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Earth and Space - revision

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does orbit mean?

a)

To spin around

b)

To move around something

c)

To rotate around

d)

To dance around

2.

Why does the Sun appear larger and brighter on Earth than other stars?

a)

It is the hottest star.

b)

It is the bigger star in the universe.

c)

It is the prettiest star.

d)

It is the closest star to Earth.

3.

How many planets does our solar system have?

a)

8

b)

6

c)

18

d)

12

4.

What is the name of our home galaxy?

a)

The Universe

b)

Milky Way

c)

Andromeda

d)

Solar System

5.

What is the name of the third planet from the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

6.

The eight planets in our solar system are different in many ways. Which is one thing all planets in our solar system have in common?

a)

They all have oceans.

b)

They all orbit the sun.

c)

They are all gas planets.

d)

They are all the same size.

7.

What is a true statement about the four planets closest to the Sun?

a)

They are all small and rocky.

b)

They are made of gases.

c)

They all have four moons.

d)

They are cold and covered in ice.

8.

What is a true statement about the four outer planets?

a)

They are made of ice.

b)

They are large and made of gases.

c)

They are hot and had volcanoes.

d)

They are all small.

9.

When the part of Earth we live on is facing the sun, it is_____.

a)

Day

b)

Night

10.

Which statement is NOT true?

a)

Saturn has multiple moons.

b)

Mars is the 4th planet from the Sun.

c)

The inner planets have a shorter year than the outer planets.

d)

Neptune has a shorter year than Mercury.

11.

What movement causes us to see different constellations at different times?

a)

The Earth rotates around the axis.

b)

The moon rotates around the Earth.

c)

The Earth rotates around its axis.

d)

The Earth revolves around the Sun.

12.

The sun give us heat and light

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Gravity helped create planets and moons.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What are the inner planets?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

c)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Earth

d)

Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Venus

15.
Formed by heat and pressure
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
16.
Formed by cooling & solidification of magma
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
17.
Formed by compacting & cementing of sediments
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
18.
Formed by weathering & erosion
a)
magma
b)
sediments
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
intrusive igneous
19.
Formed by melting
a)
magma
b)
sediments
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
intrusive igneous
20.
Has large crystals because of slow cooling
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
intrusive igneous rock
d)
extrusive igneous rock
21.
Has small or no crystals because of rapid cooling
a)
sedimentary
b)
metamorphic
c)
extrusive igneous
d)
intrusive igneous
22.
Has wavy bands.
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
extrusive igneous rock
d)
intrusive igneous rock
23.
Contains fossils. 
a)
sedimentary rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
extrusive igneous rocks
d)
intrusive igneous rocks
24.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
25.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
magma, lava, crystals
26.
True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
27.

Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:

a)

chemical rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

metamorphic rock

28.

Which of the following lists the steps an igneous rock undergoes in order to become a sedimentary rock, in the correct order?

a)

Deposition, erosion, melting, cooling

b)

Erosion, weathering, eruption, cooling

c)

Dissolving, deposition, cooling, fracture

d)

Weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation

29.

According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter A?

a)

extrusion

b)

erosion

c)

crystallization

d)

intrusion

30.

According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter B?

a)

compaction & cementation

b)

weather & erosion

c)

heat & pressure

d)

melting

31.

If a lot of heat is applied to a rock, it will turn into

a)

magma

b)

rocks

c)

sediment

d)

metamorphic rocks

32.

Which is the correct order, starting with the smallest and ending with the largest?

a)

Planet - star - galaxy

b)

Planet - galaxy - star

c)

Star - planet - galaxy

d)

Galaxy - planet - star

33.

What forces keeps the planets in orbit?

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Magnetic

d)

repulsion

34.

The further away from the sun:

a)

The faster the planet moves

b)

The hotter the planet

c)

The longer the planets orbit takes

35.

Why do we have seasons on Earth?

a)

The Earth is closer to the Sun in summer than it is in winter

b)

The sun is brighter in summer than it is in winter

c)

The Earths axis is tilted

36.

Which direction does the Earth spin?

a)

From west to east

b)

From east to west

c)

From north to south

d)

From south to north

37.

The moon ____________ around the Earth.

a)

revolves

b)

rotates

c)

up

d)

down

38.
About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?
a)
7 days
b)
365 days
c)
29 days
d)
20 days
39.
When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:
a)
waning
b)
full
c)
waxing
d)
new
40.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
41.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
42.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
43.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
44.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
45.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
46.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
47.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
48.
Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
new
d)
eclipse
49.
How much of the moon is always lit?
a)
can't tell
b)
always changes
c)
half
d)
3/4
50.
Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous