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Earth and Space Mastery Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called its...

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

c)

orbit

d)

eclipse

2.

How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?

a)

1 day

b)

365 days

c)

180 days

3.

Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky?

a)

because Earth rotates on its axis

b)

because the Sun is moving across the sky

c)

because the Sun is rotating around Earth

4.

The direction of your shadow is always _____

a)

away from the Sun

b)

above you

c)

facing the sun

5.

What two gases are stars made out of?

a)

calcium and methane

b)

hydrogen and helium

c)

titanium and nitrogen

6.

Which word means "half of the Earth"?

a)

axis

b)

hemisphere

c)

orbit

7.

Which term means how bright a star appears to us, when observed from Earth?

a)

true brightness

b)

apparent brightness

8.

All stars create energy in their core through a process called _____

a)

thermal decomposition

b)

chemical combustion

c)

nuclear fusion

9.

If the solar system was the size of our classroom, the Sun would be the size of what?

a)

a football

b)

the white board

c)

a grain of salt

d)

Ms. Berry's desk

10.

Which star is about 400 times bigger than the Sun, and 100,000 times more luminous?

a)

Betelgeuse

b)

Polaris

c)

Vega

d)

Sirius

11.

The very hottest starts in the universe glow what color?

a)

Orange

b)

Purple

c)

Blue

d)

Red

12.

The light-year is a measure of _____

a)

time

b)

volume

c)

inches

d)

distance

13.

A cluster of stars in the sky that have been grouped together in a pattern is called a...

a)

luminosity

b)

shooting star

c)

asteroid

d)

constellation

14.

Stars die once they burn through all of the _____ in their core

a)

helium

b)

iron

c)

hydrogen

d)

carbon

15.

The constellation "Ursa Major" is also known as...

a)

Little Dipper

b)

Hercules

c)

Crux

d)

Great Bear

16.

How many constellations are officially recognized?

a)

44

b)

12

c)

13

d)

88

17.

Which word means "circle of animals" or "circle of life" in Greek?

a)

scorpius

b)

aries

c)

zodiac

d)

stars