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ultimate year 7 earth and space review

Total questions: 143

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of eclipse is this an example of?

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Solar Eclipse

2.

What type of eclipse is this an example of?

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Solar Eclipse

3.

What type of eclipse is this an example of?

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Solar Eclipse

4.

The order for a solar eclipse is Sun, Moon, Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

A solar eclipse happens during the day.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A solar eclipse is visible in large areas (big umbra).

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The order for a lunar eclipse is Sun, Moon, Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The moon phase for a lunar eclipse is a full moon.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

A lunar eclipse happens during the day.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A lunar eclipse is visible in large areas (big umbra).

a)

True

b)

False

11.

You are unable to view a lunar eclipse with your eyes.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A _________________ is the blocking of the Sun's light that occurs during a new moon when the moon's shadow falls on earth.

a)

solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

umbra

d)

penumbra

13.

A _______________ is the blocking of sunlight to the moon; occurs when the moon passes through earth's shadow.

a)

solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

umbra

d)

penumbra

14.

A __________________ is an eclipse visible from Earth from inside the Moon's umbra; occurs when the Sun's entire disk--except for the corona----is blocked by the new moon.

a)

total solar eclipse

b)

total lunar eclipse

15.

A __________ is an eclipse in which the entire disk of the full moon is covered by earth's umbra.

a)

total solar eclipse

b)

total lunar eclipse

16.

An ____________ is the inner, darker part of a shadow.

a)

penumbra

b)

umbra

17.

A __________ is the lighter, outer part of a shadow cone.

a)

penumbra

b)

umbra

18.

What is a Total Lunar Eclipse?

a)

a) When the moon covers up the sun as it darkens some parts of earth

b)

b) When the moon appears larger

c)

c) When the moon turns Red as it passes into the earth's shadow.

d)

d) When the moon turns Blue as it passes into the earth's shadow.

19.

What type of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sun's light and cast a shadow on earth?

a)

a) Solar

b)

b) Lunar

20.

What moon phase occurs during a Solar Eclipse?

a)

a) Waxing gibbous

b)

b) New moon

c)

c) 1st quarter

d)

d) Full moon

21.

What moon phase occurs during a Lunar Eclipse?

a)

a) Full moon

b)

b) New moon

c)

c) 3rd quarter

d)

d) Waxing crescent

22.

What type of eclipse is this?

a)

a) Solar eclipse

b)

b) Lunar eclipse

23.

What type of eclipse is being shown in this diagram?

a)

a) Total Solar Eclipse

b)

b) Total Lunar Eclipse

c)

c) Partial Solar Eclipse

d)

d) Partial Lunar Eclipse

24.

Which of the following is NOT true about a Total Solar Eclipse?

a)

a) It can be viewed from every spot on earth

b)

b) It is dangerous to look at without the proper device

c)

c) You must be within the earth's penumbra

d)

d) You must be within the moon's umbra to see it

25.

What type of eclipse is this?

a)

a) Solar Eclipse

b)

b) Lunar Eclipse

26.

Number one in the diagram, is pointing to what part of the Earth's Shadow?

a)

umbra

b)

penumbra

27.

Number two in the diagram, is pointing to what part of the Earth's Shadow?

a)

umbra

b)

penumbra

28.

What moon phase is this picture?

a)

This is the full moon phase.

b)

This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.

c)

This is the waning gibbous moon phase.

d)

This is the first quarter moon phase.

29.

What moon phase is this picture?

a)

This is the waxing gibbous phase.

b)

This is the waning crescent phase.

c)

This is the waning gibbous phase.

d)

This is the new moon phase.

30.

What is this moon phase?

a)

This is the waxing crescent phase.

b)

This is the full moon phase.

c)

This is the waning gibbous phase.

d)

This is the last quarter moon

31.

What is this moon phase?

a)

This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.

b)

This is the last quarter moon phase.

c)

This is the first quarter moon phase.

d)

This is the new moon phase.

32.

What moon phase is this picture?

a)

This is the full moon phase.

b)

This is the waning crescent moon phase.

c)

This is the waning gibbous moon phase.

d)

This is the waxing crescent moon phase.

33.

What moon phase is this picture?

a)

This is the new moon phase.

b)

This is the waxing crescent moon phase.

c)

This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.

d)

This is the waning crescent moon phase.

34.

What moon phase is this image?

a)

This is the full moon phase.

b)

This is the last quarter moon phase.

c)

This is the new moon phase.

d)

This is the waxing gibbous moon.

35.

What phase of the moon is this image?

a)

This is the last quarter moon phase.

b)

This is the full moon phase.

c)

This is the first quarter moon phase.

d)

This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.

36.

What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?

a)

The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

b)

The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

c)

The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon.

37.

How many phases does the moon go through?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

10

d)

18

38.

What part of the moon do we see from Earth?

a)

all of it

b)

the same side

c)

none of it

d)

only one quarter

39.

The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.

a)

revolutions

b)

rotations

c)

phases

d)

eclipses

40.

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

a)

swelling

b)

waxing

c)

waning

d)

disappearing

41.

Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

a)

waxing

b)

waning

c)

new

d)

eclipse

42.

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

a)

day

b)

year

c)

week

d)

month

43.

How long is a lunar month?

a)

30 days

b)

29.5 days

c)

27 days

d)

23.5 days

44.

When looking at the moon through its phases, the lighted area ___

a)

builds from the left, fills to full and decreases on the right

b)

builds from the right, fills to full and decreases on the left

45.

The Moon appears upside down when viewed from the other hemisphere...

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Only when seen in the day

d)

Only when view at night

46.
Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?
a)

The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

b)

The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

c)

The northern hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun

d)

Why are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?

47.

The Arctic Circle has 6 weeks each year where the sun never rises.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

The earth is tilted planet in its axis at

a)

Approximately 25 degrees

b)

Exactly 25 degrees

c)

23.5 degrees

d)

90 degrees with respect to the sun

49.
Which of the following best describes equinoxes?
a)

The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun

b)

The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

c)

The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

d)

The southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

50.

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

a)

The Northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

b)

The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun (both hemispheres get equal light)

c)

The Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

d)

The earth is not tilted during spring and autumn

51.
Which of the following best describes solstice.
a)
Either the longest or shortest day of the year for a hemisphere
b)
December 21 or 22
c)
June 21 or 22
d)
All of the above
52.
What does the earth's tilt cause?
a)
The seasons
b)
Day and Night
c)
Tsunamis
d)
Earthquakes
53.
What is the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun?
a)
Circular
b)
Elliptical (slightly oval)
c)
Square to rectangular
d)
Variable and changes with the seasons (no particular shape)
54.
What effect does the tilt of the earth have?
a)

It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas causing seasons

b)

It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year

c)

When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night

d)

When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day

55.

What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is autumn in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

autumn

56.
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
a)
The equator rotates slower than the poles.
b)
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
c)
The equator always receives direct sunlight.
d)
The equator has 18 hour days.
57.
One rotation of Earth is equal to
a)
a day.
b)
a year.
58.
What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?
a)
Seasons would be the same.
b)
Seasons would be more extreme.
c)
There would be no seasons.
59.

Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness in winter?

a)

The equator

b)

The poles

c)

The Tropic of Cancer

d)

The Tropic of Capricorn

60.
How long does it take the earth to revolve once around the sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
30 days
d)
365.25 days
61.
Equinox means - 
a)

Equal light/darkness

b)

Longest day

c)

Shortest day

d)

Tilt

62.

What kind of light do we receive from the sun in summer, indirect sunlight or direct sunlight?

a)

indirect

b)

direct

63.

What causes the sun to heat the land more,  indirect sunlight or direct sunlight?

a)

indirect

b)

direct

64.

What kind of light do we receive from the sun in winter, indirect sunlight or direct sunlight?

a)

indirect

b)

direct

65.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
66.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
67.
What is the longest day of the year?
a)
winter solstice
b)
summer solstice
c)
fall equinox
d)
spring equinox
68.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
69.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
70.
Why is it warmer in the summer?
a)
Closer to the sun
b)
More direct light from Earth's tilt
c)
Stronger light from the sun
d)
Earth spins slower
71.
When are the equinoxes?
a)
June & December
b)
July & January
c)
April & October
d)
March & September
72.
When the Northern Hemisphere learns toward the sun, daylight is - 
a)
shorter
b)
longer
c)
equal
73.
When the Northern Hemisphere leans toward the sun, the northern part gets -
a)
more sunlight
b)
less sunlight
c)
to be winter
d)
cooler
74.
Which season has the least amount of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer 
d)
Fall
75.

How often do we experience new seasons?

a)

Monthly

b)

Yearly

c)

Every 3 months

d)

Every 6 months

76.
What do June 21 and December 21 have in common?
a)
equinox dates
b)
the moon is full
c)
solstice dates
d)
the cold fronts blow in
77.
In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
78.
In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
79.
Why do globes lean sideways?
a)
To allow them to spin easier.
b)
To demonstrate the tilt of Earth's axis.
c)
To demonstrate the effects of gravity.
d)
To demonstrate day and night.
80.
The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
vernal equinox
b)
axis
c)
solar eclipse
d)
solar flare
81.
Shortest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice 
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
82.

_______are daily changes in ocean water heights.

a)

Waters

b)

Tides

c)

Colors

d)

Earths

83.

Tides are caused by:

a)

large boats in the water

b)

Gravity of the moon and sun

c)

Science has no answer

d)

underwater earthquakes

84.

The tidal force exerted by the ______ is stronger that the tidal force exerted by the _______.

a)

earth, ocean

b)

sun, moon

c)

moon, stars

d)

moon, sun

85.

The bulges that occur in the Earth's oceans are called ______ _______.

a)

low waters

b)

low tides

c)

high tides

d)

big dips

86.

As the _____ orbits around the Earth and Earth rotates, the tidal bulge moves around the Earth.

a)

sun

b)

ocean

c)

Earth

d)

moon

87.

The tidal bulge follows the movement of the _____.

a)

moon

b)

sun

c)

Earth

d)

ocean

88.

The moon has a greater effect than the sun on the tides because

a)

The moon is bigger than the sun

b)

The moon is closer than the sun

c)

The moon has more gravity than the sun

d)

The sun has no effect on the tides

89.
Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?
a)
they are the same
b)
the moon is larger than the sun
c)
tides are not caused by the moon
d)
the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun
90.
Tides are caused mainly by what?
a)
Moon’s gravitational pull
b)
Sun’s gravitational pull
c)
Earth’s gravitational pull
91.

A ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.

a)

high

b)

neap

c)

low

d)

spring

92.

A___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are in a straight line.

a)

spring

b)

high

c)

low

d)

neap

93.

Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

a)

full moon tide

b)

new moon tide

c)

neap tide

d)

spring tide

94.

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

a)

neap tide

b)

spring tide

c)

new moon tide

d)

full moon tide

95.
What is a difference between spring and neap tides?
a)
Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon. 
b)
Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
c)
Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides
d)
Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season
96.

Neap tides happen during ___________ and _____________ moons.

a)

full / new

b)

1st quarter / 3rd quarter

c)

waxing gibbous / waning gibbous

d)

waxing crescent / waning crescent

97.
How many high tides does a place have each day?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
98.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
99.
Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
100.
Which phase of the moon is represented in this diagram?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
last quarter/third quarter
101.
What type of tide will occur at 9:30 a.m.?
a)
low 
b)
high 
c)
none
d)
high and low
102.
The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ___________.
a)
high tide
b)
low tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
103.
How many times per month does a spring tide occur?
a)
Once
b)
twice
c)
three times
d)
it changes every month
104.

____ ____ occur in the spaces between the high tides.

a)

High tides

b)

Medium tides

c)

Low tides

d)

Super tides

105.

Low tides is simply a term given to water that is lower than ___ _____.

a)

high tide

b)

sea level

c)

low tide

d)

the ocean

106.
If tides alternate from high to low and there are two of each type of tide a day, about how many hours will generally be between each different tide?
a)
2 hours
b)
6 hours
c)
12 hours
d)
24 hours
107.
How many low tides and high tides happen in a day?
a)
1 low tide, 1 high tide
b)
4 low tides, 4 high tides
c)
3 low tides, 3 high tides
d)
2 low tides, 2 high tides
108.
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)
low 
c)
none
d)
spring 
109.

What is the solar system?

a)

The sun

b)

The planets

c)

The sun and planets ONLY

d)

The sun, planets, and all other objects that orbit the sun

110.

What is the center of our solar system?

a)

The sun

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

111.

Which planet is the closest to our sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

112.

Which planet is the farthest away from our sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

113.

Why do the planets orbit the sun?

a)

They don't, the planets orbit the Earth

b)

Because Science

c)

The sun is so massive that it has a very large gravitational pull, which causes objects to orbit it

d)

Because they want to

114.

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.

115.

Our Solar System_________

a)

Is an arrangement of 8 planets that are very close together

b)

Has 8 planets, but is mostly empty space

c)

Has 9 planets that are very close together

d)

Has 9 planets and is mostly empty space

116.

T/F: the sun is the biggest star in our galaxy

a)

True, that is why we have the only solar system

b)

False, there are much bigger stars than our sun

117.

Why do scientists use scale to study the Solar System?

a)

The solar system is too large to study without using scale

b)

The solar system is too small to study without using scale

c)

Scientists don't need to use scale because we have satelites

d)

All of the above

118.

What is scale?

a)

When scientists study objects that are really big or really small

b)

When scientists study an object that is made bigger or smaller than the real thing, without changing the mathematical proportions of its measurements

c)

When scientists weigh things

d)

When scientists study distance

119.

Why is making a model of the solar system difficult?

a)

Don't have the right materials

b)

The solar system is so big and the objects in it are so small in comparison

c)

There are too many parts in a model

d)

Because the science concepts are too difficult

120.

smallest planet

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

121.

Earth's sister planet

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

mars

122.

names after the Roman goddess of beauty and love

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

123.

rotates in opposite direction of other planets

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

124.

hottest planet

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

125.

named after Roman messenger to the gods

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

126.

third planet from Sun

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

127.

fourth planet from Sun

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

128.

only planet not named after a god

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

129.

second planet from the Sun

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

130.

70% of surface is covered in water

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

131.

called Red planet

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

132.

What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

a)

the shape of the planets' orbits

b)

the movement of the moon

c)

the object at the center of the solar system

d)

the brightness of the sun

133.

What does "geo-" mean?

a)

Earth

b)

sun

c)

Center

d)

Moon

134.
The Word "Helio" Refers To?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Sun
d)
Juputer
135.

Which scientific instrument did Galileo use to change the world?

a)

Telescope

b)

Microscope

c)

Mirror

d)

Magnifying glass

136.
This image shows the:
a)
Geocentric Solar System
b)
Heliocentric Solar System
137.

The model displayed in the image is...

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Geocentric

138.

Which planet has a ring?

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Pluto

139.

Which is the largest planet?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

140.

What is the order of the planets?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury,

d)

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Earth, Venus, Uranus, Neptune

141.
What divides the inner planets from the outer planets?
a)
Kuiper Belt
b)
Oort Cloud
c)
Asteroid Belt
142.
When the Earth travels all the way around the Sun, it is called a . . .
a)
Day
b)
Rotation
c)
Year
d)
Spin
143.
When the Earth spins around its own axis one whole time, it is called a ....
a)
Year
b)
Day
c)
Hemisphere
d)
Seasons

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