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Peterson Space Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Earth spins on its ________.
a)
revolution
b)
axis
c)
rotation
d)
phase
2.
Earth makes one complete ________ every 24 hours.
a)
turn
b)
revolution
c)
spin
d)
rotation
3.
Earth makes one complete ________ around the Sun every year. 
a)
turn
b)
revolution
c)
rotation
d)
circle
4.

Which answer correctly orders the planets from the sun?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

5.

Which planet is the only planet know to have life?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

6.

Which planets are the rocky (inner) planets?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn

d)

Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Earth

7.

Which planets are the gas giants?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn

d)

Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Earth

8.

How many planets are in our solar system?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

9.

True or False? Stars disappear during the day.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Full Moon

c)

New Moon

11.

The different shapes that the moon seems to have.

a)

revolutions

b)

phases

c)

rotations

12.

How long does it take the Moon to make a revolution around the Earth?

a)

12 hours

b)

27 Earth days

c)

One year

d)

Three months

13.

The moon is not visible in the night sky during which phase?

a)

Waning crescent

b)

Waxing gibbous

c)

Full moon

d)

New moon

14.
For what reason can we see the moon at different places in the sky?
a)
Moon always produces light
b)
Moon's distance from Earth changes
c)
Moon's axis is tilted
d)
Moon revolves around Earth
15.

A star is made up of...

a)

Moss

b)

Hot gas

c)

Rocks

d)

Water

16.
The moon reflects light from the sun.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What does the moon not have?
a)
Craters
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Gravity
d)
Light
18.
Does this picture represent a waxing or waning moon?
a)
waxing 
b)
waning
19.
Which planet has been re-classified as a dwarf planet?
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
Neptune
d)
Pluto
20.
What is an example of one Earth day?
a)
The Earth moves away from the sun.
b)
The Earth rotates once on its axis.
c)
The Earth revolves once on its axis.
d)
The Earth moves closer to the sun.