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Unit 4

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______ are pieces of rock and metal that orbit the sun.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Galaxy

c)

Asteroids

2.

Earth has an ______ of gases around it.

a)

orbit

b)

atmosphere

c)

asteroids

3.

Eight planets and the sun are in our ______.

a)

solar system

b)

comet

c)

atmosphere

4.

A _____ is a group of stars, planets, gases, and dust.

a)

comet

b)

galaxy

c)

orbit

5.

A ____ is a ball of ice and dust.

a)

asteroids

b)

solar system

c)

comet

6.

____ is tiny pieces of dirt.

a)

Galaxy

b)

Dust

c)

Orbit

7.

Earth and seven other planets _____ the sun.

a)

solar system

b)

comet

c)

orbit

8.

Earth is part of the Milky Way _____.

a)

galaxy

b)

solar system

c)

orbit

d)

atmosphere

9.

The sun is at the center of our _____.

a)

Milky Way

b)

atmosphere

c)

solar system

d)

galaxy

10.

Oxygen and other gases make up Earth's _____.

a)

asteroids

b)

craters

c)

atmosphere

d)

poisonous gas

11.

A scientist who studies the stars, planets, moons, comets, and galaxies.

a)

zoologist

b)

astronomer

c)

geologist

d)

botanist

12.

What event does this illustration show?

a)

An asteroid hit Earth long ago.

b)

A comet hit the sun long ago.

c)

The moon hit Earth long ago.

d)

A rover hit Earth long ago.

13.

What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars mostly made of?

a)

Gases

b)

Water

c)

Ice

d)

Rock

14.

Why are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars called the inner planets?

a)

They move around the moon.

b)

They are closer to the sun.

c)

They are far from the sun.

d)

Mercury, Venus, and Mars are close to Earth.

15.

What is NOT true about Mercury?

a)

It has water.

b)

It is hot and dry.

c)

It is small.

d)

It is closest to the sun.

16.

What is Mars called?

a)

The blue planet

b)

The red planet

c)

The largest planet

d)

The smallest planet

17.

What is NOT true about Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?

a)

They are called outer planets.

b)

They are mostly made of gases.

c)

They are close to the sun.

d)

They are very cold.

18.

Look at the picture. What is this?

a)

An asteroid

b)

A galaxy

c)

A crater

d)

A comet

19.

__________ is everything in space, including planets, stars, and galaxies.

a)

An astronomer

b)

A constellation

c)

A telescope

d)

The universe

20.

Stars make a pattern in the Ursa Major ________.

a)

constellation

b)

astronomer

c)

telescope

d)

trillion

21.

________ use telescopes to study objects in space.

a)

Botanists

b)

Geologists

c)

Astronomers

d)

Constellations

22.

1,000,000,000,000 is _________.

a)

a hundred thousand

b)

a million

c)

a billion

d)

a trillion

23.

What does this deep space photo show?

a)

All of the universe

b)

Spiral and elliptical galaxies

c)

Our solar system

d)

A trillion galaxies

24.

How many stars are there in the universe?

a)

Perhaps a million

b)

Perhaps a billion

c)

Perhaps a trillion

d)

Perhaps a trillion trillion

25.

Why don't you see many stars during the day?

a)

They only come out at night.

b)

The sun is too bright.

c)

They are behind Earth during the day.

d)

All of the above.

26.

What is Sirius?

a)

The brightest star in the night sky

b)

A large star

c)

A very hot blue-white star

d)

All of the above

27.

Which color stars are the coolest?

a)

Blue stars

b)

White stars

c)

Yellow stars

d)

Red stars

28.

What kind of star is the sun?

a)

A giant very hot star

b)

A small very hot star

c)

A medium-sized, medium-hot star

d)

A large cool star

29.

Look at the picture. What is this?

a)

A new star

b)

A middle-aged star

c)

A dying star

d)

None of the above