WorksheetsEarth and Space Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which of the following are known as some of the gas giants?
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Neptune
Mercury
Which of the following planets do not have ANY moons?
Earth
Venus
Mercury
Saturn
Uranus
Jupiter has a large storm called the...
Giant Blue Swirl
tsunami
El Nino
Great Red Spot
Neil Armstrong was the first to...
orbit the Earth
step foot on the moon
visit Mars
live in the ISS
Skylab was the first this launched by the U.S
space station
satellite
space shuttle
dog in space
The Soviet Union was the first to...
rockets
space shuttle that successfully landed on the moon
launch an artificial satellite-Sputnik 1
extraterrestrial communication
send a man into space
What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
asteroid belt
comets
meteors
satellites
Which planets are inner planets?
Mars
Neptune
Jupiter
Earth
Venus
Which of the following is a unique characteristic of Venus?
Rotates on it's side
Has the most moons
Rotates in the opposite direction (east to west)
Has the largest volcano
When a meteoroid hits the Earth's surface it is called a...
meteor
meteorite
still called a meteoroid
When a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere it is called a...
meteor
meteorite
still called a meteoroid
Which of these show the order of the planets from smallest diameter to largest diameter?
Saturn, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Earth, Neptune, Venus
Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Earth
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
Mercury, Earth, Uranus, Venus, Saturn, Mars, Neptune, Jupiter
Which of the following correctly show the planets in order from closest to the sun to farthest away?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Earth, Jupiter, Neptune, Mercury, Saturn, Venus, Uranus, Mars
Mercury, Earth, Uranus, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
Which planet is Earth's twin?
Mars
Saturn
Mercury
Venus
Which of the following accurately describes Uranus?
The only known planet with life
has a rocky core--a terrestrial planet
is the hottest planet
rotates on its side at a 90 degree angle
About how long does it take the moon to revolve around the Earth?
1 month
1 day
1 year
1 week
How was U.S. President, John F. Kennedy, important for space?
donated funds to NASA
launched the space exploration program
waged war with China
created a movie that showed space travel
A comet is also known as a ....
wanna-be meteoroid
shooting star
dirty snowball
bringer of doom and destruction
A solar eclipse happens when...
the moon gets in between the Earth and the Sun
the Earth is in between the moon and the Sun
the Sun gets between the Earth and the moon
A lunar eclipse happens when...
the moon gets in between the Earth and the Sun
the Earth is in between the moon and the Sun
the Sun gets between the Earth and the moon
Which of the following show the correct order of moon phases?
full moon, waxing crescent, waning crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, waning gibbous, third quarter, new moon
new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent
new moon, full moon, 1st quarter, waxing crescent, waxing gibbous, 3rd quarter, waning gibbous, waning crescent
How do we have tides?
pull of gravity from the moon
sun's UV radiation
Earth's elliptical orbit
light from the moon
When the Earth completes 1 rotation on its axis...
1 year
1 month
1 day
1 hour
Which of the following are characteristics of Earth?
Rocky/Terrestrial
Gas giant
Nitrogen and Oxygen make up atmosphere
Carbon dioxide and Argon make up atmosphere
23.5 degrees describes what....
the average temperature here on Earth
the tilt of the Earth
the temperature of the Earth's core
the angle of sunlight hitting the northern hemisphere during spring time
