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Space

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ethan, CJ, AJ, Gio, and Amir are planning a stargazing night. They want to observe objects in our solar system. When might they use a telescope?

a)

to see more detail about a small area of the sky

b)

to predict the position of a star

c)

to determine the thickness of a planet's core

d)

to collect a sample from a space object

2.

Amir and Ethan are discussing the solar system and its classification. They talk about inner planets and outer planets based on their distance from the sun. What do they find between the inner planets and the outer planets?

a)

asteroids

b)

comets

c)

moons

d)

stars

3.

Gio and Isaiah were stargazing at night and noticed that other stars appear so much smaller than the sun. Why is that?

a)

They are much smaller

b)

They are so far away

c)

They are not as bright

d)

They are dwarf stars

4.

Megan and Ethan are working on a science project together. They want to determine which step of the scientific method uses an "If...Then..." statement to provide a possible answer to the question. Can you help them?

a)

Purpose

b)

Research

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Conclusion

5.

Vance is learning about the scientific method in MrStetz's class. In which step of the scientific method does Vance test his hypothesis by following a specific list of steps?

a)

Purpose

b)

Experiment

c)

Analysis

d)

Hypothesis

6.

In a science experiment, Isaiah wants to test the effect of different amounts of sunlight on plant growth. What is it called when Isaiah changes the amount of sunlight to see if it makes a difference?

a)

Control

b)

Classify

c)

Research

d)

Variable

7.

Aubrey and Neyva are observing a plant in their garden. How does the plant grow? 

a)

Testable

b)

Nontestable

8.

Isaiah and Miles are planting daffodils in their garden. What amount of sunlight is best for their daffodils to grow?

a)

Testable

b)

Nontestable

9.

Juan and Gio are playing with a toy boat in a pool. What makes the toy boat sink or float?

a)

testable 

b)

nontestable

10.

What happens when a water bottle left outside by Tristian freezes?

a)

It becomes testable

b)

It becomes nontestable

11.

Josy and Juan are discussing how the surface on which their cars move affects their speed. How does the surface on which a car moves affect how fast it goes? 

a)

testable

b)

nontestable

12.

Ethan found a bird in his backyard. What do birds like the one Ethan found typically eat? 

a)

testable

b)

nontestable

13.

Isaiah and Vance are discussing the movement of inner planets. Isaiah says that since inner planets are closer to the sun,

a)

they take longer to orbit the sun.

b)

they orbit the sun faster.

14.

Aubrey, Juan, Amir, and Isaiah are discussing the inner planets of our solar system. Which group of planets are they most likely talking about?

a)

Mercury, Mars, Earth, and Venus

b)

Earth, the Moon, Mars

c)

Neptune, Pluto, Earth

d)

:)

15.

During a class discussion, Gio and Josy were talking about the classification of planets. They mentioned 'Gas giants' as a type of:

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

c)

Both

d)

Venus

16.

During a class discussion, Emily and Ethan were talking about the characteristics of planets. Emily mentioned that some planets have a solid, rocky surface. Which group of planets was she referring to?

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

c)

Both

d)

Saturn

17.

Ms. Busby is teaching her students about the order of the planets in our solar system. She asks Sophia, Amir, Neyva, and Ethan to arrange the planets in the correct order. Which of the following options represents the correct order?

a)

Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Mercury, Saturn, Uranus

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

18.

Neyva is observing the Earth from space. She notices that the Earth spins on its axis. This spinning is called ______.

a)

orbit

b)

rotation

c)

revolution

d)

tide

19.

Neyva and Tristian are discussing the differences between inner and outer planets. Neyva says that compared to the inner planets, the outer planets are...

a)

larger

b)

warmer

c)

denser

d)

better

20.

During a science class, Neyva and Chelsea learned that the Earth orbits around...

a)

the sun.

b)

the moon

c)

other planets

d)

the Milky Way

21.

During a stargazing night, Neyva and Emily asked MsBusby about the color of the hottest stars. What color did MsBusby tell them?

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

orange

d)

blue

22.

Miles and Juan are stargazing and discussing the colors of stars. They wonder which color represents the coolest stars. What color are the coolest stars?

a)

blue

b)

Yellow

c)

Red

d)

Orange

23.

During a class discussion, Emily asked MsBusby if the True or False
The Sun is the biggest star in the sky.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

During a school trip to the planetarium, Emily asked Gio, 'What are stars made of?'

a)

hot gases

b)

ice

c)

hydraulic gas

d)

dust and clouds

25.

Amir and Ethan are stargazing and discussing the colors of stars. They agree that stars can be three different colors. Which colors are they talking about?

a)

pink, red, and blue

b)

blue, yellow, and orange

c)

blue, yellow, and red

d)

purple, black, and gray

26.

During a school trip, Gio, Neyva, and Miles were discussing the sun. Why does the sun look so big to them?

a)

It is the closest star to Earth.

b)

It is the biggest star.

c)

It is farthest star from Earth.

d)

It is the hottest.

27.

During a school trip, Sophia and her friends noticed that stars seem to disappear during the day. Is this observation true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

28.

During a school trip to the observatory, Gio and Sophia learned about comets. They discovered that the _____ is the main body of the comet.

a)

gas tail

b)

coma

c)

nucleus

d)

dust tail

29.

During a stargazing event, Josy and Emily noticed a comet in the sky. They observed that the comet's tail always flies __________________.

a)

ahead of the comet

b)

toward the sun

c)

ahead of the sun

d)

away from the sun

30.

During a school trip to the observatory, Neyva and Isaiah were discussing comets. Neyva asked Isaiah, 'What are comets made of?'

a)

mud, rock, water

b)

ice and rock

c)

ice, dust, water

d)

gas and dust

31.

During a stargazing night, Isaiah and Megan saw a bright streak of light in the sky. They asked MrStetz what it was, and he explained that it's often called a shooting star. What is the scientific term for this phenomenon?

a)

asteroid

b)

meteoroid

c)

comet

d)

meteor

32.

Amir found a rock-like object in his backyard and believes it to be a piece of a meteoroid that struck the Earth's surface. What is the term for such an object?

a)

comet

b)

asteroid

c)

meteor

d)

meteorite

33.

AJ, Miles, Neyva, Gio, and Isaiah are discussing the similarities between asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. They all agree that one similarity between these celestial objects is that they all:

a)

are made of rock

b)

come from the Asteroid Belt

c)

come from the Oort Cloud

d)

orbit the sun

34.

While on a field trip, Miles and Chelsea found a rock that they believed to be a meteorite. They discussed how a meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because

a)

a meteorite has a tail of ice and gas.

b)

a meteorite is found in orbit between Jupiter and Mars.

c)

a meteorite enters the Earth's atmosphere.

d)

a meteorite is made of rock and snow.

35.

Ethan, Vance, Juan, Chelsea, and Amir are discussing the location of a region in our solar system. They know it is located between Mars and Jupiter. What is this region called?

a)

Comet belt

b)

Asteroid belt

c)

Meteor belt

d)

Stars

36.

MrStetz, AJ, Sophia, Juan, and Emily are planning a space mission to explore the asteroid belt. Between which 2 planets is the asteroid belt located that they need to navigate through?

a)

Mercury and Venus

b)

Jupiter and Saturn

c)

Uranus and Neptune

d)

Mars and Jupiter

37.

Megan and Isaiah were discussing comets. Megan said that a comet forms a tail when:

a)

It is deep in outer space and begins to melt

b)

It gets close to the sun and begins to melt

38.

While on a field trip with their teacher MsBusby, AJ, Isaiah, Tristian, and Ethan found a rock that they suspect is a meteor that did not burn up in Earth's atmosphere and reached Earth's surface. What would this rock be called?

a)

Meteorite

b)

Meteoroid

c)

Meteor

39.

While stargazing, AJ and Megan noticed a light streaking across the night sky. They wondered what it could be classified as. What is the correct classification?

a)

Meteorite

b)

Asteroid

c)

Comet

d)

Meteor

40.

During a stargazing night, Sophia and Emily saw a meteor and incorrectly called it what?

a)

Falling stars

b)

Shooting stars

c)

Fireballs

d)

All of the above

41.

During a science class, Sophia explains to Miles that the Earth constantly moves around the sun. What is this movement called?

a)

Revolution

b)

Rotation

c)

Axis

42.

Miles and Emily were discussing about asteroids. Miles mentioned that asteroids are irregularly shaped due to their less mass and gravitational force. Is Miles' statement correct?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

43.

Sophia and Amir were discussing about comets. Sophia mentioned that comets make their way around the sun in an elliptical orbit. Is her statement correct?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

44.

During a school trip to the observatory, Eivin and Miles asked MrStetz about the structure of a comet. What did MrStetz tell them about the composition of a comet?

a)

Nucleus, Coma, Dust tail, Ice

b)

Nucleus, Dust tail & gases

c)

Nucleus, Coma, dust tail & gas tail (ion tail)

45.

During a stargazing night, Isaiah and Chelsea were discussing the nickname for Comets. What is the nickname for Comets?

a)

Rocks that glow

b)

rock "stars"

c)

dirty snowballs

46.

Amir and Chelsea are observing a comet as it approaches the sun. They notice that the comet travels faster and has:

a)

shorter tails

b)

medium tails

c)

longer tails

d)

no tails due to solar winds

47.

During a stargazing night, Emily and Isaiah noticed a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.  

a)

planets

b)

stars

c)

patterns

d)

creatures

48.

AJ, Neyva, Sophia, Megan, and Isaiah are stargazing at night. As the earth rotates on its axis, they observe that the constellations and stars in them appear to _________.  

a)

move across the sky

b)

stand still in the sky

c)

move around each other

d)

rotate

49.

Miles and Sophia are stargazing in the Northern Hemisphere, while Emily and Juan are doing the same in the Southern Hemisphere. Do they see the same constellations?

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Isaiah, Neyva, Chelsea, and CJ are stargazing and notice that certain constellations are only visible during specific seasons. This is due to the Earth’s orbit around the____.  

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Planets

d)

sun

51.

MrStetz and MsBusby were observing the moon and noticed that the light part of the moon appeared to be growing. What is this phenomenon called?

a)

Waxing

b)

Full Moon

c)

New Moon

d)

Waning

52.

Vance and Sophia were stargazing and noticed a moon phase. Can you name the phase they saw?

a)

Waxing Gibbous

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

Waning Crescent

d)

Waning Gibbous

53.

During a stargazing night, Emily noticed that the phase of the moon was such that it was positioned between the sun and Earth. What phase was the moon in?

a)

Full moon

b)

Waxing crescent

c)

Waning Crescent

d)

New Moon

54.

Isaiah and Megan were stargazing and noticed the 1st Quarter moon. They observed that the moon was lit on the:

a)

Left Side

b)

Right Side