WorksheetsAstronomy Quiz Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the amount of time it takes for Earth to make a complete rotation?
a)
1 year
b)
1 day
c)
363 days
d)
19.25 hours
2.
What is the process of Earth spinning on its axis called?
a)
Winter Solstice
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Revolution
d)
Rotation
3.
What is the process of Earth orbiting the Sun called?
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
c)
Spinning
d)
325 days
4.
The farther the planets are from the sun, the ___________ they take to orbit the sun.
a)
Less time
b)
Equal time
c)
Longer
d)
None of the above
5.
The Earth has seasons, due to
a)
The tilt of Earth's axis
b)
The amount of time it takes Earth to revolve
c)
The distance from the Sun
d)
The weather around that time of year
6.
How does the moon move in space?
a)
It doesn't
b)
It rotates on an axis
c)
It revolves around the Sun
d)
It revolves around Earth
7.
The moon appears to have different shapes, called _________.
a)
Gibouses
b)
Phases
c)
Waxing crescents
d)
Waning moon
8.
What does the pull of the moon’s gravity cause on Earth?
a)
Tides
b)
Lunar eclipses
c)
Solar flares
d)
Auroras
9.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
3
b)
8
c)
0
d)
30
10.
What does the Sun NOT give us?
a)
Ultraviolet light
b)
Radiant light
c)
Energy (fossil fuels)
d)
Geothermal energy
11.
What statement is true about our sun?
a)
It is a massive sized star/contains mostly hydrogen and helium
b)
It is a massive sized star/mostly contains hydrogen and magnesium
c)
It is a mid-sized star/mostly contains hydrogen and helium
d)
It is a mid-sized star/mostly contains hydrogen and magnesium
12.
How do planets move?
a)
They rotate around the sun
b)
They revolve around the sun
13.
What is a sunspot?
a)
Dark patches on the sun that are cooler
b)
Bands of beautiful colors in the nigth sky
c)
The main gases that make up the sun
d)
The atmosphere of the sun
14.
What mainly produces the sun’s energy?
a)
Solar flares
b)
Gases that combine to cause fusion
c)
The corona
d)
Solar winds
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