WorksheetsSolar System Study Guide_B
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
The Planet We Live On
(a)
Which is bigger?
The Sun
The Earth
They are the same size
What is the Science word for the Shape of Earth?
Cylinder
Cone
Sphere
Cube
Earth travels around the Sun.
What is the Science word for travels around?
Rotates
Revolves
Axis
How long does it take for the Earth to travel around the Sun one time?
A day
A month
A year
An hour
The Sun is a (a) .
The Sun is very, very hot.
What state of matter is the Sun?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
What is the Science word for Sun?
Solar
Lunar
Terrestrial
The Solar System has (a) planets.
A force keeps the planets traveling around the Sun.
What force pulls these objects together?
Inertia
Gravity
Momentum
The ______ Planets are close to the Sun.
Inner
Outer
The ______ Planets are far from the Sun.
Inner
Outer
The ______ Planets are made of gas.
Inner
Outer
The ______ Planets are made of solid rock and metal.
Inner
Outer
The ______ Planets have no rings and few moons.
Inner
Outer
The ______ Planets have many rings and many moons.
Inner
Outer
The ______ Planets are big and cold.
Inner
Outer
The ______ Planets are small and hot.
Inner
Outer
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Inner
Outer
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Inner
Outer
Earth _____ around the Sun.
Revolves
Rotates
Earth revolves around _____.
its axis
the Sun
A revolution takes one _____.
Year
Month
Day
What is the Science word for spin?
revolve
rotate
What does rotate mean?
Travel Around
Spin
Earth _____ around its axis.
Rotates
Revolves
Earth rotates around ______.
Its axis
The Sun
A rotation takes one _____.
Year
Month
Day
When the Earth faces towards the Sun, it is _____.
Daytime
Nighttime
When the Earth faces away from Sun, it is _____.
Daytime
Nighttime
The moon takes one month to revolve around _____.
The Earth
The Sun
Its Axis
The moon takes _____ to revolve around the Earth.
One Day
One Month
One Year
What force keeps the moon revolving around the Earth?
Gravity
Pressure
Momentum
The moon appears to change shape, but in reality, ___.
It is changing shape.
It is always the same shape.
We see the moon in different phases because ____.
The Moon is rotating
The Moon is revolving
The Earth is rotating
New Moon
Quarter Moon
Full Moon
New Moon
Quarter Moon
Full Moon
New Moon
Quarter Moon
Full Moon
The moon gets its light from _____.
The fire in its core
Other stars in the galaxy
The Sun
The moon appears to rise and set because ____.
It is moving across the solar system.
The Earth is rotating.
It is chasing the Sun.
Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
The moon blocks the light from the Sun, so the Sun looks black.
Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
The Earth blocks the light from the Sun, so the moon looks red.
Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
The Sun's appearance changes
Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
The Moon's appearance changes
Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
Science word for "Moon"
Solar
Lunar
The Sun has so much gravity because it is so ____.
Bright
Hot
Big
When the Earth pulls on the moon, the moon ____.
Floats away into space
Pulls back on the Earth
Crashes into the Earth
When we have high tide, the water feels ____.
Deep
Shallow
We see tide changes because ____.
The Earth rotates
The moon revolves
The Earth revolves
When Boston is facing the moon, Boston has ____.
High Tide
Low Tide
When it is High Tide in Boston, it is Low Tide ____.
Everywhere else
6 hours away
12 hours away
Science word for "Sun"
Solar
Lunar
