WorksheetsStars and Solar System Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which hemisphere would be experiencing winter in this model?
Southern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
What is the reason for our four seasons of the year?
Earth's tilt
Earth's orbit
Earth's rotation
the Sun
What makes Orion visible during winter, but not summer, in the Northern Hemisphere?
Earth is tilted and revolves around the Sun.
Earth is tilted on it's axis.
Earth revolves around the Sun.
All constellations rotate around the Sun.
How long is one cycle of all the moon phases?
One month
One day
One year
One week
What astronomical tool helps find cardinal direction?
compass
telescope
astrolabe
sextant
You have a friend that lives on the other side of the globe. You both walk outside at the same time. Would you both see the same thing, or something different outside?
Something different. It would be night at one place, and day at the other due to Earth's rotation.
The same thing. Earth is round and does not move.
Even though they are on different continents they would see the same thing because they are both in the Northern Hemisphere.
The would see something different because they are in different hemisphere.
Every 24 hours the....
Earth rotates on its axis.
Earth orbits the sun.
Moon orbits the Earth.
Sun orbits the Earth.
If you look outside and see the entire bright side of the moon, this is considered a...
full moon
new moon
half moon
winter moon
From morning to noon shadows will...
get shorter
get longer
get lighter
get darker
From noon to evening, shadows will...
get longer
get shorter
get darker
get lighter
The four inner planets are...
rocky
gas
The four outer planets are...
gas
rocky
What is the purpose of an astrolabe?
It determines the location of stars, moons, and planets.
It determines the movement of the seas.
It determines latitude and longitute.
It determines the size of planets.
The Sun orbits the Earth.
True
False
The Earth orbits the Sun.
True
False
The moon orbits the Earth.
True
False
Our Sun is a star.
True
False
Why do shadows change throughout the day?
The rotation of the Earth
The movement of the Sun
It depends on if the wind is blowing
Because of the revolution of the Sun
At what phase of the moon do we only see it's dark side?
New Moon
Full Moon
Half Moon
Crescent Moon
What is the sun made of?
Gas
Rock
Air
Sticks
What causes Earth to experience a year?
The Earth's revolution around the Sun.
The rotation of the Earth on its axis.
The rotation of the Sun on its axis.
The revolution of the Sun around the Earth.
What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Juipter
Jupiter, Venus, Earth, Uranus, Saturn, Mars, Mercury, Neptune
What constellation has The North Star at its tip?
Ursa Minor
Ursa Major
Orion
Polaris
Why do constellations seem to move across the sky at night?
The revolution of the Earth.
The revolution of the stars.
The setting of the Sun.
The stars revolution around themselves.
