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Semi-quarter final

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or false: Water is a key ingredient in cloud formation?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

There are 3 categories to describe cloud shapes. They are status, __________, and cirrus.

a)

nimbus

b)

nucleus

c)

cumulus

d)

cirrostratus

3.

The northern and southern halves of the Earth are called ___.

a)

axes

b)

equators

c)

orbits

d)

hemispheres

4.

Earth's axis is an imaginary line that ____

a)

runs from pole to pole

b)

runs around the Earth's middle

c)

measures the distance frim the sun to the Earth

d)

traces the Earth's path around the sun

5.

Plants get energy from the sun through a process called

a)

gravity

b)

photosynthesis

c)

orbiting

d)

evaporation

6.

It looks like the sun rises in the east and sets in the west because

a)

the sun goes dark for 12 hours a day

b)

the sun is orbiting the Earth

c)

the Earth spins all the way around its axis once a day

d)

the Earth makes a full orbit around the sun once a year

7.

If half the Earth is tilted toward the sun, what season is it on that half?

a)

spring

b)

summer

c)

winter

d)

autumn

8.

Which planet most resembles Earth?

a)

Mercury

b)

Juipitor

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

9.

Which gas giant is 5th from the Sun and the biggest?

a)

Uranus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

10.

True or false: The moon has it's own light

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?

(a)  

12.

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

(a)  

13.

What makes life on Earth possible?

a)

ice and gravity

b)

clouds and air

c)

water and air

d)

gravity and heat

14.

Mercury is the ______ planet.

a)

swiftest

b)

coldest

c)

biggest

d)

hottest