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Space

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
During which portion of the Earth's revolution around the Sun is the Northern Hemisphere tilted toward the Sun?
a)
Vernal equinox
b)
Summer solstice
c)
Winter solstice
d)
Autumnal equinox
2.
What is the approximate percentage of the Earth that is illuminated by the Sun at any given time?
a)
90%
b)
10%
c)
25%
d)
50%
3.
The sky darkens at midday and the Sun seems to disappear. Minutes later, the Sun reappears and the daylight returns. The best explanation for this is...
a)
a partial solar eclipse is occurring
b)
the Moon has created a lunar eclipse
c)
the Sun has created a lunar eclipse
d)
the Moon has created a solar eclipse
4.
During a total lunar eclipse, what phenomenon is occurring?
a)
the Earth passes through the Moon's umbra
b)
the Moon passes through Earth's umbra
c)
the Earth passes through the Moon's penumbra
d)
the Moon passes through Earth's penumbra
5.
In the summer of 2017, parts of the U.S. experienced total darkness in the middle of the day.  What caused this?
a)
the Moon's umbra passing over the U.S.
b)
the Earth's penumbra passing over the Moon
c)
the Moon's penumbra passing over the U.S.
d)
Earth's umbra passing over the Moon
6.
During which phase of the Moon will the tides be highest?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Quarter Moon
c)
Gibbous Moon
d)
Crescent Moon
7.
In the summer of 2017, parts of the U.S. experienced total darkness in the middle of the day.  What caused this?
a)
the Moon's umbra passing over the U.S.
b)
the Earth's penumbra passing over the Moon
c)
the Moon's penumbra passing over the U.S.
d)
Earth's umbra passing over the Moon
8.
When the Earth is closest to the Sun and the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, we will be experiencing what season?
a)
Summer
b)
Fall (Autumn)
c)
Winter
d)
Spring
9.
In which position would an observer NOT be able to see the Moon?
a)
the Moon is in between the Sun and Earth
b)
the Moon is behind the Earth
c)
the Moon is at a right angle to the Sun and Earth
d)
during waxing gibbous phase
10.
The first manned-mission to land on the Moon was commanded by Neil Armstrong and was called...
a)
Viking 2
b)
Mariner 7
c)
Gemini 3
d)
Apollo 11
11.
How many high tides does Virginia experience each day?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
1
d)
3
12.
Telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope are put into orbit around the Earth because...
a)
heavy rainfall and pavement radiation from Earth affecting images
b)
air traffic and magnetic interference from Earth distorting images
c)
light pollution and atmospheric interference from Earth distort images
d)
carbon dioxide and human overpopulation from Earth affect images
13.
The only reusable manned space vehicle has been the...
a)
Space Shuttle
b)
Apollo
c)
Gemini
d)
Voyager
14.
The first country to land humans on the Moon and return them safely to Earth was
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
U.S.A.
d)
China
15.
The first man-made satellite launched from Earth to complete a successful orbit was
a)
Sputnik
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Voyager
d)
Explorer 1
16.
The space program that involved humans walking on the Moon
a)
Mercury
b)
Gemini
c)
Voyager
d)
Apollo
17.
The telescope in space that takes pictures of stars, galaxies, and other objects in space
a)
James Webb telescope
b)
Hubble Space telescope
c)
John's Reflecting telescope
d)
Simmons Refracting telescope
18.
The telescope in space that takes pictures of stars, galaxies, and other objects in space
a)
James Webb telescope
b)
Hubble Space telescope
c)
John's Reflecting telescope
d)
Simmons Refracting telescope
19.
The image shown represents which Moon phase?
a)
Waxing gibbous
b)
Waning gibbous
c)
Waning crescent
d)
Waxing crescent
20.
Evidence supports the existence of water ice on the Moon. Where did it come from?
a)
Astronauts left it there
b)
Meteors hitting the Moon's surface
c)
Freak rainstorm on the Moon
d)
Comets crashing into the Moon
21.

What determines the length of a day here on Earth?

a)

the moon's rotation

b)

the Earth's revolution

c)

the moon's revolution

d)

the Earth's rotation

22.

Which of the following is FALSE?

a)

Stars orbit planets.

b)

Galaxies orbit the center of the universe.

c)

Planets orbit stars.

d)

oons orbit planets.

23.

Which is the correct order of the moon's phases?

a)

first quarter, third quarter, new moon, full moon

b)

new moon, first quarter, full moon, third quarter

c)

new moon, full moon, first quarter, third quarter

d)

first quarter, new moon, full moon, third quarter

24.

What causes neap tides?

a)

The moon casts a shadow on the Earth.

b)

Both the sun and the moon are pulling the Earth's water in the same direction.

c)

The Earth casts a shadow on the moon.

d)

The moon is pulling the Earth's water perpendicular to the sun.

25.

How much of the moon's surface is lit up at all times?

a)

all of it

b)

a fourth of it

c)

half of it

d)

It varies.

26.

Which of the following is FALSE?

a)

Waxing is when we can see more and more of the moon's surface.

b)

A rotation is when an object spins one full time around its own axis.

c)

Waning is when we can see less and less of the moon's surface.

d)

A revolution is when an object orbits around its own axis.

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