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Stars and Solar System Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
To make the Moon and the planets look nearer, one uses a
a)
barometer
b)
speedometer
c)
telescope
d)
microscope
2.

Which hemisphere would be experiencing winter in this model?

a)

Southern Hemisphere

b)

Northern Hemisphere

3.

What is the reason for our four seasons of the year?

a)

Earth's tilt

b)

Earth's orbit

c)

Earth's rotation

d)

the Sun

4.

What makes Orion visible during winter, but not summer, in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

Earth is tilted and revolves around the Sun.

b)

Earth is tilted on it's axis.

c)

Earth revolves around the Sun.

d)

All constellations rotate around the Sun.

5.

How long is one cycle of all the moon phases?

a)

One month

b)

One day

c)

One year

d)

One week

6.

What astronomical tool helps find cardinal direction?

a)

compass

b)

telescope

c)

astrolabe

d)

sextant

7.

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?

a)

Something different. It would be night at one place, and day at the other due to Earth's rotation.

b)

The same thing. Earth is round and does not move.

c)

Even though they are on different continents they would see the same thing because they are both in the Northern Hemisphere.

d)

The would see something different because they are in different hemisphere.

8.

Every 24 hours the....

a)

Earth rotates on its axis.

b)

Earth orbits the sun.

c)

Moon orbits the Earth.

d)

Sun orbits the Earth.

9.

If you look outside and see the entire bright side of the moon, this is considered a...

a)

full moon

b)

new moon

c)

half moon

d)

winter moon

10.

From morning to noon shadows will...

a)

get shorter

b)

get longer

c)

get lighter

d)

get darker

11.

From noon to evening, shadows will...

a)

get longer

b)

get shorter

c)

get darker

d)

get lighter

12.

The four inner planets are...

a)

rocky

b)

gas

13.

The four outer planets are...

a)

gas

b)

rocky

14.

What is the purpose of an astrolabe?

a)

It determines the location of stars, moons, and planets.

b)

It determines the movement of the seas.

c)

It determines latitude and longitute.

d)

It determines the size of planets.

15.

The Sun orbits the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The Earth orbits the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The moon orbits the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Our Sun is a star.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Why do shadows change throughout the day?

a)

The rotation of the Earth

b)

The movement of the Sun

c)

It depends on if the wind is blowing

d)

Because of the revolution of the Sun

20.

At what phase of the moon do we only see it's dark side?

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

c)

Half Moon

d)

Crescent Moon

21.

What is the sun made of?

a)

Gas

b)

Rock

c)

Air

d)

Sticks

22.

What causes Earth to experience a year?

a)

The Earth's revolution around the Sun.

b)

The rotation of the Earth on its axis.

c)

The rotation of the Sun on its axis.

d)

The revolution of the Sun around the Earth.

23.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
a)
none, quarter, half, three quarters, full
b)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
c)
dark, light, half, quarter, blue
d)
first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
24.
What is the correct order of the moon phases?
a)
new, full, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter
b)
new moon, 1st quarter, full moon, 3rd quarter
c)
1st quarter, 3rd quarter, new moon, full moon
d)
new, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, full
25.

What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

c)

Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Juipter

d)

Jupiter, Venus, Earth, Uranus, Saturn, Mars, Mercury, Neptune

26.

What constellation has The North Star at its tip?

a)

Ursa Minor

b)

Ursa Major

c)

Orion

d)

Polaris

27.

Why do constellations seem to move across the sky at night?

a)

The revolution of the Earth.

b)

The revolution of the stars.

c)

The setting of the Sun.

d)

The stars revolution around themselves.