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WorksheetsEarth, Moon, and the Solar System Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which is NOT an improvement that could be made to this model?
The two quarter phases should be illuminated on different sides
The shape of the gibbous phases should be changed
The two crescent phases should be illuminated on different sides
The locations of the full moon and new moon should be reversed
.A student wants to design a model to show different phases of the moon.
Which of the following revisions should the student make to the model?
The student should remove the Earth since the Earth has no relationship with the phases of the moon.
The student needs to change the order of the arrows because the cycle goes in the opposite order.
The student needs to add a Sun to the model to show how the moon illuminates from the rays from the sun.
The student should swap the locations of the full moon and new moon to show how the quickly moon phases change.
Students should reorder the information by starting at the full moon for the beginning of the month and ending at the new moon at the end of the month.
Students should reorganize the information to show the phases in a circular flow chart to show that the patterns continue.
Students should include the Sun as step 9 on the chart to show that the Sun has an impact on the phases of the moon.
Students should reorganize the information to show the phases in chronological order from top to bottom.
The diagrams show four students' models of the Moon's position around Earth for each of the Moon's phases, viewed from above the North Pole.
Which student's model is correct?
Marcus
Asia
Tamika
Damon
Which argument regarding the earth's tilt, the earth's orbit, and the seasons on Earth is correct?
The Earth’s orbit and the Earth’s tilt cause the seasons on Earth.
The Earth’s orbit and the seasons on Earth cause the Earth’s tilt.
The Earth’s tilt and the seasons on Earth cause the Earth’s orbit.
The Earth’s tilt, the seasons on Earth, and the Earth’s orbit are not related.
A student wonder why it is colder in the winter than in the summer. Which of the following explanations BEST explains these temperature differences?
There are less daylight hours and there are less direct rays from the sun.
There are less daylight hours and there are more direct rays from the sun.
There are more daylight hours and there are less direct rays from the sun.
There are more daylight hours and there are more direct rays from the sun.
Which of the following explanations BEST describes the seasons shown?
Image D represents winter months because there are direct rays of sunlight.
Image A represents summer months because there are direct rays of sunlight.
Image D represents winter months because the Earth is tilted towards the sun.
Image A represents summer months because the Earth is tilted away from the sun.
A student is creating a model of the Earth and the Sun to explain why the length of day and night change throughout the year. What would be the most important feature to add to the model and why?
The Earth should make a perfect circle around the Sun so the Sun’s light hits all surfaces equally.
The Earth should make an elliptical orbit around the Sun so that the Sun is at different distances throughout the year.
The Earth should be tilted on its axis as it goes around the Sun so that the amount of light hitting the Earth varies depending on the tilt.
The Earth should be placed upright on its axis as it goes around the Sun so that it shows the Earth slowing its rotation.
Why don't all parts of Earth have day and night at the same time?
Earth revolves around the Sun on an axis, and it is day only.
The Sun revolves around Earth, and it can only shine on half of Earth at one time.
Earth rotates on its axis, and only the part of Earth facing the Sun experiences day.
The moon revolves around Earth, and blocks the Sun from certain parts of Earth at different times.
The United States has landed a device on Mars. Using this device, which question can now be answered that could not be answered before?
What is the shape and color of Mars?
How many moons does Mars have?
What is the soil like on Mars?
How far away is Mars?
Which of the following questions could be asked to understand how technology has affected observations made about space overtime?
How are the sizes of technology different from many years ago compared to today’s technology?
How does the information collected today compare to information collected many years ago?
Is the technology used today more complex than they were in ancient times?
When were other galaxies discovered?
During recess, Tony and Josephine were talking about the sun and stars. Tony told Josephine that the sun is really a star. Josephine asked why it was so big and bright. If the sun is a star why is it so big and bright?
The sun is not really a star. It is a sun and that’s why it is so big and bright.
Since the sun is the closest star to the earth, it appears bigger and brighter than the other stars.
The sun is brighter than all the other stars in the sky, so it looks bigger from the earth even though it is really farther away than most stars.
The sun is a star, but it is made up of gasses that are much different from the other stars and this makes it appear bigger and brighter than the other stars.
Which of the following explanations would BEST describe the brightness of these stars if someone from Earth was looking at them?
Image A would appear brighter because it is closer to the Earth than Image B.
Image B would appear brighter because it is closer to the Earth than Image A.
Image B would appear brighter because it is larger than Image A
Image A would appear brighter because it is a sun.
Two fourth grade boys are looking at the night sky with a telescope and notice some stars are brighter and bigger than other stars. Which statement BEST explains why some stars are brighter and bigger?
The stars are bigger than other stars because they are physically bigger.
The stars are brighter than other stars because they are physically brighter.
The stars appear bigger and brighter because of their closeness to the Earth.
The stars appear bigger and brighter because of their closeness to surrounding stars.
Which of the following explanations correctly compares planets and stars?
Stars orbit around planets
Stars are larger than planets
Stars can be seen in the sky at night and planets cannot
Planets are made of gas and plasma; Stars are made of gas or rock
Why do planets appear to move across the constellations at different times and locations compared to stars?
Planets orbit around the Earth
Planets move the same speed as all stars.
Planets are much closer to the Earth than stars.
Planets do not move, it just appears that they do because the stars are moving.
A student is completing research about how stars are different from planets. Which of the following descriptions could the student conclude from the research?
Stars are evenly spread out in the sky because of their orbits.
Stars are made out of gases and give off a light.
Stars orbit around planets that they are close to.
Stars each have one moon that orbits around it.
What limitations does the model have?
It does not show the order of the planets from the Sun or the composition of the planets.
It does not show how the planets orbit around the Sun or the composition of the planets.
It does not show how the relative size or show that the planets orbit around the Sun.
It does not show the composition of the planets or the relative size.
A group of fourth graders are wanting to build a solar system model. Which of the following characteristics of the model should the student include to make it as representational of the real solar system as possible?
The model should show how the planets all orbit around the Sun at the same speed while showing relative sizes and distances from the Sun.
The model should show the order from first to last on a poster board with texture to represent the composition.
The model should show an orbit with the correct order with relative distances from the Sun and relative sizes.
The model must be 3D to show that the solar system is also 3D.
Which of the following is a strength of the solar system model?
The model attempts to show the size of the planets to scale
The model attempts to show the composition of the planets
The model attempts to show the differences in how the planets look
The model attempts to show the distance between the planets to scale
