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WorksheetsEarth and Space Summative Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which statement is TRUE about stars AND planets?
Stars move through the sky, but planets don't.
Stars and planets both move
It is easier to see planets than stars because planets grow with heat.
Stars are the brightest objects in the night sky.
A star's color tells us about its
temperature
size
rotation
distance from Earth
If scientist discovered a large, round object revolving around a star, that object would be considered a
moon
planet
star
solar system
What can you use on Earth to make the Moon, planets, and stars look closer and bigger?
a barometer
a microscope
a speedometer
a telescope
What could be learned about Mars only by sending a space probe to that planet?
the size of Mars
the distance between the Sun and Mars
the kind of material under Mars surface
the shape of Mars orbit
What could be used to study the surface of Mars?
a manned spacecraft
a space probe sent via a rocket
a telescope
a computer
You are holding a model of the Earth and the Sun. You rotate the model of the Earth once on its axis. This represents one...
minute
day
month
year
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once on its axis?
24 hours
12 hours
24 days
365 days
Which phase of the Moon is in the night sky when you are NOT able to see any of the Moon?
Full Moon
New Moon
First Quarter
Third Quarter
Which phase of the Moon do we see fully lit in the sky?
Third Quarter
First Quarter
New Moon
Full Moon
About how many days does it take the Moon to travel around the Earth?
27-31
1
180
365
How often can a full moon be seen?
once each week
once a year
once a season
once a month
Summer days in the Northern Hemisphere are hotter than winter days because in summer....
Earth's Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.
Earth is closer to the sun in the summer.
the sun gets hotter in the summer.
the sun gives off more energy in the summer.
During winter in the Northern Hemisphere, which statement is TRUE?
The North Pole is pointed away from the sun during the winter.
Day and night are the same lengths during winter.
The sun's rays shine more directly on the North Pole than the South Pole winter.
Neither pole is tilted toward the sun in the winter.
How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the sun one time?
365 hours
365 days
24 hours
24 days
Which statement correctly describes the OUTER planets?
The outer planets are warmer than the inner planets.
The outer planets are smaller than the inner planets.
The outer planets are large and made of gases.
The outer planets have rocky surfaces.
What are the gas giants?
the outer planets
comets
the Milky Way
the sun and Venus
Which separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
Venus
comets
an asteroid belt
Earth
What do the inner planets have in common?
They are made of gases.
They are very large compared to all of the planets.
They have a lot of moons.
They are smaller compared to all of the planets.
Is this the correct order of the planets from the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune?
Yes
No
The students in Mrs. Rivera’s class are studying the sun and the stars. They used the picture above to make an argument about the size of the sun.
“The sun is the largest star in the universe because it looks big in the picture.”
“The earth is bigger than the sun. In the picture you can see the earth is the biggest.”
"How bright a star appears to us in the night sky depends on its size and it's distance from us."
Why do some stars look brighter than others?
distance
size
distance and size
Why does the Moon have different phases?
It follows the Sun around the Earth.
The rotation of the Earth on its axis allows us to see different amounts of light reflected from the surface of the Moon.
It moves around the Sun.
True or False: The moon produces its own light.
True
False
What causes the moon to shine?
The sun
Its red-hot surface
Pixie dust
Electricity
During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the moon…
Physically changing size and shape
Moving closer and then farther away from Earth
Reflecting a different amount of light due to the position with Earth and the Sun.
Having craters on its surface
_________________ are unpiloted spacecraft that leave Earth's orbit and can tell us more about the surface of a planet.
Space probes
Space telescopes
________________ are used from Earth to see the movement of distant objects.
Space probes
telescopes
microscope
barometer
The following is true about stars: (Click ALL that apply.)
The color of a star tells us how hot it is.
Patterns of stars form constellations.
Planets are a special type of star.
There are billions of stars in the universe.
A star is different from a planet when looking in the night sky because....
stars twinkle and planets have a constant glow
stars have a constant glow and planets twinkle
