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Earth & Beyond

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The star at the center of our solar system
a)
equator
b)
sun
c)
planet
d)
constellation 
2.
An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and its North and South poles
a)
axis
b)
equator
3.
A pattern of stars, named after mythological or religious figure, an object, or an animal
a)
galaxy
b)
star
c)
constellation 
d)
planet
4.
Any natural body that revolves around a planet
a)
Sun
b)
eclipse
c)
Moon
d)
crater
5.
The path one body takes in space as it revolves around another
a)
universe
b)
orbit
c)
refraction
d)
moon
6.
A low bowl shaped area on the surface of a planet or moon
a)
constellation
b)
galaxy
c)
crater
d)
moon phase
7.
Everything that exists, including such things as stars, planets,gas,dust, and energy
a)
sun
b)
galaxy
c)
universe
d)
refraction
8.
An imaginary line around the Earth equally distant from the North and South poles
a)
axis
b)
equator
9.
An event that occurs when one object in space passes through the shadow of another object in space
a)
moon phase
b)
eclipse
c)
refraction
d)
crater 
10.
The bending of light as it moves from one material to another
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
eclipse
d)
elapse 
11.

Why would a person weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth?

a)

Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity

b)

Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity

c)

Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity

d)

Jupiter has less mass, and therefore less gravity

12.
Which is the correct order of our planets?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c)
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus
13.

What is gravity?

a)

A push or pull on an object

b)

The force of attraction (pull) between two objects

c)

The tendency to keep moving in a straight line

d)

Any object that orbits another object

14.

What is caused by the tilt of Earth's axis?

a)

Months

b)

Years

c)

Seasons

d)

Hours

15.

Why do stars appear to move across Earth's sky each night?

a)

Earth rotates on its axis

b)

The stars orbit each other

c)

Earth revolves around the Sun

d)

The stars rotate with the Moon

16.

What is the Moon to Earth?

a)

Comet

b)

Axis

c)

Satellite

d)

Probe

17.

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

18.

Which planet is eighth in the Solar System?

a)

Uranus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Mars

19.

Jupiter has a large red spot; what is it?

a)

A gigantic volcano

b)

An enormous lake

c)

A terrible storm

d)

A crashed rocket

20.
What is a huge ball of very hot gases in space?
a)
galaxy
b)
equator
c)
star
d)
constellation
21.

Name scientists who studied astronomy and helped further our understanding of the universe.

a)

Galileo

b)

Copernicus

c)

Leavitt

d)

Darwin

e)

Rutherford

22.

Why do the constellations change throughout the year?

a)

Earth's orbit around the Sun

b)

Earth's rotation around the SUn

c)

The moon's orbit around the Earth

d)

Mercury retrograde

23.

Which planet would have the longest orbit time?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

e)

Mercury

24.

When the moon is in the same direction as the sunlight, we call this a ___.

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

crescent moon

d)

gibbous moon

25.

When the moon is in the oppsite direction as the sunlight, we call this a ___.

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

crescent moon

d)

gibbous moon

26.

Which model is correct?

a)

heliocentric

b)

geocentric

c)

planocentric

d)

satecentric

27.

Which model was accepted until the 1500s, but evidence has shown it to be incorrect?

a)

heliocentric

b)

geocentric

c)

planocentric

d)

satecentric

28.

Who first proposed the heliocentric model, where the Sun is the center of the solar system?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Galileo

c)

Darwin

d)

Neil deGrasse Tyson

29.

What tool uses the refraction of light to magnify and see objects that are far away?

a)

microscope

b)

telescope

c)

endoscope

d)

macroscope

30.

Which planet is NOT a gas giant?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

31.

Choose all inner planets.

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

e)

Saturn

32.

Orbit time in "Earth days":

Venus = 225 days

Earth = 365 days

Mars = 687 days


Which planet is closes to Earth - Venus or Mars?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

You cannot tell by this data.

33.

The Sun rises in the ____ and sets in the ____.

a)

east ; west

b)

west ; east

c)

north ; west

d)

north ; south

34.

The universe is...

a)

expanding

b)

shrinking

c)

getting colder

35.

How does energy from the Sun heat Earth?

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

36.

The Sun's energy comes from...

a)

nuclear fusion of hydrogen atoms

b)

nuclear fusion of oxygen atoms

c)

burning of fossil fuels

d)

combustion of hydrogen atoms

37.

What distance does a shuttle need to travel to enter space?

a)

about 100 km

b)

about 1 km

c)

about 1,000 km

d)

about 10,000 km

38.

When a rocket experiences drag in its journey to space, this refers to ___.

a)

air resistance

b)

the weight of the rocket

c)

the push from the engine

d)

the force of gravity

39.
What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?
a)
gravity
b)
speed
c)
string
d)
air currents
40.
What is in the center of the Heliocentric Model?
a)
Sun
b)
Comet 
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
41.
In which type of model are the Sun, other planets, and the Moon in orbit around the Earth?
a)
heliocentric model
b)
tetrahedral model
c)
concentric model
d)
geocentric model
42.
An _______ is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. 
a)
Oort Cloud
b)
Asteroid belt
c)
Kuiper belt
d)
Photosphere
43.
What planet is it?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
44.

What planet is it?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Venus

45.

What planet is it?

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

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