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Unit 8: Solar System

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This picture shows the path Earth takes as it moves around the sun. What is the path called?
a)
a constellation
b)
a moon
c)
an orbit
d)
a planet
2.
What factor determines the color of a star?
a)
Size
b)
Shape
c)
Magnitude
d)
Temperature
3.
Which movement creates day/night?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
4.

Which list shows the correct order of planets from the sun?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter

c)

Mars, Venus, Earth, Saturn

d)

Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn

5.

Which is an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?

a)

an asteroid

b)

a comet

c)

a moon

d)

a planet

6.

What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?

a)

They all have rocky surfaces.

b)

They all appear to be similar to Earth.

c)

They all are gaseous planets.

d)

They all appear to be made of rock and ice.

7.

The HOTTEST stars are usually what color

a)

yellow

b)

orange

c)

blue

d)

pink

8.
Waxing means...
a)
Growing
b)
Dying
c)
Losing light
d)
Moving
9.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
10.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
11.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
12.
Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
13.
True or False: A gibbous moon means more than half of the moon is lit up?
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
c)
upwards
d)
downwards
15.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Earth comes directly between the Sun and Moon?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
16.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
17.
Where did the materials used to create planets in our solar system come from?
a)
Clumps of rocky material between the stars.
b)
The same cloud of gas as our sun.
c)
They flung out of our young sun.
d)
They weren't created.
18.
Which of the following is a physical property of the sun?
a)
It's the same size as the moon.
b)
It rotates but is stationary in space
c)
It's made of buring solid rock.
d)
It's made of hydrogen and helium gas.
19.
Which of the following statements is true about our solar system?
a)
The gas planets are closer to the sun.
b)
The planets are arranged I order of increasing size.
c)
The solid planets are much larger than the gas planets
d)
The solid planets are closer to the sun.
20.
What is the most likely theory that explains how the solar system formed?
a)
Solar Nebula Theory
b)
Giant Impact Theory
c)
Big Bang Theory
d)
Simultaneous Theory
21.
What is the theory that explains how the moon formed?
a)
Solar Nebula Theory
b)
Giant Impact Theory
c)
Big Bang Theory
d)
Simultaneous Theory
22.
What makes the moon look bright in the sky?
a)
The moon reflects light from Earth
b)
The moon reflects light from the sun
c)
The moon generates its own light
d)
The moon absorbs light from the stars.
23.
The energy from the sun is created by a process called:
a)
nuclear fission
b)
nuclear fusion
c)
nuclear reaction
d)
nuclear core
24.
a brief burst of energy from the sun’s photosphere
a)
corona
b)
solar flare
c)
solar wind
d)
photosphere
25.
a dark spot on the photosphere of the sun
a)
corona
b)
solar flare
c)
sunspot
d)
magnitude
26.
What protects life on Earth from gamma rays, X rays, and particles emitted by the Sun?
a)
The ozone layer in the stratosphere
b)
The ionosphere
c)
The magnetosphere (Earth's magnetic field)
d)
Clouds
27.

What are planets outside our solar system officially called?

a)

Ecoplanets

b)

Exoplanets

c)

Alien Worlds

d)

Exoworlds

28.

What is the problem with seeing planets orbiting other stars?

a)

They are faint.

b)

They are hidden by the luminosity of their parent star.

c)

They are really far away.

d)

All of these answers are correct

29.

The habitable zone is a specific distance from the sun where the temperature conditions are ideal for life:

a)

True

b)

False

30.
If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the blue side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...
a)
Moving towards the Earth
b)
Moving away from the Earth
c)
This is a trick question that cannot be answered
d)
It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry.
31.
What gases are in the unknown mixture?
a)
Gas B & Gas D
b)
Gas C & Gas B
c)
Gas A & Gas D
d)
Gas D & Gas C
32.
darkest, innermost part of the shadow
a)
penumbra
b)
umbra
33.
lighter, outer part of the shadow
a)
penumbra
b)
umbra
34.

If you look up at the sky and see this, you are witnessing a....

a)

solar eclipse

b)

total eclipse

c)

lunar eclipse

d)

jupiter

35.

Which of the following is not true about a total solar eclipse?

a)

It can be viewed once a year from every spot on earth

b)

It is dangerous to look at without the proper device

c)

When it happens, the moon blocks all of the sun except the corona

d)

You must be within the moon's umbra to see it

36.
The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.
a)
23.5
b)
25.3
c)
30.2
d)
24
37.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
38.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
39.
The term equinox means....
a)
equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
b)
Equal amount of winter and summer
c)
Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
d)
The longest day of the year
40.
What is the longest day of the year?
a)
winter solstice
b)
summer solstice
c)
fall equinox
d)
spring equinox
41.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
42.
What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?
a)
seasons
b)
year
c)
day & night
d)
eclipse
43.
How long does it take the earth to revolve once around the sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
30 days
d)
365.25 days
44.
When are the equinoxes?
a)
June & December
b)
July & January
c)
April & October
d)
March & September
45.

Why do shadows made by the Sun move throughout the day?

a)

Because the weather changes

b)

Because someone moves the objects

c)

Because the sun appears to move across the sky

d)

Because it's magic!

46.

Shadows are shortest around______.

a)

morning and evening

b)

noon

c)

night

47.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
48.
As a nebula collapses it also begins:
a)
Expand
b)
Rotate
c)
Shake
d)
Turn to ice
49.
A nebula collapses down into a disk known called:
a)
A compact disk
b)
An irregular cloud
c)
An accretion disk
d)
An circular disk
50.
The group of inner planets are known as:
a)
The Terrestrial Planets
b)
The Gas Giants
c)
The Outer Planets
d)
The Hallow Planets
51.
The group of outer planets are known as:
a)
The Terrestrial Planets
b)
The Gas Giants
c)
The Inner Planets
d)
The Rocky Planets
52.

Why did the lighter elements stay in the Gas Giants?

a)

Just because the solar wind does not affect these planets

b)

Because they less dense

c)

Because the solar wind does not affect these planets AND their own gravity is strong enough

d)

Just because their own gravity is strong enough

53.
Planets orbit the Sun in a shape called a(n)
a)
circle
b)
ellipse
c)
focus
d)
perihelion
54.
Where is the planet moving faster
a)
Position A to B
b)
Position B to C
c)
Position H to I
d)
Position I to J
55.

The percentage of incoming sunlight that a surface reflects; reflecting power

a)

Mare

b)

Albedo

c)

Perigree

d)

Ray

56.

Heavily cratered regions of the moon that are light in color and mountainous

a)

Highland

b)

Regolith

c)

Rille

d)

Mare

57.

Material that has fallen back to the Moon’s surface after being blasted out during impacts

a)

Rille

b)

Perigee

c)

Regolith

d)

Ejecta

58.

Long trails of ejecta coming from craters

a)

Ray

b)

Regolith

c)

Perigee

d)

Apogee

59.

Stronger high tide, lower low tides; occur when the Earth, moon, and Sun are in a line

a)

Spring Tide

b)

Neap Tide

c)

Perigee

d)

Albedo

60.

Especially weak tides; occur when the Moon and the Sun are perpendicular to one another

a)

Spring Tide

b)

Neap Tide

c)

Perigee

d)

Apogee

61.

Closest point in the Moon’s orbit to Earth

a)

Perigee

b)

Apogee

c)

Regolith

d)

Umbra

62.

Farthest point in the Moon’s orbit to Earth

a)

Perigee

b)

Apogee

c)

Mare

d)

Regolith

63.

The alternating rise and fall in sea level

a)

Tides

b)

Penumbra

c)

Apogee

d)

Umbra

64.
Tides are caused by
a)
strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
b)
the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
c)
the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
d)
variations in the salinity of ocean water
65.
What are comets made of?
a)
Metals like iron and nickel
b)
Gas
c)
Hydrogen Gas
d)
Ice and rock
66.
A light streaking across the night sky is classified as a/an....
a)
Meteorite
b)
Asteroid
c)
Comet
d)
Meteor
67.
The place where a planet is closest to the Sun as it orbits the Sun is called the
a)
perihelion
b)
aphelion
68.
The place where a planet is farthest away from the Sun in its orbit around the Sun is called the
a)
aphelion
b)
perihelion

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