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Earth & Space Revision

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Astronomy is....

a)

the study of geography.

b)

the study of stars.

c)

the study of the universe and everything in it.

d)

the study of comets.

2.

How long ago was the Big Bang?

a)

14 million years ago

b)

14 thousand years ago

c)

14 trillion years ago

d)

14 billion years ago

3.

Tick all that apply:


The first elements formed were:

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Gold

d)

Lithium

4.

Tick all that apply:


Evidence of the Big Bang....

a)

'cosmic background radiation' was discovered

b)

it was discovered that the universe is not expanding

c)

nuclear radiation was discovered

d)

Edwin Hubble & Vesto Slipher discovered the universe is still expanding

5.

What is a celestial body?

a)

Any unnatural body outside the Earth's atmosphere

b)

Any natural body outside of the Earth's atmosphere

c)

Any natural body of the Sun's atmosphere

6.

Finish the list:


The 5 types of celestial bodies are moons, planets, stars....

a)

comets

b)

rockets

c)

asteroids

d)

Satellites

e)

rocks

7.

True or False

Stars generate their own light & heat

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Tick all that are true about Moons

a)

It is luminous

b)

It is a natural satellite of a planet

c)

Orbits a planet

d)

It is not luminous

9.

I am a small rocky body.

I am smaller than a planet.

I am not luminous.

What am I?

a)

Moon

b)

Star

c)

Asteroid

d)

Planet

10.

I am made of ice & dust.

I orbit stars.

I have a tail.

What am I?

a)

Asteroid

b)

Moon

c)

Star

d)

Comet

11.

Name our Galaxy.

a)

Mars Bar

b)

Milky Way

c)

Star Bar

d)

Snickers

12.

Gravity is...

a)

an attractive force

b)

a magnetic force

c)

a nuclear force

d)

a radioactive force

13.

How long does it take for Earth to rotate on it's own axis once?

(a)  

14.

How long does it take Earth to orbit the Sun once?

a)

365 years

b)

365.25 weeks

c)

365.25 days

d)

365 weeks

15.

How many seasons are there? And, how long are they?

a)

4 seasons, 2 months

b)

3 seasons, 4 months

c)

4 seasons, 4 months

d)

4 seasons, 3 months

16.

True/False

The sun is moving

a)

True

b)

False

17.

When it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is...

a)

Summer in the Southern Hemisphere

b)

Winter in the Southern Hemisphere

c)

Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere

d)

Spring in the Southern Hemisphere

18.

The 4 phases of the Moon are:

a)

Old moon

b)

New moon

c)

First quarter moon

d)

Third quarter moon

e)

Full moon

19.

Waxing is....

a)

the illuminated area of the moon is decreasing

b)

the illuminated area of the moon stays the same

c)

the illuminated area of the moon is increasing

20.

Check all that apply.

Tides are....

a)

caused by gravitational pull of the moon and the sun

b)

storms

c)

daily rising & falling levels of ocean surfaces

d)

waves

21.

Is this a Solar or Lunar Eclipse?

a)

Lunar

b)

Solar

22.

True/False

There are 9 planets in our Solar System.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The closer a planet is to the sun....

a)

the longer it takes for it to orbit the sun

b)

distance from the sun has no effect on the time it takes to orbit the sun

c)

the less time it takes to orbit the sun

24.

Tick all that apply

The closer a planet is to the Sun...

a)

the colder it is

b)

the hotter it is

c)

it has no effect on the planets temperature

d)

the rule does not apply to Mercury

25.

Name the spaceship that currently orbits Earth.

(a)