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Grade 2 Science / Chapter 8 Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A shooting star is really a ______.
a)
star
b)
meteoroid
c)
sun
2.
____ means to give back energy without receiving it.
a)
Absorb
b)
Reflect
c)
Gravity
3.
Which is NOT a heavenly body?
a)
stars
b)
planets
c)
moons
d)
ocean
4.
What is the earth's path around the sun called?
a)
its tilt
b)
its rotation
c)
its orbit
5.
The moon _____ the light from the sun.
a)
reflects
b)
absorbs
c)
turns off
6.
What is the sun?
a)
a moon
b)
a star
c)
a planet
7.
The earth's ____ around the sun makes a YEAR.
a)
tilt
b)
spin
c)
orbit
8.
________ causes craters on the moon.
a)
Objects hitting the moon
b)
The man on the moon
c)
The sun's heat energy
9.
The moon's gravity pull on the earth affects the _____.
a)
wind
b)
tides
c)
children
10.
What is a group of stars that make a pattern or picture?
a)
constellations
b)
solar system
c)
shooting stars
11.
What is a huge ball of glowing gas?
a)
star
b)
moon
c)
meteorite
12.
What is a rock that is left after a meteoroid finishes burning?
a)
star
b)
moon
c)
meteorite
13.
Which is NOT a constellation?
a)
Orion
b)
the Big Dipper
c)
the earth
d)
the Little Dipper
14.
The earth's ____ helps make the seasons.
a)
tilt
b)
spin
c)
orbit
15.
What is the force that causes a meteoroid?
a)
magnetism
b)
gravity
c)
friction
16.
The ______ orbits the sun.
a)
moon
b)
earth
c)
magnets
17.
Which phrase best describes the surface of the moon?
a)
hot, glowing
b)
rocky, dry and dusty
c)
watery, bright and hot
18.
Which is larger?
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
earth
19.
Why is the sun's gravity stronger than the earth's?
a)
It is smaller.
b)
It is larger.
c)
It is hot and full of gas.
20.
The earth's ____ around the sun makes day and night.
a)
tilt
b)
spin
c)
orbit
21.
Choose TWO reasons astronauts need to wear space suits when they leave the earth's atmosphere.
a)
To keep their bodies at the right temperature
b)
To keep looking cute
c)
To give them carbon dioxide
d)
To give them oxygen
22.
Choose TWO kinds of energy that the sun provides.
a)
light energy
b)
wind energy
c)
heat energy
d)
water energy
23.

I can land on a moon or planet

a)

rover

b)

lander

24.

I am where an astronaut lives for a long period of time while in space.

a)

spacecraft

b)

space probe

c)

space station

25.

I can both land and move about the surfact of a moon or planet

a)

rover

b)

lander

26.

Because there is no _____, astronauts float around in space.

a)

friction

b)

push/pull

c)

gravity

27.

I take pictures and gather data.

a)

spacecraft

b)

space probe

c)

space station

28.

I am the star that all planets of our solar system orbit around.

a)

the moon

b)

the Sun

c)

the solar system

29.

I am called Earth's sister because we are the same size.

a)

Venus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mercury

30.

Because of a special gas, I look blue. I am the planet farthest away from the sun.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Mars

31.

I am the smallest planet of our solar system.

a)

Neptune

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

32.

The four planets closest to the Sun have ...

a)

gases

b)

solid surfaces

c)

water and land

33.

I am known as the Red Planet.

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

34.

I am the largest planet of the solar system.

a)

Uranus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

35.

I am known for my rings.

a)

Neptune

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

36.

I am the planet tipped on my side.

a)

Mercury

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

37.

The four planets farthest away from the Sun are made up of...

a)

gases

b)

water and grasses

c)

animals and trees

38.

What planet is #2?

a)
Mercury
b)

Mars

c)

Earth

39.

What planet is #3

a)
Mercury
b)

Venus

c)

Earth

40.

What planet is #4?

a)
Mercury
b)

Venus

c)

Earth

41.

What planet is #5?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

42.

What planet is #6?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Uranus

43.

What planet is #7?

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

44.

What planet is #8?

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

45.

What planet is #9?

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

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