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WorksheetsUltimate Space Quizizz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
During which portion of the Earth's revolution around the Sun is the Northern Hemisphere tilted toward the Sun?
a)
Vernal equinox
b)
Summer solstice
c)
Winter solstice
d)
Autumnal equinox
2.
What is the approximate percentage of the Earth that is illuminated by the Sun at any given time?
a)
90%
b)
10%
c)
25%
d)
50%
3.
The sky darkens at midday and the Sun seems to disappear. Minutes later, the Sun reappears and the daylight returns. The best explanation for this is...
a)
a partial solar eclipse is occurring
b)
the Moon has created a lunar eclipse
c)
the Sun has created a lunar eclipse
d)
the Moon has created a solar eclipse
4.
During a total lunar eclipse, what phenomenon is occurring?
a)
the Earth passes through the Moon's umbra
b)
the Moon passes through Earth's umbra
c)
the Earth passes through the Moon's penumbra
d)
the Moon passes through Earth's penumbra
5.
In the summer of 2017, parts of the U.S. experienced total darkness in the middle of the day. What caused this?
a)
the Moon's umbra passing over the U.S.
b)
the Earth's penumbra passing over the Moon
c)
the Moon's penumbra passing over the U.S.
d)
Earth's umbra passing over the Moon
6.
What do the planets orbit in our Solar System?
a)
Each other
b)
The Moon
c)
The Earth
d)
The Sun
7.
What is the 5th planet from the Sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Jupiter
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
8.
How many planets are in our solar system?
a)
7
b)
9
c)
8
d)
10
9.
What is the movement of the planets around the Sun called?
a)
Rotation
b)
Spin
c)
Orbit
d)
Twirl
10.
What is the largest planet in our Solar System?
a)
Mercury
b)
Jupiter
c)
Saturn
d)
Neptune
11.
What is the hottest planet in our System?
a)
The Sun
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Venus
12.
What is the farthest planet in our Solar System?
a)
Neptune
b)
Uranus
c)
Pluto
d)
Saturn
13.
How many Earths would fit in the Sun?
a)
1,000
b)
10,000
c)
100,000
d)
1,000,000
14.
What is the name for a star pattern that is visible in the night sky?
a)
a meteoroid
b)
a solar system
c)
a star chart
d)
a constellation
15.
Which objects cause craters to form a planet?
a)
meteors
b)
meteorites
c)
comets
d)
moons
16.
Which is the correct order of the inner planets?
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
c)
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus
d)
Jupiter, Mars, Uranus, Neptune
17.
What is one characteristic of Saturn?
a)
It would sink in water.
b)
it has a very large volcano.
c)
It has a large system of rings.
d)
It is tilted much more on its axis than other planets.
18.
Which separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
a)
Venus
b)
comets
c)
earth
d)
an asteroid belt
19.
Which keeps moons in their orbit?
a)
the gravitational pull of their planets
b)
The gravitational pull of the Sun
c)
the gravitational pull of asteroids
d)
the gravitational pull of other moons.
20.
What star is closest so the solar system?
a)
Proxima centaury
b)
The sun
c)
I don't know
d)
who cares
21.
Which of the following explains the revolution of a planet?
a)
The Earth revolves around the sun once per day.
b)
The Earth revolves around the sun once per year.
c)
The moon revolves around the sun once per day.
d)
The Earth rotates on it's axis once per day.
22.
What celestial body is at the center of our solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
Milky Way
d)
Sun
23.
Which of the following is true?
a)
The sun is not a star
b)
The sun is bigger than most stars
c)
The sun is made of helium and hydrogen
d)
The sun has a solid surface
24.
The attractive force between two objects
a)
weight
b)
inertia
c)
gravity
d)
space
25.
An elongated circle or oval shape , the planet's orbit
a)
orbit
b)
path
c)
circle
d)
ellipse
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