WorksheetsEarth Space
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 20mins
Jake divided some of the planets into two main groups. The table below shows how he grouped them.
Group 1 Mercury, Mars, Venus
Group 2 Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter
Which of the following two categories did Jake most likely use to group the planets?
with moons and without moons
orbit the sun and orbit other bodies
planets and dwarf planets
inner, rocky planets and outer, gas giant planets
Force that holds us on Earth and keeps the planets revolving around the sun.
Gravity
Kinetic Energy
Friction
I don't know.
The PATHWAY an object takes around another.
Revolution
Pathway
Orbit
Elliptical
The MOVEMENT of an object around another.
Movement
Elliptical
Revolution
Orbit
Earth's natural satellite.
Moon
Stars
Sun
Rocks
An object that revolves around another.
Revolve
Star
Satellite
Star
The shape of Earth's path around the Sun.
Circle
Elliptical
Triangle
Square
This causes the Earth's seasons.
Tilt of the axis
Rotation
Revolution
Day and Night
How many phases does the moon have?
12
6
90
8
How long does it take the Earth to make one rotation?
1 year/365 days
1 week/7 days
1 day/24 hours
1 hour/60 minutes
How long does it take the Earth to make one revolution?
1 year/365 days
1 week/7 days
1 day/24 hours
1 hour/60 minutes
Which choice below lists the correct order of the planets from the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter
Mars, Venus, Earth, Saturn
Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn
What is a revolution?
one complete orbit of an object around another object
one complete spin of an object around an axis
a change in the tilt of an object from one side to another
a full sequence of a planet through all of its seasons
What is a high tide?
Sea pulled TOWARD the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon
Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is FARTHEST to the moon
Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon
Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
full moon tide
new moon tide
neap tide
spring tide
