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Space Science Quiz

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What imaginary line is drawn around the earth’s center?

a)

equator

b)

axis

c)

prime meridian

2.

How do the seasons happen?

a)

Earth's distance away from the sun

b)

Earth's distance towards the sun

c)

Earth's tilted axis

3.

How often does a solstice happen in a year?

a)

three times

b)

once

c)

twice

4.

When does the summer solstice happen?

a)

June 23rd

b)

June 21st

c)

December 21st

5.

When does the winter solstice happen?

a)

December 21st

b)

December 22nd

c)

June 21st

6.

What is an equinox?

a)

This is the time in the year that is halfway between the solstices.

b)

This is the time in the year that is a quarter between the solstices.

7.

An equinox happens twice a year.

a)

false

b)

true

8.

What does the vernal equinox mark the start of?

a)

fall

b)

spring

c)

winter

d)

summer

9.
The direction the earth rotates & revolves.
a)
north
b)
south
c)
clock-wise
d)
counter-clockwise
10.

This is what Earth's axis is always pointed at.

a)

North Star (Polaris)

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

d)

Big Dipper

11.
What is this movement?
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
rotation
d)
revolution
12.

What season is the northern hemisphere in at position D

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

13.

In what position would the northern hemisphere need to be at to be in winter?

a)

D

b)

V

c)

W

d)

X

14.

If it's spring in the northern hemisphere at V, what season will the northern hemisphere be in at X?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

15.

What causes a hemisphere to be in the summer season?

a)

It's closer to the sun.

b)

It's receiving the direct rays of the sun.

c)

It's tilted away from the sun.

d)

The axis is pointed towards the north star.

16.

1. Which diagram shows how the Earth’s axis is tilted when it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Which diagram shows the position of the Earth in relation to the Sun’s rays during a winter in the Northern hemisphere?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

In the diagram below, the Northern hemisphere would be in what season at position A?

a)

Fall or Autumn

b)

Spring

c)

Winter

d)

Summer

19.

In the diagram, Earth’s southern hemisphere in position 1 is experiencing___

a)

Spring

b)

Fall

c)

Summer

d)

Winter

20.

The Northern hemisphere experiences the beginning of spring when Earth is in

a)

Position 1

b)

Position 2

c)

Position 3

d)

Position 4

21.

Comets make there way around the sun in an elliptical orbit.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.
Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:
a)
Asteroids
b)
Comets
c)
Meteroids
d)
Meteors
23.
Asteroids "hang out" in our solar system in a place called:
a)
The Kupier Belt
b)
The Oort Cloud
c)
The Planetary Rings
d)
The Asteroid Belt
24.
What is the red arrow pointing to?
a)
meteoroid
b)
meteor
c)
meteorite
25.
Where are Asteroids found in the Solar System?
a)
Between Earth and Mars
b)
In the Oort Cloud beyond Neptune
c)
In the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter
d)
Close to the Sun
26.

I am located between Mars and Jupiter.

a)

Comet belt

b)

Asteroid belt

c)

Meteor belt

d)

Stars

27.

What two things determine the gravity of an object?

a)

mass & weight

b)

mass & distance

c)

density & mass

d)

volume & distance

28.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
29.

Match the galaxies.

a)

Irregular

1.

A galaxy with no set shape

b)

Spiral

2.

A galaxy with arms protruding out of the center

c)

Elliptical

3.

A galaxy shaped like a ball

30.

What galaxy is this?

a)

Spiral

b)

Irregular

c)

Elliptical

31.
Galaxies are composed of (best answer)
a)
stars
b)
stars and gas
c)
stars, dust, and gas
d)
stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity
32.
The Milky Way Galaxy is a 
a)
spiral
b)
lenticular
c)
elliptical 
d)
irregular
33.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
34.
All existing matter and space considered as a whole is called what?
a)
Galaxy
b)
Planet
c)
Universe
d)
Milky Way
35.
There are other galaxies besides ours.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
How many stars make up our galaxy?
a)
200
b)
200,000
c)
200 million
d)
200 billion
37.

What type of galaxy is pictured here?

a)

Elliptical

b)

Irregular

c)

Spiral

38.

What type of galaxy is pictured here?

a)

Elliptical

b)

Irregular

c)

Spiral

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