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Space NB quiz 2

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes the change from day to night on Earth?

a)

revolution

b)

rotation

2.

The tilt of the Earth's axis is responsible for the change in ______.

a)

Seasons

b)

Gravity

c)

Earth's rotation

d)

Moon's orbit

3.

Rudolph, Dasher, and Dancer are studying about Earth in their science class. They are discussing why we have different seasons. What did they conclude as the reasons for the season?

a)

Earth's tilt & rotation

b)

Earth's tilt & revolution

c)

Earth's rotation & rovolution

d)

Earth's tilt & resolution

4.

Mr. and Mrs. Clause are playing a game of 'Earth Spin'. In this game, one of them has to act as the Earth and spin around an imaginary line running from their head (North Pole) to their feet (South Pole). What is the name of this imaginary line?

a)

orbit

b)

axis

c)

equator

d)

latitude

5.
The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____
a)
the 12 months
b)
the years
c)
the seasons
d)
day and night
6.

Elf and Snoop were having a debate. Elf argued that when we can't see the Sun, it goes on a trip around the solar system. Snoop thought it goes on a revolution around the moon. Elf, however, said that the Sun doesn't go anywhere and we are the ones who are moving. Who is correct?

a)

Elf: The Sun goes on a trip around the solar system.

b)

Elf: The Sun doesn't go anywhere. We are the ones who are moving.

c)

Snoop: The Sun goes on a revolution around the moon.

d)

None of them: The Sun rotates on its axis and takes its light with it.

7.

Why do different parts of the Earth's surface get different amounts of heat?

a)

Because the Earth is tilted slightly

b)

Because the Sun is tilted slightly

c)

Because the Moon is tilted slightly

d)

Because there are mountains and they are closer to the Sun than the valleys and plains.

8.

When the part of the Earth that you are living in is tilted away from the sun, it is (a)   .

9.

If you visited a planet with no tilt, you would expect the seasons to be____________

a)

Longer

b)

Shorter

c)

Always the same

d)

Always varying with no apparent rhythm

10.

What imaginary line is drawn around the earth’s center and separates the Northern & Southern hemispheres?

a)

equator

b)

axis

c)

prime meridian

11.

What happens when the planet you live on has a 90 degree tilt?

a)

Summer is completely dark

b)

nothing changes

c)

Winter is completely dark.

d)

Winter is completely sunny.

12.

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
13.

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
14.

Which  of the following best describes the tilt of the earth during the spring and fall equinoxes?

a)
The earth is tilted away from the sun (Northern hemisphere)
b)
The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun (tilt is side to side)
c)
The earth is tilted toward the sun (Northern hemisphere)
d)
The earth is not tilted during spring and fall
15.

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?

a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
16.

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
17.

What is the date of the winter solstice?

a)

January 21-22

b)

December 21-22

c)

November 21-22

d)

December 16-17

18.

What are two ways the video in class discusses the traditional celebrations of the winter solstice (be specific)

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19.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
20.
Any object with mass has gravity.
a)
True
b)
Sometimes
c)
False
d)
Never
21.
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
22.

The gravitational pull experienced by an object is less on the Moon than on Earth because...

a)

The Moon is larger than Earth, hence has more gravity

b)

The Moon is smaller than Earth, hence has more gravity

c)

The Moon is larger than Earth, hence has less gravity

d)

The Moon is smaller than Earth, hence has less gravity

23.

If the mass of the planet that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelse are living on was cut in half, what would happen to their mass?

a)

increase because gravitational force increases

b)

decrease because gravitational force decreases

c)

decrease because gravitational force increases

d)

nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force

24.
If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your weight?
a)
Increase because gravitational force increases
b)
decrease because gravitational force decreases
c)
decrease because gravitational force increases
d)
nothing, weight is not affected by gravitational force