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Stage 3- Earth & Space

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The path the Earth takes to travel around the Sun is called the _______

a)

orbit

b)

axis

c)

revolutionary path

d)

circumference

2.

Which planet is the largest in our solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Big Boy the Giant Planet

d)

Neptune

3.

What is the name of the galaxy that contains our Solar System?

a)

Andromeda

b)

Milky Way

c)

Fiebig

d)

Sombrero

4.

Which planet is known for its rings?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

5.

True or false: The Sun goes around the Earth.

a)

True!

b)

False!

6.

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

7.

What is bigger? The Earth, the sun or the moon?

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

8.

What does the Earth use to rotate?

a)

an axis

b)

a pole

c)

a stick

9.

How long does it take for Earth to make a full rotation?

a)

365 days

b)

60 seconds

c)

24 hours

d)

365 seconds

10.

How long does it take for the Earth to orbit the sun? (Make a full revolution)

a)

365 days

b)

365 seconds

c)

24 hours

d)

60 seconds

11.

What orbits Earth?

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

12.

How many planets do we have in our solar system?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

7

d)

6

13.

The ______ is the center of our solar system.

a)

Sky

b)

Earth

c)

Sun

d)

Moon

14.

How does a tsunami happen?

a)

breakage of tectonic plates

b)

cold air and warm air

c)

nothing

15.

How does an earthquake form?

a)

pressure and heat in the mantle

b)

cold and warm air

c)

breakage of tectonic plates

d)

movement of the earths crust

16.

How do you measure earthquakes?

a)

magnitude

b)

metres

c)

feet

d)

gallons

17.
What does the Richter scale measure?
a)
Waves
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Cyclones
18.
What rises through the earth's crust during a volcanic eruption?
a)
Magma
b)
Lava
c)
Rocks
d)
Water
19.
What causes volcanos to erupt?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Air
c)
Density & Pressure
20.
What is the effect of an underwater earthquake?
a)
Flood
b)
Tsunami
c)
Ripples
d)
Cyclone
21.
Tsunami is a ....... of waves
a)
One big wave
b)
Series of waves
c)
Three waves
d)
Two waves
22.
When two plates that are moving against each other suddenly slip we call it a(n)
a)
tsunami
b)
earthquake
c)
fault line