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Classwork: Earth and Beyond

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a galaxy?


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2.

Which of the following is a galaxy?


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a)

Andromeda

b)

Kuiper belt

c)

Milky Way

d)

Oort cloud

3.

The geocentric model is a model of the Solar System where the Earth is in the middle and all planets including the Sun revolves around Earth. Who developed the geocentric model?


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a)

Claudius Ptolemy

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Nicolaus Copernicus

d)

Johannes Kepler

4.

The Earth moves in its axis. This movement of the Earth is called


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(a)  

5.

How long does the Earth move in its axis?


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6.

How many days does the Earth move around the Sun?


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7.

True or False. The Earth's orbit is circular.


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(a)  

8.

What is a star?


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a)

It is an object that orbits another bigger object in space

b)

It is a very large object that orbits a star in space

c)

It is a rocky ball that is found in between Mars and Jupiter

d)

It is a very huge ball of gases that gives off heat and light

9.

What is a satellite?


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a)

It is an object that orbits another bigger object in space

b)

It is a very large object that orbits a star in space

c)

It is a rocky ball that is found in between Mars and Jupiter

d)

It is a very huge ball of gases that gives off heat and light

10.

What is the difference between a natural satellite and an artificial satellite?


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11.

There are (a)   planets that orbit the Sun.


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12.

List down the planets in the Solar System. Arrange them from the planet that is closest to the Sun to the planet farthest from the Sun.


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13.

Identify X


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(a)  

14.

Identify Y.


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(a)  

15.

Identify Z.


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(a)  

16.

He developed three laws about the orbits of planet. He said that the planets' orbit is oval.


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a)

Claudius Ptolemy

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Nicolaus Copernicus

d)

Johannes Kepler

17.

In which galaxy does does the Sun and the Earth belong?


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(a)  

18.

In which of the following do the astronauts live in space?


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a)

Hubble Space Telescope

b)

International Space Station

c)

Curiosity Rover

d)

Cassini-Huygens Space Probe

19.

Why do scientist in NASA and other space-related agencies send probes/rovers to distant planets?


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20.

Which of the following space probes has helped us in learning more about Saturn?


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a)

New Horizons

b)

NEAR Shoemaker

c)

MESSENGER

d)

Cassini-Huygens

e)

Philae

21.

Which of the following space probes landed on a comet?


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a)

New Horizons

b)

NEAR Shoemaker

c)

MESSENGER

d)

Cassini-Huygens

e)

Philae

22.

Give two ways how the object in the diagram helps astronauts as they go in space.


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23.

What do astronauts use to be able to go in space?


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