WorksheetsEarth and Space
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Rotation
a)
A rocky object that orbits a planet; a natural satellite.
b)
The spinning of Earth on its axis
c)
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
d)
The name of our galaxy
2.
Revolution
a)
Gigantic spheres of burning gas like our sun but these are very far away!
b)
Pluto
c)
Earth's revolution takes this long
d)
The movement of an object around another object
3.
sun
a)
A meteoroid that has hit earth's surface.
b)
The sun and moon appear to move across the sky
c)
The star at the center of our solar system
d)
Earth's rotation takes about
4.
asteroid
a)
The movement of an object around another object
b)
Earth's revolution takes this long
c)
Earth's rotation on its axis
d)
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
5.
comet
a)
A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
b)
a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space
c)
Earth's rotation on its axis
d)
What direction does the Earth rotate?
6.
meteor
a)
A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
b)
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
c)
A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
d)
The movement of an object around another object
7.
Meteoroid
a)
a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space
b)
Earth's rotation on its axis
c)
A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
d)
The spinning of Earth on its axis
8.
meteorite
a)
A meteoroid that has hit earth's surface.
b)
What direction does the Earth rotate?
c)
A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
d)
Earth's rotation on its axis
9.
Gravity
a)
A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
b)
A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
c)
a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space
d)
A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
10.
What causes day and night on Earth?
a)
A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
b)
Earth's rotation on its axis
c)
What direction does the Earth rotate?
d)
The name of our galaxy
11.
24 hours
a)
Earth's rotation takes about
b)
The name of our galaxy
c)
The star at the center of our solar system
d)
The movement of an object around another object
12.
star
a)
A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
b)
Gigantic spheres of burning gas like our sun but these are very far away!
c)
The name of our galaxy
d)
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
13.
dwarf planet
a)
a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space
b)
Pluto
c)
Earth's rotation on its axis
d)
A rocky object that orbits a planet; a natural satellite.
14.
moon
a)
A rocky object that orbits a planet; a natural satellite.
b)
The sun and moon appear to move across the sky
c)
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
d)
Pluto
15.
From west to east
a)
A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
b)
A rocky object that orbits a planet; a natural satellite.
c)
What direction does the Earth rotate?
d)
The name of our galaxy
16.
365 days
a)
A rocky object that orbits a planet; a natural satellite.
b)
A meteoroid that has hit earth's surface.
c)
A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
d)
Earth's revolution takes this long
17.
galaxy
a)
The sun and moon appear to move across the sky
b)
A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
c)
The spinning of Earth on its axis
d)
a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space
18.
Milky Way
a)
Earth's revolution takes this long
b)
The name of our galaxy
c)
A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
d)
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
19.
How we know earth rotates?
a)
A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
b)
The name of our galaxy
c)
Gigantic spheres of burning gas like our sun but these are very far away!
d)
The sun and moon appear to move across the sky
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