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Earth Space

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

with moons and without moons

b)

orbit the sun and orbit other bodies

c)

planets and dwarf planets

d)

inner, rocky planets and outer, gas giant planets

2.

Force that holds us on Earth and keeps the planets revolving around the sun.

a)

Gravity

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Friction

d)

I don't know.

3.

The PATHWAY an object takes around another.

a)

Revolution

b)

Pathway

c)

Orbit

d)

Elliptical

4.

The MOVEMENT of an object around another.

a)

Movement

b)

Elliptical

c)

Revolution

d)

Orbit

5.

Earth's natural satellite.

a)

Moon

b)

Stars

c)

Sun

d)

Rocks

6.

An object that revolves around another.

a)

Revolve

b)

Star

c)

Satellite

d)

Star

7.

The shape of Earth's path around the Sun.

a)

Circle

b)

Elliptical

c)

Triangle

d)

Square

8.

This causes the Earth's seasons.

a)

Tilt of the axis

b)

Rotation

c)

Revolution

d)

Day and Night

9.

How many phases does the moon have?

a)

12

b)

6

c)

90

d)

8

10.

How long does it take the Earth to make one rotation?

a)

1 year/365 days

b)

1 week/7 days

c)

1 day/24 hours

d)

1 hour/60 minutes

11.

How long does it take the Earth to make one revolution?

a)

1 year/365 days

b)

1 week/7 days

c)

1 day/24 hours

d)

1 hour/60 minutes

12.

Which choice below lists the correct order of the planets from the sun?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter

c)

Mars, Venus, Earth, Saturn

d)

Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn

13.

What is a revolution?

a)

one complete orbit of an object around another object

b)

one complete spin of an object around an axis

c)

a change in the tilt of an object from one side to another

d)

a full sequence of a planet through all of its seasons

14.

What is a high tide?

a)

Sea pulled TOWARD the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

b)

Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is FARTHEST to the moon

c)

Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

15.
What is a difference between spring and neap tides?
a)
Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon. 
b)
Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
c)
Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides
16.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon 
d)
Venus
17.

Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

a)

full moon tide

b)

new moon tide

c)

neap tide

d)

spring tide

18.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
19.
darkest, innermost part of the shadow
a)
penumbra
b)
umbra
20.
lighter, outer part of the shadow
a)
penumbra
b)
umbra
21.
What type of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sun's light and cast a shadow on earth?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
22.
What moon phase occurs during a solar eclipse?
a)
Full moon
b)
new moon
c)
1st quarter
d)
waxing gibbous
23.
What part of the shadow must I be in to see a total solar eclipse?
a)
umbra
b)
penumbra
24.
What type of eclipse is this?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
25.
What causes the moon's phases
a)
Where you are standing on Earth
b)
the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
c)
The tilt of Earth
d)
how fast the moon is moving
26.
Define Gibbous
a)
Less than half of moon visible
b)
More than half of moon visible
c)
All of moon visible
d)
None of moon visible
27.
Define Full Moon
a)
None of moon is visible
b)
Half moon phase is visible
c)
Complete moon face is visible
d)
Less Than half of moon is visible
28.
Define New Moon
a)
None of moon is visible from Earth
b)
All of moon visible from Earth
c)
Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth
d)
Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth
29.
Define Quarter Moon
a)
None of moon visible
b)
Less than Half the moon is visible
c)
More than half of moon is visible
d)
Half of the moon is visible
30.
Name this moon phase
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
31.
Name this moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
32.
The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:
a)
Left Side
b)
Right Side
33.
What is the correct order of the moon phases?
a)
new, full, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter
b)
new moon, 1st quarter, full moon, 3rd quarter
c)
1st quarter, 3rd quarter, new moon, full moon
d)
new, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, full
34.
In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
35.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
36.
The term equinox means....
a)
equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
b)
Equal amount of winter and summer
c)
Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
d)
The longest day of the year
37.
Shortest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice 
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox