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Earth and Space - 8

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many planets in our solar system?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

2.

Which answer correctly orders the planets from the sun?

a)

Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

3.

Which planets are the terrestrial planets?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn

d)

Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Earth

4.

Which planets are the gas giants?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn

d)

Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Earth

5.
We see the same side of the moon all the time.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The moon reflects light from the sun.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
It takes about one ________ for the moon to orbit Earth.
a)
day
b)
month
c)
year 
d)
minute
8.

The different shapes that the moon seems to have.

a)

revolutions

b)

phases

c)

rotations

9.

Which phenomenon does the Moon affect on Earth?

a)

The seasons

b)

Tree growth

c)

Mountain erosion

d)

The tides

10.

This model is showing us a...

a)

lunar eclipse

b)

solar eclipse

c)

phases of the moon

d)

earth eclipse

11.

This image is showing us a.....

a)

solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

phases of the moon

d)

earth eclipse

12.

When the earth is between the sun and the moon, this results in a...

a)

waxing moon

b)

solar eclipse

c)

lunar eclipse

d)

sun rise

13.

When the moon passes between the earth and the sun, this results in a.....

a)

Waxing moon

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

solar eclipse

d)

sun rise

14.

It is ____ when our part of the Earth faces the sun.

a)

day

b)

night

15.

It is _____ when our part of the Earth faces away from the sun.

a)

day

b)

night

16.
If the earth didn't rotate on its axis.  What natural cycle would this affect?
a)
seasons
b)
tides
c)
day and night
d)
moon phases
17.
Imaginary line that runs through the north & south poles of earth.
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
latitude
d)
degrees
18.

What season is the northern hemisphere in at position D

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

19.

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

a)

D

b)

V

c)

W

d)

X

20.

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.

21.

How can it be summer & winter at the same time on the same planet?

a)

one hemisphere is closer to the sun

b)

one hemisphere is receiving the direct rays of the sun while the other is receiving indirect rays

c)

one hemisphere has a path of warm winds from the north

d)

the southern hemisphere balances out the temperatures for earth

22.

What is the main cause of the seasons?

a)

earth's tilted axis

b)

earth's distance from the sun

c)

earth's elliptical orbit

d)

earth's rotation on its axis

23.
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
gravity
d)
pounds
24.
A force of attraction between 2 object that is directly related to mass and indirectly related to distance.
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
gravity
d)
kilogram
25.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
26.
As the distance between 2 objects increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
27.
What would happen to your weight if Earth's mass was cut in half?
a)
increase because gravitational force increases
b)
decrease because gravitational force decreases
c)
decrease because gravitational force increases
d)
increase because gravitational force decreases
28.

Two types of igneous rocks are:

a)

Interior and exterior

b)

Intrusive and extrusive

c)

Inside and outside

d)

Enter and exit

29.

Fossils are a form of:

a)

mineral

b)

igneous rock

c)

sedimentary rock

30.
Formed by heat and pressure
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
31.
Formed by cooling & solidification of lava
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
32.
Formed by compacting & cementing of sediments
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
33.
Formed by cooling & solidification of magma
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
34.
Formed by weathering & erosion
a)
magma
b)
sediments
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
intrusive igneous
35.
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
36.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
37.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
38.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
40.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
41.
What is process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?
a)
weathering
b)
exfoliation
c)
cementation
d)
composition

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