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Solar System and the Earth

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False:

Planets are celestial bodies that give out light.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

How often does the moon rotate around Earth?

a)

Every 28 days

b)

Every 7 days

c)

Every 365 days

d)

Every 6 months

3.

Which answer correctly describes comets?

a)

Comets are shooting stars

b)

Comets are fragments of rock

c)

Comets are balls of ice

d)

Comets catch fire and are close to Earth

4.

What causes the Earth's rotation?

a)

Seasons

b)

Day and night

c)

Earth's imaginary lines

d)

The Earth's layers

5.

How much of the Earth's surface does the hydrosphere cover?

a)

All of the Earth's surface

b)

1/4 of the Earth's surface

c)

3/4 of the Earth's surface

d)

1/2 of the Earth's surface

6.

What is the correct order of the water cycle?

a)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation, Filtration, Transport

b)

Condensation, Precipitation, Evaporation, Filtration, Transport

c)

Precipitation, Evaporation, Condensation, Filtration, Transport

d)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Filtration, Transport

7.

True or False: Glaciers, lakes, currents/streams are saltwater bodies.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Rocks are formed in many ways.

Which rock is formed by the erosion of other rocks?

a)

Sedimentary rocks

b)

Igneous rocks

c)

Metamorphic rocks

9.

Lustre is ___________________.

a)

a mineral's shape

b)

a mineral's resistance to scratching

c)

a mineral's colour

d)

how the surface reflects the Sun

10.

How are volcanoes formed?

a)

Tectonic plates push together and form a tower

b)

Tectonic plates separate and form a tower

c)

Tectonic plates break apart and form a tower

d)

Tectonic plates grow and form a tower

11.

Which layer is the centre of the Earth?

a)

mantle

b)

core

c)

crust

12.

True or False: Tectonic plates don't move.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

This layer of the atmosphere protects Earth from outer space objects.

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

14.

The ______________________ is the coldest layer of Earth's atmosphere.

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Stratosphere

15.

True or False: The Earth's atmosphere protects it from meteorites.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The four planets furthest from the Sun are made of _______________.

a)

rocks and metal

b)

gas

c)

balls of ice

d)

fragments of rock

17.

True or False: Parallel lines are horizontal, run from North to South, and measure longitude.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What are rivers?

a)

A sea or ocean that flows into a watershed

b)

Holes that extract water

c)

Water that comes to the surface

d)

Freshwater bodies that flow into lakes and oceans

19.

What happens when fault lines bump?

a)

Hurricanes occur

b)

Tornados occur

c)

Earthquakes occur

d)

Tsunamis occur

20.

Weather occurs in this layer.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere