WorksheetsEarth Science- Our galaxy test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 31mins
Which of these describes a sphere of hot gases that gives off its own light and heat?
star
planet
galaxy
asteroid
The Milky Way is a large galaxy. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Milky Way galaxy?
It’s made up of billions of stars of different colors and sizes
Its smallest objects are the size of Earth’s moon.
It’s similar to some other galaxies.
It's light comes from stars
What happens as a planet rotates on it's axis?
It gets farther away from it's moons
Its distance from the Sun increases.
Its distance from the Sun decreases.
The surface that faces the Sun changes.
Which is true about this planet?
The planet farther from the Sun has more moons.
The planet farther from the Sun takes longer to orbit the sun.
The planet farther from the Sun takes longer to rotate on its axis.
The planet farther from the Sun has a higher average temperature.
Which characteristic does David's drawing show?
diameter (kilometers)
time it takes to rotate on its axis (hours)
time it takes to orbit the Sun (Earth days)
average distance from the Sun (millions of miles)
Which statement describes the four inner planets?
They all have moons
They all have surface water
They are rocky
They are made mostly of gas
Which is a common characteristic of comets and asteroids?
They have tails
They are made of rock and metal
They are smaller than dwarf planets
They are made of the same material as stars
Where are most of the asteroids in our solar system found?
in the region of space beyond Pluto
moving towards the Sun from Mars
between Earth and the Moon
in orbit between Mars and Jupiter
Earth is in between the Moon and the Sun.
The Sun is in between the Moon and Earth.
The Moon is in between Earth and the Sun.
The Moon and the Sun are on opposite sides of Earth.
What does the mobile show?
The Moon and the Sun orbit Earth.
The Moon orbits Earth, and Earth orbits the Sun.
Earth orbits the Moon, and together they orbit the Sun.
Earth is at the center of the orbits of the Moon and the Sun
Joanna observes that the Sun appears to rise and set each day. Which of the following statements best explains what Joanna observes?
Earth rotates on its axis.
The Sun rotates as it rises.
The Sun revolves around Earth.
Earth revolves around the Sun.
Which of the following statements explains why we only see one side of the Moon from Earth?
The Moon appears to move across the sky each night.
The Moon revolves around Earth and the Sun at the same time.
The Moon goes through its phases in about one month.
The Moon rotates once during each orbit of Earth.
Curtis made a diagram of the phases of the Moon. How should Curtis label the phases of the Moon, beginning with the new moon?
new moon, first-half moon, full moon, new moon
new moon, third-quarter moon, half moon, full moon
new moon, first-quarter moon, full moon, half moon
new moon, first-quarter moon, full moon, third-quarter moon.
Long ago, people gave names to star patterns. The table lists some star patterns that can be seen in the Northern Hemisphere and some that can be seen in the Southern Hemisphere. What does the table tell you about the patterns in the sky?
They can be seen only from the Northern Hemisphere.
They appear in the night sky of different hemispheres because of Earth’s seasons.
They appear in the night sky of different hemispheres because of Earth’s rotation.
They form different patterns in the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere
Our outer planets are...
Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Pluto
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
