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Pre Assessment Science Term 3 2122

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the sun?

a)

Comets

b)

Star

c)

Planet

d)

Asteroids

2.

What orbits Earth?

a)

Mars

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Earth

3.

The image shown represents which moon phase? 

a)

Waxing gibbous

b)

Waning gibbous

c)

Waning crescent

d)

Waxing crescent

4.

Which of the following is true?

a)

The earth is the center of the solar system

b)

Gravity exists only on earth

c)

The sun orbits the earth

d)

The sun is the center of the solar system

5.

How long is the earth's rotation?

a)

One day

b)

One decade

c)

One year

d)

One hour

6.

Why do planets orbit the sun (and not float around in space)?

a)

The moons are keeping them in place

b)

They were hit by a comet

c)

They were hit by an asteroid

d)

The sun’s gravity keeps them in place

7.

An object that revolves around another object in space (natural or manmade) is called

a)

Mirror

b)

Oscilloscope

c)

Microscope

d)

Satellite

8.

Which keeps moons in their orbit?

a)

The gravitational pull of their planets

b)

The gravitational pull of asteroids

c)

The gravitational pull of the sun

d)

The gravitational pull of other moons

9.

It takes Earth ____ to make one revolution or orbit around the sun

a)

365 days

b)

28 days

c)

365 hours

d)

24 hours

10.

A rocky body that orbits around a planet

a)

Moon 

b)

Star

c)

Sun

d)

Axis

11.

The lunar cycle begins with which moon phase?

a)

New moon

b)

Waxing crescent

c)

Full moon

d)

Waning gibbous

12.

What is a comet?

a)

Rocky, metallic tiny planet that orbits the sun

b)

A mixture of gases

c)

Chunk of dirt and ices

d)

A smaller chunk of stony matter, also known as a  shooting star

13.

A group of stars, and or star systems, star clusters, dust and gas held together by gravity is known as: 

a)

Universe 

b)

Solar system

c)

Galaxy

d)

Planet

14.

What Galaxy is Earth located in?

a)

Andromeda

b)

Sagittarius

c)

Milky way

d)

Snickers

15.

What tool would you use to study stars and space?

a)

Microscope

b)

Telescope

c)

Oscilloscope

d)

Nanoscope

16.

A pattern of stars is called what?

a)

Constellation

b)

Galaxy

c)

Solar system

d)

Bunch

17.

Which of the following is true?

a)

The sun is not a star

b)

The sun is made of helium and hydrogen

c)

The sun is bigger than most stars

d)

The sun has a solid surface

18.

What makes the sun, stars and moon appear to change position in the sky?

a)

Earth’s revolution 

b)

Seasons

c)

Moon phases

d)

Earth’s rotation

19.

The imaginary line that represents earth’s tilt is called what?

a)

Axis 

b)

Prime median

c)

Equator

d)

Degrees

20.

What causes seasons? 

a)

Earth’s distance to the sun

b)

Earth’s tilt and rotation 

c)

Earth’s tilt and revolution 

d)

The moon