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Earth and Space Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The movement of the Earth on its axis is called _______.

a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
tilt
d)
rotation
2.

It is tilted at an angle of _____

a)

22.5°

b)

23.5°

c)

20.5°

d)

25°

3.

It takes the Earth _______ to complete one rotation.

a)
24 hours
b)
12 hours
c)
48 hours
d)
1 week
4.

Rotation causes _______ and _______.

a)

the seasons and weather

b)

day and night

5.

What season will it be if they travel on 18 July?

a)
winter
b)
summer
c)
autumn
d)
spring
6.

What season will it be if they travel on 29 September?

a)
spring
b)
winter
c)
summer
d)
fall (autumn)
7.

First dog in space:

a)
Belka
b)
Laika
c)
Strelka
d)
Sputnik
8.

First man in space:

a)
John Glenn
b)
Buzz Aldrin
c)
Neil Armstrong
d)
Yuri Gagarin
9.

First man on the Moon:

a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Buzz Aldrin
c)
Yuri Gagarin
d)
Michael Collins
10.

First satellite in space:

a)
Sputnik 1
b)
Hubble Space Telescope
c)
Apollo 11
d)
International Space Station
11.

How did Aristotle's observation of a ship out to sea prove that the Earth is a sphere?

a)

The ship appeared gradually smaller until it could no longer be seen

b)

The ship moved sideways

c)

The ship's sail disappeared first over the horizon

d)

The ship's hull disappeared first over the horizon

12.

The length of time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun is...

a)

365.25 days

b)

27.3 days

c)

24 hours

13.

What is the order of the planets in our Solar System?

a)

Mercury

Mars

Jupiter

Earth

Saturn

Nepture

Uranus

Venus

b)

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

c)

Mercury

Mars

Earth

Venus

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

14.

What does the word Orbit mean?

a)

a path of an object as it circles around another object in outer space

b)

the amount of time that it takes for a planet to complete its orbit around the sun.

c)

a huge ball of gases that makes its own heat and light

d)

a natural object that revolves around a planet