WorksheetsPatterns of Earth and Sky
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 48mins
Why don't we see a lot of stars in the daytime?
They are covered up by the clouds.
They are very far away from earth.
The sun is in the way of the other stars.
The sun's brightness overwhelms the brightness of the stars.
Why is the sun up sometimes, but not other times?
The sun sets every day.
Earth spins once per day.
The clouds cover the sun.
The sun spins once per day.
Why do we see different stars at different times of the year?
Earth is in different places in it's orbit during the year.
Certain stars only come out during different seasons.
No one wants to look at the stars during the winter.
Earth spins once per day.
How does Earth move?
Earth only spins.
Earth doesn't spin, but orbits around the sun each year.
Earth spins each day and orbits the sun each year.
Earth doesn't move.
If Earth spins, why don't we fall off?
The atmosphere holds us in.
Earth spins very slowly.
Gravity pulls on all objects.
Earth spins so fast, that the forces hold us in.
TRUE or FALSE: Stars are very far from Earth (outside our solar system) in every direction.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: When you compare the Sun to other stars side-by-side, Stars are made like the Sun, except they are very tiny.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE Earth pulls objects down toward the ground with the force of gravity, so up is away from the ground, anywhere on Earth.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: The Sun is the only star in our solar system?
False
True
What is a light year?
the distance light travels in a year
a really short distance
the distance a bright object is away from you
the distance between stars and the solar system
What is a huge object in space that gives off heat and light called?
Jupiter
Earth
a star
a solar system
A scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in our the universe is called an ________.
astronomer
astrologist
anthropologist
archaeologist
What is a solar system?
The Sun
The planets that orbit the Sun
Other objects that orbit the sun
all of the above
The pull between Earth and other objects, which acts without touching is called:
spheres
gravity
spinning
rotation
TRUE or FALSE: The sun is usually the only star we can see in the daytime.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE The sun looks much brighter than other stars because it's far away from Earth.
True
False
What is a constellation?
an arrangement of stars
an arrangement of galaxies
an arrangement of plantes
an arrangement of molecules
What is a pattern?
something that is opposite of another item
something that happens only two times
something that happens one time
something we observe to be similar over and over again
TRUE or FALSE: Up is away from the ground, anywhere on Earth.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE: We face the sun at nighttime, and we face away from the sun at daytime.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE: The sun looks bigger and brighter because it is much closer to Earth than the other stars?
True
False
The sun looks so bright because, __________.
it burns the surface of Earth.
people must wear sunglasses all the time.
it is the only star we see in the daytime.
it helps us see the other stars better.
What is an orbit?
an irregular path around something
a type of chewing gum
a regular path around something
a circle
TRUR or FALSE We see different stars during different times of the year.
True
False
Why do we not always see the same stars in the same spot in the sky?
the stars move during the day
the Earth orbits around the sun
the Earth spins causing day and night
the stars like to play hide and seek
