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WorksheetsPre Assessment Science Term 3 2122
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the sun?
Comets
Star
Planet
Asteroids
What orbits Earth?
Mars
Moon
Sun
Earth
The image shown represents which moon phase?
Waxing gibbous
Waning gibbous
Waning crescent
Waxing crescent
Which of the following is true?
The earth is the center of the solar system
Gravity exists only on earth
The sun orbits the earth
The sun is the center of the solar system
How long is the earth's rotation?
One day
One decade
One year
One hour
Why do planets orbit the sun (and not float around in space)?
The moons are keeping them in place
They were hit by a comet
They were hit by an asteroid
The sun’s gravity keeps them in place
An object that revolves around another object in space (natural or manmade) is called
Mirror
Oscilloscope
Microscope
Satellite
Which keeps moons in their orbit?
The gravitational pull of their planets
The gravitational pull of asteroids
The gravitational pull of the sun
The gravitational pull of other moons
It takes Earth ____ to make one revolution or orbit around the sun
365 days
28 days
365 hours
24 hours
A rocky body that orbits around a planet
Moon
Star
Sun
Axis
The lunar cycle begins with which moon phase?
New moon
Waxing crescent
Full moon
Waning gibbous
What is a comet?
Rocky, metallic tiny planet that orbits the sun
A mixture of gases
Chunk of dirt and ices
A smaller chunk of stony matter, also known as a shooting star
A group of stars, and or star systems, star clusters, dust and gas held together by gravity is known as:
Universe
Solar system
Galaxy
Planet
What Galaxy is Earth located in?
Andromeda
Sagittarius
Milky way
Snickers
What tool would you use to study stars and space?
Microscope
Telescope
Oscilloscope
Nanoscope
A pattern of stars is called what?
Constellation
Galaxy
Solar system
Bunch
Which of the following is true?
The sun is not a star
The sun is made of helium and hydrogen
The sun is bigger than most stars
The sun has a solid surface
What makes the sun, stars and moon appear to change position in the sky?
Earth’s revolution
Seasons
Moon phases
Earth’s rotation
The imaginary line that represents earth’s tilt is called what?
Axis
Prime median
Equator
Degrees
What causes seasons?
Earth’s distance to the sun
Earth’s tilt and rotation
Earth’s tilt and revolution
The moon
