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1B Earth & Space

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A system of gas, dust, many stars, and the objects that orbit those stars.

a)

Galaxy

b)

Solar System

c)

Planet

d)

Star

2.

What is the name of our galaxy?

(a)  

3.

Why can one star appear brighter than another star?

a)

shape

b)

size

c)

distance

d)

temperature/color

4.
Why does the sun seem so much larger than other stars?
a)
It is farther away than other stars.
b)
It is brighter than other stars.
c)

It is closer to Earth than the other stars.

d)
It is the largest star in the universe.
5.

What are the basic components of a galaxy?

a)

gas

b)

dust

c)

many stars

d)

the objects that orbit a star

6.

(a)   a collection of gas, dust, many stars and the objects that orbit the stars.

7.

The Inner Planets are...

a)

hot

b)

close to the sun

c)

rocky

d)

gas giants

e)

cold

8.

What are the Inner planets?


Select ALL that apply.

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Earth

e)

Saturn

9.

What orbits the sun in the area between Mars & Jupiter?

a)

Keiper belt

b)
comets
c)

Asteroid belt

d)
dwarf planets
10.

The 4 Outer planets are (pick 2):

a)

Gas Giants

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

c)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, Pluto

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

11.

The 4 inner planets are (pick 2):

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

b)

Mercury, Jupiter, Earth, and Venus

c)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

d)

the Rocky Planets

12.

They are terrestrial and have rocky surfaces.

a)

Inner Planets

b)

Outer Planets

c)

Both

13.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Earth
14.

The Outer Planets...

a)
have many moons
b)

are large

c)

far away from the sun

d)

have rings

e)

cold

15.
The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
c)
precession
d)
orbit
16.
The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called its _____
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
c)
precession
d)
gyration
17.

Earth's rotation causes

a)

shadows to appear to move

b)

day and night

c)

apparent movement of the Sun

d)

a year

18.

How long would it take the Earth to move from its winter position to its summer position?

a)

a month

b)

a day

c)

about half a year

d)

about a year

19.

Why does the Sun appear to move east to west?

a)

because it is moving

b)

because the Earth is revolving

c)

because the Earth is rotating counterclockwise; west to east

d)

because it is at the center of the solar system

20.

Revolution...

a)

it takes Earth 365 days to complete one revolution around the Sun

b)

causes constellations (patterns in the stars) to only be seen in different seasons

c)

and Earth's tilt causes the seasons

d)

Earth does NOT revolve

21.
A spinning motion on an axis
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
22.

The Earth completes one of these every 365.25 days

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

23.
This is the reason we experience day and night
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
24.

The motion of one object around another object

a)
rotation
b)
revolution
25.
When one side of the Earth is having daytime, the other side is having nighttime
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
26.
The Earth orbits around the sun
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
27.
The seasons change as the Earth orbits around the sun
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
28.
The sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
29.
Completed in one year
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
30.

The sun appears to move across the sky

The shadows appear to move throughout the day

The day and night cycle

a)
rotation
b)
revolution
31.

The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole. The earth rotates or spins around it.

a)
vernal equinox
b)
axis
c)
solar eclipse
d)
solar flare
32.
Rotation of the earth takes
a)
One day
b)
One year
c)
One summer
d)
One winter
33.
Day & night are caused by the ______________ of earth on its axis
a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

rotation

d)

tilt of the axis

34.

What causes day and night cycles?

a)

Mars

b)

seasons

c)

Earth's rotation

d)

moon phases

35.

What causes seasons?

a)

The rotation of the Earth and Rotation of the Sun

b)

The Rotation of the Earth and the Earth's Tilt

c)

The Revolution of the Earth and the Earth's Tilt

d)

How close the Earth is to the Sun

e)

Magic

36.
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
37.
The SUN REVOLVES around the:
a)
Moon
b)
Earth
c)
The Sun doesn't revolve
38.

Since WE rotate West to East, in which direction does the sun appear to rise?

a)

In the East

b)

In the North

c)

In the West

d)

In the South

39.

The moon doesn’t produce its own light, it reflects light from the (a)   .

40.

The amount of light the moon reflects changes as it orbits the Earth. These are called ____________.

a)
Moon phases
b)

Rotation

c)

Revolution

d)

Orbit

41.

How much of the sunlit side is visible in this picture?

What phase is this? (Pick 2 answers)

a)

None of the sunlit side

b)

All of the sunlit side

c)

More than half of the sunlit side

d)

Full Moon

e)

New Moon

42.

How much of the sunlit side is visible in this picture?

What shape is it? (Pick 2 answers)

a)

None of the sunlit side

b)

More than half of the sunlit side

c)

Less than half of the sunlit side

d)

Crescent

e)

Gibbous

43.

How much of the sunlit side is visible in this picture?

What phase is this? (Pick 2 answers)

{Hint: Waxing- light on the right}

a)

Half of the sunlit side

b)

Less than half of the sunlit side

c)

All of the sunlit side

d)

First Quarter

e)

Last Quarter

44.

How much of the sunlit side is visible in this picture?

What shape is this? (Pick 2 answers)

a)

Less than half of the sunlit side

b)

Half of the sunlit side

c)

More than half of the sunlit side

d)

Gibbous

e)

Crescent

45.

How much of the sunlit side is visible in this picture?

What phase is this? (Pick 2 anwers)

a)

None of the sunlit side

b)

All of the sunlit side

c)

Less than half of the sunlit side

d)

New Moon

e)

Full Moon

46.

What is the name of the phase where none of the sunlit side is visible?

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

Quarter Moon

d)

Gibbous Moon

47.

What is the name of the phase where all of the sunlit side is visible?

a)

New Moon

b)

Gibbous Moon

c)

Full Moon

d)

Quarter Moon

48.

The light is on the right so it is waxing. What is the name of this phase?

a)

Waning Gibbous

b)

First Quarter

c)

Waxing Crescent

d)

Waxing Gibbous

49.

When the amount of sunlight is getting larger or growing

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

50.

When the amount of sunlight is getting smaller or shrinking

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

51.

What is the name of the moon phase pictured?

a)

First Quarter

b)

Waxing Gibbous

c)

Waning Crescent

d)

Waxing Crescent

52.

What is the name of the moon phase pictured?

a)

Third Quarter

b)

First Quarter

c)

Waxing Gibbous

d)

Waxing Crescent

53.

If Samuel sees this moon tonight, how did the moon look before this phase occurred?

Hint: think what phase this is and what main phase would happen before this one

a)

Exactly the same

b)

it was a full moon

c)

More than half lit on the right side

d)

it was a new moon

54.

What is the name of the moon phase pictured?

a)

Third Quarter

b)

First Quarter

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

Waning Crescent

55.

If this moon is seen tonight, what will the moon look like in about 14 days?

a)

Third Quarter

b)

First Quarter

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

Waning Crescent

56.

What is the name of the moon phase pictured?

a)

Third Quarter

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

Waning Crescent

d)

Waning Gibbous

57.

What is the name of the moon phase pictured?

a)

Waning Gibbous

b)

Waning Crescent

c)

Third Quarter

d)

Waxing Gibbous

58.

If Kristhel sees this moon tonight, when can she expect to see the next full moon?

Remember: the full moon phase only happens once in its orbit every month

a)

In 7 days

b)

In about a week

c)

In 2 weeks

d)

In about a month

59.

The sun and the moon look about the same size from the Earth. Why does the moon appear to be the same size?

a)

The Sun is closer to Earth.

b)

They are the same size.

c)

The moon is closer to Earth.

d)

The moon is actually bigger.

60.

How many phases does the moon have?

a)

10

b)

6

c)

12

d)

8

61.

What phase of the moon comes after this phase?

Hint: Think, what phase is this, and what will be coming next?

a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)

Waxing Crescent

d)

Waning Crescent

62.

What phase comes after this Waxing Gibbous moon?

Hint: Think, what phase is this, and what will be coming next?

a)

Full Moon

b)

First Quarter

c)

Last Quarter

d)

New Moon

63.

Which phase came before this Waxing Crescent moon?

a)

New Moon

b)

First Quarter

c)

Full Moon

d)

Last Quarter

64.

A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky when viewed from earth is called a _____________.

a)

galaxy

b)

solar system

c)

planet

d)

constellation

65.

Why can't we see constellations during the day?

a)

They move around too quickly.

b)

The stars aren't bright.

c)

The sun is too bright.

d)

They change shape and dissolve.

66.

ball of ice, rock, and frozen gases that orbit the sun

a)

Meteor

b)

Asteroid

c)

Comet

67.

Asteroids orbit the sun, they are made from

a)

rock

b)

metal

c)

ice

d)

dust

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