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Earth's Place in the Universe

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 3hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which movement of the Earth would best be described as spinning?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Orbit

d)

Orbit

2.
Another word for rotate is ______________.
a)
revolve
b)
orbit
c)
spin 
d)
rise
3.
This causes a year on Earth
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
4.
We have night because ...
a)
the sun stops shining.
b)
the sun is on the other side of the Earth.
c)
we sleep.
d)
the moon rises
5.
The Earth ______________ around the sun
a)
revolves
b)
rotates
c)
spins
d)
falls
6.
We have ___________ because the Earth revolves around the sun.
a)
seasons
b)
day and night
c)
morning
d)
astronauts
7.
It takes _________________ for the Earth to rotate one time.
a)
24 hours
b)
1 month
c)
1 year
d)
1 week
8.
How many days does it take the Earth to go around the sun?
a)
300 days
b)
365  days
c)
3000 days
9.
The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
vernal equinox
b)
axis
c)
solar eclipse
d)
solar flare
10.
Takes about 24 hours to complete one
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
11.
The seasons change as the Earth orbits around the sun
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
12.
Sunset happens as we begin to turn away from the sun
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
13.

How are shadows formed?

a)

Darkness....

b)

Magic

c)

are formed when light shines on an opaque object which blocks the light rays.

d)

are formed when a flashlight shines on any object which blacks light rays.

14.

What causes our view of the Sun to change?

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

Earth's revolution

c)

A tree that is in the way

d)

My neighbor's house

15.

At noon, shadows....

a)

shadows are long

b)

shadows disappear

c)

shadows turn blue

d)

shadows are short

16.

In the morning, shadows

a)

are long and pointed towards the west away from the rising Sun.

b)

are very short.

c)

grow longer once again and are pointed towards the east away from the setting Sun.

17.

If it is evening and the sun is in the west, where will your shadow most likely be?

a)

Stretching to the east

b)

Stretching to the west

c)

Directly under you

18.

If the part of the world you're living in is tilted away from the sun, which season are you experiencing?

a)

Summer

b)

Spring

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

19.

If the part of the world you're living in is tilted towards the sun, which season are you experiencing?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

20.
A constellation is a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.  
a)
planets
b)
stars
c)
patterns
d)
creatures
21.
As the earth rotates on its axis, the constellations and stars in them appear to _________.  
a)
move across the sky
b)
stand still in the sky
c)
move around each other
d)
rotate
22.
What constellation is this?
a)
Orion
b)
Taurus
c)
Canis Major
d)
Gemini
23.

What is the nearest star to planet Earth?

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Sirius

d)

Proxima Centauri

24.
Why does our sun appear to be the largest and brightest star in the sky?
a)
it is the closest star to Earth
b)
it is the biggest star
c)
it is the brightest star
d)
none of the above
25.
If you were going to make a model of the sun would it be larger or smaller than the real object?
a)
larger
b)
smaller
26.

Objects __________ to you appear larger.

a)

farther away

b)

closer

27.

Objects farther away from you appear _______.

a)

smaller

b)

larger

28.
Why do the stars look so small from Earth?
a)
they are small (size)
b)
they aren't as bright 
c)
they are far away (distance)
29.
Do stars make their own light?
a)
yes
b)
no
30.

After the Sun, which star is the next brightest?

a)

Nu2 Lupi

b)

Tau Ceti

c)

Alpha Centauri A

31.

Stars that are farther away appear _______.

a)

brighter

b)

dimmer

c)

larger

32.

Stars that are _____ appear brighter.

a)

smaller

b)

closer

c)

farther away

33.

What happens to brightness as distance increases?

a)

As distance increases, the brightness stays the same.

b)

As distance increases, the brightness increases.

c)

As distance increases, the brightness decreases.

34.
Why does the sun look small in the sky to us?
a)
It is 93,000,000 miles away
b)
It is smaller than Earth
c)
It is not very bright
d)
It travels around Earth
35.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto

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