other stars are too small to see during the day
the sun is so much bigger than other stars, we can't see them from Earth during the day
the sun is so bright, we can't see other stars during the day
Other stars aren't close enough to see
