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Science in English - Chapter 6 (The earth and beyond)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the center of our solar system?

a)

moon

b)

sun

c)

earth

d)

jupiter

2.

The earth spins on its .....

a)

axis

b)

curve

c)

east

d)

west

3.

The earth takes ... hours to complete a spin.

a)

12

b)

23

c)

20

d)

24

4.

The spinning of the Earth give rise to the cycle of day and night.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is a huge ball of very hot gases that gives off a lot of heat and light?

a)

A galaxy

b)

A star

c)

A comet

d)

An asteroid

6.

The earth orbits the Sun in ... path.

a)

circular

b)

oval

c)

rectangle

d)

square

7.

The earth takes one year to orbit the Sun ....

a)

three times

b)

twice

c)

once

d)

four times

8.

The moon is a ... satellite of the earth and takes one month to orbit the earth once.

a)

man-made

b)

imitation

c)

natural

d)

small

9.

The sixth planet from the sun; known for its large rings is ....

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Mercury

10.

The biggest planet is ....

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

11.

How many planets does the solar system have?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

8

d)

9

12.

Which is the third planet from the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

13.

Asteroids are irregular-shaped rocks that are smaller than the planets and most of them found in the asteroid belt between ....

a)

Sun and Mercury

b)

Venus and Mars

c)

Uranus and Neptune

d)

Mars and Jupiter

14.

Comets are object made up of ice, dust and ....

a)

cloud

b)

rocks

c)

air

d)

fire

15.

Meteor are also known as ....

a)

shooting cloud

b)

shooting stars

c)

shooting rocks

d)

shooting dust

16.

The Milky Way is our galaxy.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The earth is the center of the universe.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Object in the Solar System that orbits the sun and support many living things is ....

a)

Moon

b)

Star

c)

Earth

d)

Comets

19.

A galaxy is a collection of star system, such as the solar system, gas and ....

a)

rocks

b)

dust

c)

shooting star

d)

air

20.

Humans have landed on another planet.

a)

True

b)

False