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EARTH-MOON and SUN PROPERTIES

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Sun

a)

It has the strongest gravitational pull in the solar system

b)

Its magnetic field protects the solar system from radiation

c)

It is not a star

d)

Its core has a temperature of about 15 million Celsius

e)

It was formed 4.6 billion years ago

2.

Which of the following statements is not TRUE about the MOON?

a)

It can cause day and night

b)

It has craters on its surface

c)

It rotates on its axis while orbiting the earth

d)

It takes about 27.3 days to rotate on its axis

3.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Earth?

a)

Its axis is tilted to 23.5 degrees

b)

It has two hemispheres; Northern and Southern

c)

It takes 24 hours to revolve around the sun

d)

It takes 1 day to spin on its axis

4.

The day and night that we have on earth is caused by...

a)

The moon's orbit

b)

The earth's rotation

c)

The earth's revolution

d)

The Sun's gravity

5.

The different lunar phases that we see each night is caused by...

a)

The moon's orbit around the earth

b)

The earth's rotation

c)

The earth's revolution

d)

The Sun's gravity

6.

All the planets in the solar system is held together by...

a)

The moon's orbit around the earth

b)

The earth's rotation

c)

The earth's revolution

d)

The Sun's gravity

7.

Which of the following phenomena is caused by the earth's tilted axis?

a)

Day and Night

b)

Seasons

c)

Lunar Phases

d)

Eclipses

8.

Revolution happens

a)

when an object moves around another object

b)

When an object spins on its axis

c)

When an object block the other object

d)

When an object bumps into another object

9.

Rotation happens

a)

when an object moves around another object

b)

When an object spins on its axis

c)

When an object block the other object

d)

When an object bumps into another object

10.

The moon's orbit around the earth is the same as...

a)

moon's revolution

b)

moon's rotation

c)

lunar phases

d)

eclipses

11.

As the earth revolves around the sun, the moon is also revolving around the earth.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

12.

The synodic month of the moon is equal to

a)

the time for the earth to spin on its axis

b)

the time for the moon to complete its 8 lunar stages/phases

c)

the time for the moon to go back to its original position

d)

the time for the earth to move around the sun

13.

The sidereal month of the moon is equal to

a)

the time for the earth to spin on its axis

b)

the time for the moon to complete its lunar phases

c)

the time for the moon to go back to its first position in its orbit

d)

the time for the earth to move around the sun

14.

Based on the diagram, the sun is...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

15.

Based on the diagram, the earth is...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

16.

Based on the diagram, the moon is...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

17.

Based on the diagram, the moon's orbit is...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

18.

Based on the diagram, the earth's rotation is...

a)

3

b)

2

c)

6

d)

4

e)

5

19.

Based on the diagram, the earth's revolution is...

a)

3

b)

2

c)

6

d)

4

e)

5

20.

The sun is....

a)

in solid state like the earth

b)

in a plasma state

c)

in liquid state like water

21.

Nuclear fusion is the process by which....

a)

The sun produces its own energy

b)

The earth produces its own energy

c)

The moon to go though its lunar phases

d)

All of the options