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patterns in the sky

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Stars are seen at ------------------

a)

Night time

b)

Day time

2.

You cannot see mosts stars in the day time because ----

a)

They are far away

b)

They are very small

c)

Light from the sun makes it hard to see other stars

3.

The ----------- is the closest star to Earth.

a)

moon

b)

sun

c)

planet

4.

Sun gives us heat and light.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What causes day and night?

a)

The rotation of Earth

b)

The motion of the moon

6.

When the sun seems to rise in the sky this is called -------------

a)

Sunrise

b)

Sunset

c)

Sun rotation

7.

The --------------- moves around Earth.

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

gravity

8.

The different shapes of the moon are called ---------------

a)

moon rotation

b)

moon looks

c)

moon phases

9.

The ------------- is a tool that makes objects in the space look bigger

a)

microscope

b)

hand lens

c)

telescope

10.

When my part of Earth faces the sun this is nighttime.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

When my part of Earth faces AWAY from the sun this is nighttime.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What patterns are CAUSED by Earth's rotation (spinning on its axis). Click all that apply.

a)

Day and Night .

b)

Different seasons throughout the year

13.
When the sun goes down, it gets ______.
a)
dark
b)
hot
c)
light
d)
warm
14.

What is the source of the moon's light?

a)

Earth

b)

the sun

c)

the moon

d)

Mars

15.
Looking at the sun, it appears to be the brightest star. Why?
a)

it is closet to the earth.

b)

It is the brightest in our solar system.

c)

it is the biggest in the whole galaxy

d)

I don't know

16.

The _______ reflect light from the ______

a)

Moon , Sun

b)

Moon , Stars

17.

As the MOON moves its __________ changes.

a)

Sizes

b)

Shapes

18.

How long does earth take to rotate around itself?

a)

24 hours (one day)

b)

365 days

c)

100 weeks

d)

1,000 years

19.

The moon moves around the __________

a)

cloud

b)

Earth

c)

stars

20.

The moon reflects the light of the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What is the nearest star to Earth?

a)

the sun

b)

the moon

c)

the planet

22.

The sun appears in different places during the day.

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

maybe

23.

What is the moon?

a)

a large star

b)

a large ball of rock that moves around the earth

c)

a large ball of hot gases

24.

The moon has its own light.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The line where the earth seems to meet the sky called

a)

solar system

b)

Horizon

c)

sunset

26.

Earth takes ..........days to move all the way around the sun.

a)

365

b)

30

c)

one day

27.

Sun appears to sink below the horizon in the

a)

sunrise

b)

sunset

c)

morning

28.

The moon makes one turn around the earth each ...............

a)

day

b)

year

c)

month