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Unit 10 Earth, Sun, and Moon

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The diagram below shows how Earth spins on its axis, causing day and night. Which term best describes the movement shown?

a)

tilt

b)

orbit

c)

rotation

d)

revolution

2.

How long does it take Earth to complete one orbit around the sun?

a)

1 day

b)

365 1/4 days

c)

60 days

d)

27 days

3.

The earth rotating on its axis causes

a)

seasons

b)

years

c)

days and nights

d)

sun spots

4.

This picture shows Earth rotating. When the Earth makes one complete rotation on its axis, how much time has passed?

a)

365 days

b)

24 hours

c)

30 days

d)

10 days

5.

What is the invisible path the Earth takes around the Sun called?

a)

an equator

b)

an axis

c)

a rotation

d)

an orbit

6.

The imaginary line that runs down Earth through the North and South pole is called its:

a)

axis

b)

equator

c)

crust

d)

mantle

7.

The tilt of Earth on its axis causes:

a)

day and night

b)

the seasons

c)

gravity

d)

wind

8.
True or False
Constellations are stars that appear to be in a pattern.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What are stars?
a)
Rocky bodies
b)
Hot exploding balls of gas
c)
5 pointed shapes
d)
Hollywood actors
10.

When you look through a telescope, what seems to be increased?

a)

shape

b)

color

c)

distance

d)

size

11.

There are ____________ stars in the sky

a)

hundreds

b)

thousands

c)

billions

12.

What is the north star called?

a)

Dubhe

b)

Ursa

c)

Polaris

d)

Sun

13.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Third Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

14.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Third Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

15.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
16.

Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

a)

new moon

b)

first quarter

c)

full moon

d)

3rd quarter

17.
What is illuminating the Moon?
a)
Nuclear Fusion
b)
Sunlight
c)
Mirrors
d)
Flood Lights
18.

What causes the moon's phases

a)

Where you are standing on Earth

b)

the amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

c)

The tilt of Earth

d)

how fast the moon is moving

19.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
20.

What is the 2nd planet from the Sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

21.

How many natural satellites does Earth have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

22.

What do the inner planets have in common?

a)

they all have an atmosphere

b)

they all have clouds

c)

they all have water

d)

they all have a rocky surface

23.
The largest planet in the solar system is
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Venus
24.
The outer planets are known as the gas giants.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What is the correct order of the outer planets?
a)
Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus
b)
Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter
c)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
d)
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter
26.

a chunk of ice and rock that has an elliptical orbit around the sun

a)

comet

b)

asteroid

c)

moon

d)

planet

27.

7th planet from the sun. It orbits on its side.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

28.

What gas gives Neptune its blue color?

a)

oxygen

b)

methane

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

ice

29.

The Earth revolves around...

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

30.
How many planets are there in the Solar System?
a)
eight
b)
three
c)
nine
d)
ten
31.
What is Pluto?
a)
An asteroid
b)
A planet
c)
A dwarf planet
d)
It doesn't exist
32.

Galaxies are:

a)

gropus of Asteroids

b)

Groups of planets

c)

Groups of stars, gas and dust.

d)

Group of satellites

33.
What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?
a)
gravity
b)
speed
c)
string
d)
air currents