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Topic 1b Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many planets are in our Solar System?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

5

2.

What are the 4 Inner Planets

a)

earth, jupiter, mars, venus

b)

Mercury, venus, earth, mars

c)

earth, mercury, saturn, neptune

d)

jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune

3.

What galaxy do we live in?

a)

Earth

b)

Milkyway

c)

Space

d)

Snickers

4.

What are the 3 basic components of a galaxy?

a)

snow, rocks, dust

b)

rocks, comets

c)

rocks, dust and many stars

d)

stars, moon, earth

5.

What are the Inner Planets made up of?

a)

gas

b)

rocks

c)

stars

d)

snow

6.

What are the outer planets made up of?

a)

rocks

b)

gas

c)

ice

d)

stars

7.

The sun appears to move across the sky during the day. Why does this happen?

a)

A. Earth's tilt on its axis

b)

B. moon orbiting Earth

c)

C. Earth's rotation on its axis

d)

D. Earth's orbit around the sun

8.

Earth spins at a very constant and regular speed. How long does it take for Earth to make one complete rotation?

a)

A. 24 hr

b)

B. 24 days

c)

C. 365 hr

d)

D. 365 days

9.

The illustration below shows how Earth rotates on its axis. Which of the following is NOT due to Earth’s rotation?

a)

A. the apparent rising and setting of the Sun

b)

B. the apparent movement of the stars across the sky

c)

C. the apparent movement of the Moon across the sky

d)

D. the apparent seasonal change in the positions of the stars

10.

Hideki likes to watch the stars at night. He notices that the stars appear to move across the night sky. Which of the following best explains why this happens?

a)

A. Earth’s revolution

b)

B. Earth’s rotation on its axis

c)

C. the stars' rotation around the Sun

d)

D. the stars' revolution around Earth

11.

Derrick knows that Earth rotates on its axis. Which of the following is caused by Earth’s rotation?

a)

A. day and night

b)

B. one year on Earth

c)

C. the length of the moon’s orbit around Earth

d)

D. our ability to see different stars during the year

12.

Why does the Sun appear so big from earth?

a)

Because the sun moves as it rotates

b)

Because the Sun is the Closest Star to earth

c)

Because the sun revolves

d)

Because the Sun orbits the Earth

13.

What causes seasons?

a)

earth's rotation

b)

earth's revolution

c)

the moon rotating

d)

the sun revolving

14.

What are comets made up of?

a)

rocks, and dust

b)

rocks and ice

c)

ice, gas and dust

15.

What are Asteroids made up of?

a)

ice, gas and dust

b)

rocks and metal

c)

snow

16.

True or False. Asteroids and Comets both orbit the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What is the correct order of the planets?

a)

mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn,uranus, neptune

b)

jupiter, saturn, mercury, venus, earth, mars, uranus, neptune

c)

mercury, venus, earth, mars, saturn, uranus

18.

Where is the asteroid belt located?

a)

between mars and earth

b)

between jupiter and mars

c)

on the moon

d)

not sure

19.

How are rotation and revolution different?

a)

rotation causes seasons and revolution causes day and night

b)

revolution causes day and night and rotation cause seasons

c)

revolution causes seasons and rotation causes day and night

20.

The image shows Rotation or Revolution?

a)

Revolution

b)

Rotation

21.

Sara told John that it takes 1 day for earth to make a complete revolution. Is that true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

22.

How long does it take earth to revolve around the Sun?

a)

24 hours

b)

1 day

c)

365 days/ 1 year

d)

24 days

23.

Monty is keeping a journal of observations of the Moon for a month. At the beginning of the month, Monty observed the Moon to be fully dark (as shown in the picture). What would the Moon look like about half way through the month?

a)

A. It will be fully lit.

b)

B. It will be half lit.

c)

C. It will be mostly dark.

d)

D. It will be fully dark.

24.

Monty is continuing with his journal of observations of the Moon for a month. At the half way point, the Moon is fully lit (Full Moon). After about ONE WEEK, Monty observes the Moon again. What would Monty see?

a)

A. The Moon would be half lit.

b)

B. The Moon would still be fully lit.

c)

C. The Moon would be completely dark.

d)

D. The Moon would look like a tiny sliver.

25.

Which planet has the orbit that is farthest away from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Mars

26.

What are the 4 Inner Planets

a)

earth, jupiter, mars, venus

b)

Mercury, venus, earth, mars

c)

earth, mercury, saturn, neptune

d)

jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune

27.

Fen and her family went camping and enjoyed looking at the stars. Fen saw that some stars are brighter than others. Which of these affects the brightness of a star as seen from Earth?

a)

A. shape

b)

B. surrounding stars

c)

C. number of planets

d)

D. distance from Earth

28.

What is the imaginary line called that earth spins on?

a)

rotation

b)

axis

c)

spin

d)

line

29.

Select the correct order of the planets in the Solar System

a)

mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune

b)

mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, mercury, venus

c)

uranus, neptune, mercury, venus, jupiter, mars, earth

d)

earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, venus, mercury, neptune

30.

The moon has eight phases. How long does it take for the moon to go through all phases?

a)

about 15 days

b)

about 28 days

c)

about 5 days

d)

about 28 hours

31.

True or False. The sun moves around the Earth.

a)

true

b)

false

32.

True or False. We have sunrise and sunset because of the earth's revolution.

a)

false

b)

true