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space systems

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to travel a curved or elliptical path around an object

a)

revolution

b)

rotation

c)

orbit

d)

spin

2.

the spin or turn

(a)  

3.

the path of one object around another object

a)

sidewalk

b)

line

c)

rotation

d)

orbit

4.

the science of studying all celestial objects outside our atmosphere including planets, starts and comets etc

(a)  

5.

the time of day when the sun is highest in the sky and shadows are the shortest

a)

sunrise

b)

dinner

c)

solar noon

d)

sunset

6.

Sun's diameter

a)

1,390,980 km

b)

2,400,000 km

c)

1,392,000 km

d)

3,392,000 km

7.

the earths diameter

a)

13,756 km

b)

12,756 km

c)

12,755 km

d)

12,750 km

8.

distance from sun to earth

(a)  

9.

Earth's across Sun

a)

109

b)

45

c)

321

d)

400

10.

Moon's across the Earth

a)

7

b)

3

c)

4

d)

1

11.

Moon's diameter

a)

3555 km

b)

3554 km

c)

3455 km

d)

3500 km

12.

Distance from Earth to Moon

a)

384,500 km

b)

384,000 km

c)

384,001 km

d)

375,000 km

13.

Shadows are shortest of all

a)

summer

b)

winter

c)

June at Solar Noon

d)

fall

14.

Shadows are shortest each day

a)

sunrise

b)

Solar Noon

c)

sunset

d)

noon

15.

Shadows are longest of all

a)

sunset

b)

December at Sunrise/Sunset

c)

summer

d)

sunrise

16.

Shadows are longest during this time of day

a)

noon

b)

sunset

c)

sunrise

d)

Sunrise/Sunset

17.

What shape does the earth's path look like?

(a)  

18.

Where are shadows the longest?

(a)  

19.

What is the highest the sun can be in the sky?

(a)  

20.

Why are shadows shortest in summer?

a)

the earth is closest to the moon

b)

The earth is farthest away from the sun in its orbit.

c)

the earth is farthest from the moon

d)

the earth in closer to sun the sun

21.

How many earths away is the moon

a)

20 earths away

b)

30 earth diameters away

c)

15 earth away

22.

Moon's revolution around Earth

a)

1 month

b)

1 week

c)

1 day

23.

Earth's rotation

(a)  

24.

Earth's orbit around the sun

(a)