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Space Unit

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes the moon to appear to change shape?

a)

moon craters

b)

moon marias

c)

moon phases

d)

moon eclipses

2.

What causes day and night on earth?

a)

earth rotating on its axis

b)

earth revolving around the sun

c)

earth's tilt

d)

the moon orbiting earth

3.

Which is true about the diagram above?

a)

In the Northern Hemisphere it is fall, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is spring.

b)

In the Northern Hemisphere it is winter, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is spring.

c)

In the Northern Hemisphere it is spring, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is summer.

d)

In the Northern Hemisphere it is summer, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is winter.

4.

About how long will it take for Earth to move from point Y to point Z?

a)

6 months

b)

1 year

c)

12 hours

d)

24 hours

5.

Which position would allow us on Earth to see a new moon?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

Which moon phase would someone on earth see?

a)

full moon

b)

first quarter

c)

new moon

d)

last quarter

7.

imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the north or south poles

a)

lunar cycle

b)

equator

c)

axis

d)

tilt

8.

This imaginary line dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres is known as the.....

a)

equator

b)

axis

c)

solsitce

d)

crescent

9.
Earth makes one complete ________ every 24 hours.
a)
turn
b)
revolution
c)
spin
d)
rotation
10.
Earth spins on its ________.
a)
revolution
b)
axis
c)
rotation
d)
phase
11.
Earth makes one complete ________ around the Sun every year. 
a)

turn

b)

revolution

c)

rotation

d)

circle

12.

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

13.

Which planet is the only planet known to have life?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

14.

Which planet has rings made of ice, rock and dust?

a)

Saturn

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

15.

How many planets are in our solar system?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

16.

Why do most stars look so small in the sky?

a)

They are close to us.

b)

They are far away from us.

c)

They are running out of gas.

d)

They are new stars.

17.

What causes the moon to light up?

a)

reflection from the sun

b)

rotation around the earth

c)

revolution around the sun

d)

rotation around the sun

18.

Earth would not have seasons if it —

a)

no longer tilted on its axis

b)

stopped rotating on its axis

c)

took an additional month to orbit the sun

d)

revolved around the sun in the opposite direction

19.

Which season in the northern hemisphere experiencing at point X?

a)

Summer

b)

Spring

c)

Winter

d)

Fall

20.

If the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, what season would it most likely be?

a)

summer

b)

winter

21.

What is is called when the moon phases are “growing”?

a)

waxing

b)

waning

22.

What is is called when the moon phases are “shrinking”?

a)

waxing

b)

waning

23.

What are patterns in the night sky called?

a)

planets

b)

galaxies

c)

constellations

24.

Stars are still in the sky during the day, we just can't see them because of the sun's light.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

We see different stars in the sky depending on the season.

a)

True

b)

False

26.
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
27.

Polaris is another name for this navigational star....

a)

East Star

b)

West Star

c)

North Star

d)

South Star

28.
What are the three important constellations?
 
a)

Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Orion  

b)

Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Orion  

c)

Ursa big, Ursa small, Orion 

d)

Polaris, Ursa Minor, Orion  

29.

What is this tool?

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Compass

c)

Telescope

d)

Sextant

30.

This tool gathers more light than the eye can see. It makes faraway images appear brighter and closer.

a)

Compass

b)

Sextant

c)

Telescope

d)

Astrolabe