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Science Exercise "Solar system"

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which heavenly object is often called a shooting star?

a)

meteorite

b)

asteroid

c)

meteor

d)

comet

2.

What is a heavenly object that collides into Earth's surface?

a)

meteorite

b)

meteor

c)

asteroid

d)

dwarf planet

3.

How does a meteor compare to a meteorite?

a)

A meteor is moving through Earth's atmosphere and the meteorite actually lands on Earth

b)

Meteors are made up of Carbon and meteorites are made of ice

c)

A meteorite is moving through the Earth's atmosphere and the meteor actually lands on Earth

d)

They are the same thing

4.

Which part of Earth is experiencing night?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

Where is the asteroid belt found?

a)

between earth and mars

b)

Between Uranus and Neptune

c)

Between Mercury and Venus

d)

Between Mars and Jupiter

6.

Is Pluto still considered a planet?

a)

Yes, Pluto is still a planet because it still orbits the sun

b)

Yes, Pluto is considered a planet because it is big enough to be a planet

c)

No, pluto is not considered a planet because it is too small, and it its orbit is affected by another star

d)

No, because pluto does not have any moons.

7.

Pluto and Ceres are both dwarf planets found in our solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

When the moon hides the sun light to reach the earth , the .................................... phenomenon occurs.

a)

Lunar eclipse

b)

Solar eclipse

c)

Aurora

9.

The dark inner shadow is called ..........................

a)

umbra

b)

penumbra

c)

ant-umbra

10.

The type of solar eclipse in this image is ....................

a)

partial solar eclipse

b)

total solar eclipse

c)

penumbral solar eclipse

d)

annular solar eclipse

11.

You should wear special glasses during looking at solar eclipse to prevent your eyes from .............................. rays

a)

gamma

b)

X

c)

ultraviolet

12.

Solar eclipse is a beautiful phenomenon , when does it occurs?

a)

daytime

b)

nighttime

13.

In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

a)

Below each other

b)

Above each other

c)

In alignment

14.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through .....

a)
  • the Earth's shadow

b)
  • the Sun's shadow

c)
  • the moon's shadow

15.

During this eclipse, the moon is too close to Earth making it too small to block all of the Sun’s light - leaving a ring of sunlight visible around the Moon. What type of solar eclipse is this?

a)

total solar eclipse

b)

partial solar eclipse

c)

annular solar eclipse

16.

During this eclipse, the Moon is at the perfect distance from the Earth to make it appear to be the same size as the Sun. What type of solar eclipse is this?

a)

total solar eclipse

b)

partial solar eclipse

c)

annular solar eclipse

17.

Mention 3 types of Lunar Eclipse

a)

penumbral, partial, total

b)

total, penumbral, annular

c)

penumbral, annular, partial

18.

When do Spring Tides occur?

a)

During the new moon and full moons

b)

During the crescent moons

c)

During the Spring

d)

During the gibbous moons

19.


Tides are caused by...

a)


the rotation of the Earth

b)

the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon

c)

wind currents

d)

the orbit of the Moon

20.

You visited the beach at 12 pm (noon) and it is high tide. If you return 6 hours later what tide will you see? 

a)

high

b)

none

c)

low

d)

spring