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7L Space - all

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mercury

d)

Saturn

2.

Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?

a)

Sun and moon orbit Earth

b)

Earth and moon orbit Sun

c)

Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth

d)

Earth and sun orbit moon

3.

What planet is eighth in the Solar System?

a)

Uranus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Mars

4.
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
a)
gas
b)
metal
c)
water
d)
rock
5.

Why does Earth have different seasons?

a)

because of the distance between Earth and the sun

b)

because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis

c)

because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis

d)

because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun

6.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
7.
Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
phase
d)
comet
8.

Which planet has a ring large enough to be from Earth with a small telescope?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

9.

The GAS GIANTS or Outer planets are:

a)

Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn

b)

Saturn, Neptune, Pluto, Mars

c)

Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Earth, Mars, Saturn, Neptune

10.

The inner planets are:

a)

Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Mercury

b)

Saturn, Uranus, Mars, Earth

c)

Earth, Pluto, Neptune, Mars

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

11.

Why do the sun and moon appear to move across the sky?

a)

the rotation of the solar system makes the sun and moon seem to move

b)

the rotation of the earth make the sun and moon seem to move

c)

the sun and moon revolve around earth

d)

the earth revolves around the sun and moon

12.

Why does the moon appear to shine?

a)

It is like a star and gives off light

b)

it refracts light from space

c)

It reflects light from the sun

d)

It absorbs light from the sun

13.

A moon that is completely lit is a

a)

a crescent moon

b)

a full moon

c)

a new moon

14.
Earth casts a shadow on the Moon on causes 
a)
a solar eclipse
b)
a new moon
c)
a lunar eclipse
15.

The southern half of Earth tilts away from the Sun during which month below

a)

June

b)

December

c)

March

16.

Earth spins around an imaginary line called the

a)

eclipse

b)

horizon

c)

axis

17.

The tilt of the Earth and its revolution around the Sun causes

a)

seasons

b)

full moons

c)

new moons

18.

In summer, the number of hours of daylight is _________________ the number of hours of darkness.

a)

about equal to

b)

the same as

c)

greater than

19.
One kind of  _______ is the crescent Moon.  
a)
axis
b)
asteroid
c)
phase
d)
space probe
20.

Select the order from smallest to largest.

a)

Sun, galaxy, solar system, universe

b)

Sun, galaxy, universe, solar system

c)

Sun, solar system, galaxy, universe

d)

Sun, solar system, universe, galaxy

21.

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

rotation

22.

As the Earth travels around the sun, this tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the ________.

a)

months

b)

day and night

c)

seasons

d)

years

23.

Which of the following causes seasons?

a)

the earths tilt

b)

the earths rotation

c)

the earths revolution around the sun

d)

the earths size

24.
a)
sun
b)
star
c)
:O
d)
pluto
25.
a)
saturn
b)
sun
c)
Jupiter
d)
mars
26.

How long does a solar eclipse last?

a)

a few minutes

b)

a few hours

c)

a few seconds

d)

half a day

27.
a)
mars
b)
earth
c)
moon
d)
Uranus
28.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
29.
a)
SPACE TRAVEL!
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Shark-pea-do
30.
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
31.
One full rotation of the earth takes_____ hours
a)
365
b)
24
c)
36
d)
12
32.
Earth is divided by halves called_____
a)
seasons 
b)
sections 
c)
hemispheres
d)
revolutions 
33.

What is an orbit?

a)

The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space

b)

A giant circle

c)

The 3 moons around Earth

d)

A ball of gas

34.

The solar system is the sun and objects that orbit around it?

a)

True

b)

False

35.
How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?
a)
one day
b)
one week
c)
one month
d)
one year
36.
When the part of the world that you're living in is leaning towards the Sun, its _____
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
37.

Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?

a)

Sun and moon orbit Earth

b)

Earth and moon orbit Sun

c)

Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth

d)

Earth and sun orbit moon

38.

What causes the moon's phases

a)

Where you are standing on Earth

b)

the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

c)

The tilt of Earth

d)

how fast the moon is moving

39.
In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?
a)
In Alignment
b)
Above each other
40.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
41.
For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?
a)
The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.
b)
The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.
42.
If these three bodies are lined up with each other, what would this diagram represent?
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
c)
lunar eclipse
d)
solar eclipse
43.
What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
44.
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
a)
The equator rotates slower than the poles.
b)
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
c)
The equator always receives direct sunlight.
d)
The equator has 18 hour days.
45.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
46.

Objects appear to move from east to west because Earth turns from _______ to ________.

a)

East to West.

b)

West to East.

c)

North to South.

d)

South to North.

47.

If Earth rotated slower, we would have...

a)

shorter days.

b)

longer days.

c)

shorter years.

d)

longer years.

48.

Which seasons have an equal amount of daylight and darkness?

a)

Spring and Autumn

b)

Winter and Summer

c)

Winter and Spring

d)

Summer and Autumn

49.

Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?

a)

The equator

b)

The poles

c)

The Tropic of Cancer

d)

The Tropic of Capricorn

50.

When will the sun reach the highest altitude at noon?

a)

December

b)

March

c)

September

d)

June

51.

_____________ happens as we begin to turn towards the sun.

a)

Sunset

b)

Sunrise

52.

Which season has the least amount of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

53.

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

a)

swelling

b)

waxing

c)

waning

d)

disappearing

54.

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

a)

day

b)

year

c)

week

d)

month

55.
Does this picture represent a waxing or waning moon?
a)
waxing 
b)
waning
56.
Name this moon phase. (NO MOON SEEN)
a)
New moon
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning crescent
d)
full moon