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Earth and Space Science

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a diagram depicting the solar system, what is located at the center?

a)

Earth

b)

the sun

c)

the moon

d)

Mars

2.

Which of the following objects does NOT orbit directly around the sun?

a)

planets

b)

comets

c)

moons

d)

all of the above

3.

The distance between stars is typically measured in

a)

light years

b)

starlight

c)

astronomical units

d)

miles

4.

Which of the following groups of planets are all gas giants?

a)

Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter

b)

Venus, Mars, Saturn

c)

Mars, Venus, Mercury

d)

Mars, Jupiter, Neptune

5.
The asteroid belt in our solar system is located between:
a)
Neptune & Saturn
b)
Earth & Mercury
c)
The Milky Way & Polaris
d)
Mars & Jupiter
6.
What do comets have in common with Earth?
a)
They orbit the Sun
b)
They have north and south magnetic poles 
c)
They are primarily made of ice and dust
d)
They both have a spherical shape
7.
Which of these appears in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
a moon
b)
a meteor
c)
an asteroid
d)
a comet
8.
Which of these terms best describes the makeup of most asteroids?
a)
gaseous
b)
liquid
c)
rocky 
d)
all of the above
9.
What planets are the inner planets? 
a)
Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus
b)
Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Venus
c)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
d)
Earth, Mars, Neptune, Pluto
10.
What are the outer planets?
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Pluto
b)
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
c)
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Earth
d)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
11.

Which star is the nearest to our Earth

a)

Polaris

b)

Rasalhague

c)

Arcturus

d)

Sun

12.

____ is also called as the red planet

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mercury

13.

The farthest planet from the sun

a)

Uranus

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

14.

Do Comets have orbits?

a)

yes

b)

no

15.

How many planets are in the solar system?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

16.
What are comets made of?
a)
ice
b)
rock and ice
c)
rock
d)
water
17.
Describe the differences of inner and outer planets.
a)
Inner planets are small rocky planets, outer planets are large and gaseous
b)
Inner planets are large and gaseous, and outer planets are small hot planets
c)
Inner planets are rocky  and large, outer planets are small and rocky
d)
Inner planets are small gaseous planets, outer planets are large rocky planets.
18.
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
19.
What planet is this?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Earth
c)
Saturn
d)
Mercury
20.

Why does the sun feel so hot and look like the brightest star in our sky?

a)

It is yellow.

b)

It is the biggest star.

c)

We can see it in the daytime.

d)

It is the closest star to earth.

21.

Stars are composed of _____________.

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

22.

Stars emit which two forms of energy?

a)

fire and ice

b)

fire and heat

c)

heat and light

d)

light and fire

23.

Peter has learned that many stars are actually larger than the sun. If this is true, why do these stars appear like tiny points of light in the night sky?

a)

These stars are hotter than the sun.

b)

These stars are farther away from Earth than the sun.

c)

These stars have less mass than the sun

d)

These stars are made of different chemicals than the sun.

24.

Stars are always the same ___________.

a)

color

b)

shape

c)

size

d)

distance from Earth

25.

If two stars are the same size, then _______________________.

a)

the hotter star will be brighter than cooler star

b)

the smaller star will always appear brighter than the bigger star

c)

the star that is closer to the Earth will appear brighter than the star that is farther away

d)

stars are all the same brightness no matter how far away

26.
The sun is a _______.
a)
star
b)
planet
c)
satellite
27.
What causes day and night?
a)
revolution of Earth
b)
rotation of Earth
c)
orbit of Earth
d)
The moon blocks the Sun
28.
How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis one time?
a)
24 hours
b)
24.25 hours
c)
365 days
d)
365.25 days
29.
Period of 24 hours or the time it takes Earth to make one complete spin on its axis
a)
Rotation
b)
Compass
c)
Sundail
d)
Movement
30.
You are getting ready for school.  On the other side of the world, students are getting ready for _______.
a)
school
b)
bed
c)
breakfast
d)
lunch
31.
What is the name of the imaginary line running through the North Pole to the South Pole?
a)
orbit
b)
axis
c)
equator
d)
latitude
32.
Why do globes lean sideways?
a)
To allow them to spin easier.
b)
To demonstrate the tilt of Earth's axis.
c)
To demonstrate the effects of gravity.
d)
To demonstrate day and night.
33.

What causes seasons?

a)

The rotation of the Earth and Rotation of the Sun

b)

The Rotation of the Earth and the Earth's Tilt

c)

The Revolution of the Earth and the Earth's Tilt

d)

How close the Earth is to the Sun

e)

Magic

34.
The EARTH REVOLVES around the:
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
The Earth doesn't revolve
d)
The sun rotates
35.
What motion of the Earth takes 365 days?
a)
Rotation
b)
Tilting 
c)
Revolution
d)
Spinning
36.
What does REVOLUTION mean?
a)
To SPIN
b)
To ORBIT or GO AROUND
37.
What direction does Earth rotate and revolve?
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
38.

The sun APPEARS to move across the sky, during the day. Which of the following causes shadows to change length throughout the day?

a)

earth's rotation

b)

earth's revolution

c)

sun's revolution

d)

earth's orbit

39.
The Earth revolves around the sun.
a)
True
b)
False
40.

A _____ is the time needed for Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?

a)

Day

b)

Month

c)

Week

d)

Year

41.

In which direction to the Sun, Moon, and Stars appear to move each day?

a)

East to west

b)

North to south

c)

South to North

d)

West to East

42.

What is the reason that Stars appear to move in the night sky each night?

a)

The Earth is rotating on it's axis.

b)

The Earth is revolving around the Sun.

c)

The Sun is revolving around the Earth

d)

The sun is rotating on it's axis.

43.

Why do we see different constellations in different seasons?

a)

The Earth is revolving around the Sun.

b)

The Earth is rotating on it's axis.

c)

The Sun is revolving around the Earth.

d)

The sun is rotating on it's axis

44.

What is caused by Earth's revolution?

a)

We observe different star patterns in different seasons.

b)

Night and day

c)

Stars move in the night sky.

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