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2nd 9 Weeks Science Review

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which planet is the student studying?

a)

Saturn

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

2.

Which outer planet is closest to the asteroid belt?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

3.
a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

4.

Which object represents the eighth planet from the sun?

a)

Marble

b)

Tennis Ball

c)

Pea

d)

Basketball

5.

Which lists the planets in the correct order in relation to the sun?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

None of the above

6.

Which planet is the student studying?

a)

Saturn

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

7.

What planet is 1st from the sun?

a)

Neptune

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Mercury

8.

What planet is 2nd from the sun?

a)

Venus

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Mars

9.

What planet is 7th from the sun?

a)

Neptune.

b)

Uranus

c)

The sun

d)

Leo and Pheobe Callisto.

e)

Miles and Loretta Callisto.

10.

Starting with the sun, name the inner planets in order.

a)

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

b)

Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth

c)

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

11.

This is the hottest planet in our solar system.

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

12.

I am the planet closest to the Sun. Who am I?

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

13.

I am the planet between Mercury and the Earth. Who am I?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

14.

I am the planet between Saturn and Neptune. Who am I?

a)

Venus

b)

Uranus

c)

Neptune

d)

Sun

15.

I am the farthest planet from the sun. Who am I?

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

16.

Which planets are known as the "Gas Giants" and "Ice Giants"?

a)

Inner Planets

b)

Outer Planets

c)

Earth and Mars

d)

Sun

17.

What is a gas giant?

a)

A gas giant is the group of INNER planets.

b)

A gas giant is the group of OUTER planets.

18.

Which planet is the hottest planet? (Hint: it is the planet that is 2nd from the Sun.)

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

19.

What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?

a)

Comet Belt

b)

Asteroid Belt

c)

Nothing

d)

Ice Belt

20.

How bright something appears to be from our point of view is:

a)

Apparent Brightness

b)

Actual Brightness

c)

Luminosity

21.

The sun is . . .

a)

The closest planet to Earth

b)

The closest star to earth

c)

An asteroid

22.

The sun is the brightest star in the sky

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Which star is the biggest?

a)

Sun

b)

Alpha Centrauri A

c)

Alpha Canis Majoris

d)

Alpha Scorpii

24.

Approximately how far away is the sun from Earth?

a)

93 miles

b)

93 million miles

c)

93 lightyears

d)

93 kilometers

25.

What is the Milky Way?

a)

The sun

b)

Our solar system

c)

Our galaxy

d)

A planet

26.

What is the MAIN reason the sun appears brighter to us than all the other stars in the sky?

a)

Luminosity

b)

Size

c)

Distance from Earth

d)

Heat

27.

What determines the size of a planet's orbit around the sun?

a)

How close it is to the sun

b)

How close it is to Earth

c)

The size of the planet

d)

gravity

28.

What determines how much gravity an object has?

a)

It's temperature

b)

It's name

c)

It's mass

d)

It's color

29.

Which is the largest of the inner planets?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

30.

Which are larger in size?

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

31.
A constellation is a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.  
a)
planets
b)
stars
c)
patterns
d)
creatures
32.
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
33.
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  
34.
Ursa Major is also called “Great Bear” and is one of the largest constellations.  
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Constellations may be only visible during certain seasons due to the Earth’s orbit around the____.  
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Planets
d)
Sun
36.
Orion is visible during the winter night sky and is one of the most recognizable constellations – it contains some of the____stars that we can see and is named for the hunter from Greek mythology.
a)
biggest
b)
brightest
c)
smallest
d)
darkest
37.
Why do we see different constellations ?
a)
The stars are moving
b)

Earth is revolving around the Sun

c)
you are spinning in circles
d)
The moon is moving
38.
Different constellations can be viewed as seasons change.
a)
True
b)
False
39.

What do you call constellations that are only visible during certain seasons?

a)

The Major Constellations

b)

Northern Constellations

c)

Southern Constellations

d)

Seasonal Constellations

40.

What do you call constellations that can be seen year round?

a)

Seasonal Constellations

b)

Circumpolar Constellations

c)

Minor Constellations

d)

Draco's Constellations

41.

Why are we not able to see certain constellations during different seasons?

a)

They are hidden behind the Sun.

b)

Earth is tilted on its axis.

c)

They are too small to see.

d)

They are not bright enough.

42.

Can the North Star (Polaris) be used to guide people North if they are in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Yes

b)

No

43.
A cluster of stars in the sky that are grouped together in a particular pattern is called _____
a)
a constellation
b)
a zodiac
c)
an ecliptic
d)
the axis
44.

In which season can you see Orion?

a)

Summer

b)

Fall

c)

Winter

d)

Spring

45.

In which season can you MOST EASILY see Ursa Major?

a)

Summer

b)

Fall

c)

Winter

d)

Spring

46.

In which season can you MOST EASILY see Ursa Minor?

a)

Summer

b)

Fall

c)

Winter

d)

Spring

47.

This tool has two mirrors and a moveable arm to measure the angles of the stars in the sky and can help mariners determine their longitude (distance east or west from the Prime Meridian).

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Stern Rudder

c)

Sextant

d)

Star Angle Finder

48.

This tool allows faraway objects seem brighter and closer

a)

Telescope

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Sextant

d)

Compass

49.

This tool shows us directions (north, south, east, west)

a)

Sextant

b)

Compass

c)

Astrolabe

d)

Telescope

50.

This tool helps us measure the angle between any two visible objects

a)

Telescope

b)

Sextant

c)

Astrolabe

d)

Compass

51.

What is at the middle of a Heliocentric system?

a)

Mars

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Earth

52.

What is at the middle of a Geocentric system?

a)

Sun

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

The Universe

53.

Who supported the Geocentric system?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Aristotle

c)

Copernicus

d)

Galileo

54.

Who proposed the Heliocentric system?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Aristotle

d)

Galileo

55.

What does the Geocentric system look like?

a)
b)
c)
d)
56.

What does the Heliocentric system look like?

a)
b)
c)
d)
57.

What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

a)

the shape of the planets' orbits

b)

the movement of the moon

c)

the center of the solar system

58.
  What does "geo-" mean?
a)
Earth
b)
sun
c)
Center
59.
This image shows the:
a)
Geocentric Solar System
b)
Heliocentric Solar System
60.

Who came up with this model?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Kepler

c)

Galileo Galilee

d)

Ptolemy

61.

Which scientific instrument did Galileo use to change the world?

a)

telescope

b)

spyglass

c)

mirror

d)

magnifying glass

62.

Which object is the center of the solar system according to Galileo?

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Neptune

63.

Who supported Copernicus's Heliocentric Model

a)

Galileo

b)

Plato

c)

Ptolemy

d)

No one

64.

Which astronomer first observed the phases of Venus and Jupiter's moons with the help of a telescope?

a)

Gailieo

b)

Aristarchus

c)

Kepler

d)

Aristotle

e)

Copernicus

65.

Who used a telescope to prove that the Earth could not be the center of the universe?

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Copernicus

c)

Kepler

d)

Galileo

66.

Who was the person that popularized the geocentric model?

a)

Galileo

b)

Aristotle

c)

Copernicus

67.
Why did people believe in the Geocentric vs the Heliocentric solar system?
a)
Geocentric system had been around for a LONG time.
b)
People don't like change.
c)
There wasn't enough proof  to support the Heliocentric system.
d)
all of these answers are correct.
68.
Copernicus' view of the universe
a)
Galaxy
b)
Geocentric
c)
Astonomy
d)
Heliocentric
69.
Ptolemy's view of the universe
a)
Galaxy
b)
Geocentric
c)
Astonomy
d)
Heliocentric
70.
They are small and have rocky bodies. 
a)
this describes the inner planets 
b)
this describes the outer planets 
71.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
72.

Name the inner planets

a)

Saturn, Jupiter, Earth, Mercury

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

c)

Venus, Earth, Mercury, Saturn

d)

Neptune, Venus, Mercury, Mars

73.

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

74.

Which of the following would NOT reduce air pollution?

a)

Electric cars

b)

Riding a bike to school

c)

Walking

d)

Airplanes

75.

True or False: Humans can make choices that reduce their impact on an environment.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

Which of the following natural disasters would affect an ecosystem? (Multiple answers!)

a)

Flood

b)

Erosion

c)

Planting Crops

d)

Disease

77.

Which of the following natural resources is shown in this picture?

a)

Soil

b)

Water

c)

Wood

d)

Coal

78.

Which of the following is an example of human influence?

a)

Pollution

b)

Tornado

c)

Hurricane

d)

Erosion

79.

Conservation means...

a)

Negatively effecting the environment

b)

The careful use of natural resources

c)

Pollution

d)

Hurting ecosystems

80.

Choose ALL of the ways that you could conserve water.

a)

Running a full bath

b)

Planting trees

c)

Turning off water when brushing your teeth

d)

Taking shorter showers

81.

Which of the following could cause soil pollution?

a)

Cars

b)

Planes

c)

Clearing large plots of land to build neighborhoods

d)

Water

82.

Which type of pollution is shown in this picture?

a)

Water Pollution

b)

Soil Pollution

c)

Air Pollution

d)

There is no pollution

83.

True or False: Humans need to help conserve limited resources.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

How could you practice conservation?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Litter

85.

Humans can affect the quality of ________, _______, and _________.

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

Animals

d)

Soil

86.

Which of the following is an example of a limited resource?

a)

Cars

b)

Garbage

c)

Water

d)

Wind

87.

A new business is building a factory near a river. How will the factory hurt the river's ecosystem? Select ALL that apply.

a)

Nothing will happen.

b)

The animals' habitat will be destroyed.

c)

The animals will be safe.

d)

The factory will create water pollution.

88.

A period of time where there is little to no rainfall is called

a)

desert

b)

drought

c)

dust

d)

none of the above

89.

A large amount of snow or ice that falls or slides quickly down a mountain.

a)

tundra

b)

avalanche

c)

flood

d)

blizzard

90.

Name the natural disaster shown in the image.

a)

earthquake

b)

flood

c)

volcano

d)

avalanche

91.
What can start a wildfire?
a)
a campfire
b)
lightning 
c)
heat
d)
all of the above
92.

The main way to save people during volcanic eruptions

a)

evacuation

b)

shelters in specially equipped shelters

c)

use of personal protective equipment for respiratory organs and skin

93.

The best tornado protection

a)

bridges, big trees

b)

booths at bus stops

c)

basements, underground structures

94.

Advance flood warning requires

a)

open windows and doors on the ground floor

b)

turn on the TV and radio, listen to messages and recommendations

c)

move valuables to the lower floors