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WorksheetsThe Earth in the Solar System
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 46mins
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The Solar System is formed by the Sun and the ________________ that orbit around it.
celestial bodies
planets
stars
asteroids
Complete:
The Sun is a...
star
comet
asteroid
supergiant star
The Sun is mostly made up of....
gasses
ice
fire
molten rock
Stars are celestial bodies that...
give off light and heat
give off light
give off heat
shine
Planets are celestial bodies that...
Don't give off light and heat
orbit around the Sun
give off heat
give off light
Satellites are celestial bodies that...
Don't give off light and heat
orbit around some planets
give off heat and light
orbit around the Sun
The Earth's satellite is...
The Moon
The Sun
a comet
Halley's comet
A comet is a celestial body that is made up of...
ice
dust
rock
gas
An asteroid is made up of...
rock
ice
dust
gas
Where is the Asteroid Belt?
Between Mars and Jupiter
Beyond Neptune
Between Saturn and Uranus
Between the Earth and Mars
An asteroid that enters in the Earth's atmosphere is a....
meteor
meteorite
comet
star
Another name that we give to the meteors is...
shooting stars
meteorite
comet
star
A meteor that crashes into the Earth's surface is a...
shooting star
meteorite
comet
star
What kind of celestial body is Pluto?
a planet
a dwarf planet
a satellite
an asteroid
Where in the Solar System is Pluto?
In the Asteroid Belt
In the Kuiper Belt
Between Jupiter and Neptune
Between Mars and Jupiter
What is a galaxy?
A group of planets
A group of planetary systems
A group of stars
The Universe
Our galaxy is called...
Solar System
The Milky Way
The Milky Road
The White Way
According to NASA the first four planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars) are the...
Gas Giants
Rocky Planets
Ice Giants
Dwarf Planets
According to NASA
Jupiter and Saturn are the...
Gas Giants
Rocky Planets
Ice Giants
Dwarf Planets
According to NASA Uranus and Neptune are the...
Gas Giants
Rocky Planets
Ice Giants
Dwarf Planets
The movement in which the Earth spins around its axis is called...
Rotation
Revolution
The movement in which the Earth orbits around the Sun is called...
Rotation
Revolution
The movement of rotation takes...
24 hours
31 days
365 days
7 days
The movement of rotation causes...
day and night
months of the year
the seasons
The movement of revolution takes...
24 hours
365 days
31 days
7 days
The movement of revolution causes...
day and night
the seasons
the months
an eclipse
The imaginary line that connects the poles of the Earth is called...
meridian
axis
prime meridian
parallel
The axis of the Earth is...
straigh up
tilted
broken
bent
The imaginary line that divides the Earth into two hemispheres (Northern and Southern) is called...
parallel
Equator
Prime Meridian
meridian
The imaginary line that divides the Earth into two hemispheres (Eastern and Western) is called...
parallel
Equator
Prime Meridian
meridian
The imaginary lines that are parallel to the Equator are called...
parallels
axis
Prime Meridian
meridians
The parallels are imaginary lines that give us...
latitude
longitude
distance
height
The meridians are imaginary lines that give us...
latitude
longitude
distance
height
The imaginary lines that divide that cross the Equator are called...
parallels
axis
Prime Meridian
meridians
What do we use the paralells and meridians for?
To know how big is the Earth
To find places in a map
To know where is night and where is day
To know how the seasons work
Who were the first people in noticing the Earth wasn't flat?
The Romans
The Greeks
The Phoenicians
The Egyptians
Why are Magallanes y Elcano important in proving the Earth is spherical?
Because they invented the telescope
Because they were the first ones in travelling around the World
Because the were the first men in space
Because they were the inventors of the parallels and meridians
What is a telescope?
A machine that help us find the North
A machine that help us see things that are far away
A machine that help us draw maps
A machine that help us read geographical coordinates
Who was the first person in using a telescope to observe the planets?
Magallanes
Galileo Galilei
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
What is the name of the telescope that was launched into space in 1990 and takes pictures of the Universe?
Armstrong
Hubble
International Space Station
NASA
How do we call the competition between USA and the Soviet Union to be the first ones in space?
The Big Race
Space Race
Solar System Race
Astronaut Race
Who was the first man in space?
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
Buzz Aldrin
John Glenn
Who was the first man on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
Buzz Aldrin
John Glenn
Who was the first American astronaut orbiting the Earth?
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
Buzz Aldrin
John Glenn
Who was the first Spanish astronaut into space?
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
Buzz Aldrin
Pedro Duque
Who was the first woman into space?
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
Teresa Duque
Valentina Tereshkova
What is the name of the space station where astronauts do research and experiments since 2000?
Hubble
Apollo 11
Sputnik
International Space Station (ISS)
