WorksheetsSpace Alberta New Curriculum
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many planets are in our solar system?
a)
11
b)
5
c)
8
d)
9
2.
What does a waxing moon mean?
a)
when the lit part of the moon increases
b)
when the lit part of the moon decreases
c)
the pathway the earth takes around the sun
d)
all of the planets, moon, and other space objects going around the sun
3.
What is the definition of orbit?
a)
the spinning of the earth on its axis
b)
when the lit part of the moon increases
c)
all of the planets, moon, and other space objects going around the sun
d)
the imaginary line that goes through the north and south poles that the earth spins on
4.
What is the center of our solar system?
a)
moon
b)
earth
c)
sun
d)
Jupiter
5.
Which one takes 24 hours?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
6.
What describes the earth going around the sun?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
7.
What is energy created by the sun called?
a)
sun energy
b)
hot energy
c)
solar energy
d)
solar heat
8.
What is the sun?
a)
a star
b)
a comet
c)
a planet
d)
an asteroid
9.
How does the moon get its light?
a)
it reflects the sun's light onto the earth
b)
it creates its own light, similar to a star
c)
it gathers light from earth during the day
d)
the moon is actually a yellow color, so it appears to be bright during the nighttime
10.
What is the imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth?
a)
axis
b)
revolution
c)
axle
d)
satellite
11.
When the southern hemisphere has winter, what season does the northern hemisphere have?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
12.
Why does the Sun appear to rise and set each day?
a)
The moon rotates on its axis.
b)
The Earth rotates on its axis.
c)
The sun rotates on its axis.
d)
The Earth revolves on its axis.
13.
All planets are the same size.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The sun goes around the Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Which planet is missing?
Which planet is missing?
a)
Pluto
b)
Jupiter
c)
the sun
d)
the moon
16.
Known as the red planet
a)
Saturn
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Mars
17.
What attracts a body toward any other object in space
a)
the sun
b)
satellites
c)
gravity
d)
astroid belt
18.
What can transport rovers and people to planets and the moon?
a)
spacecraft
b)
probes
c)
telescopes
d)
airplanes
19.
the earth is a ...
a)
planet
b)
star
c)
satellite
d)
galaxy
20.
how may days does it take for the moon to orbit the earth ?
a)
28.5
b)
29.5
c)
30.5
d)
31.5
21.
which planet is closest to the sun?
(a)
22.
the sun rises in the
(a)
23.
which planet is farthest from the sun ?
a)
Jupiter
b)
neptune
c)
uranus
d)
saturn
24.
Stars are grouped together according to patterns known as ___________________.
a)
constellations
b)
solar systems
c)
galaxies
25.
Which planet in the solar system has a significant ring system?
a)
Neptune
b)
Mars
c)
Saturn
26.
Which planet in the solar system is the largest?
a)
Earth
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
27.
Which of these causes the phases of the moon?
a)
earths orbit around the sun
b)
the moons orbit around earth
c)
the orbit of the sun as it orbits earth
d)
the orbit of the moon as it orbits the sun
28.
Which statement describing the relationship between stars and planets is true?
a)
planets orbit the sun and stars do not
b)
planets create light, and stars reflect light energy
c)
stars orbit some planets
d)
the sizes of the planets are directly related to the sizes of nearby stars
29.
Which planet is third from the sun?
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
30.
All of space and everything in it.
a)
Orion
b)
Binoculars
c)
Universe
d)
Telescopes
31.
A tool to help you see things far away more clearly.
a)
Binoculars
b)
Orion
c)
Local Names
d)
North Star
32.
An instrument that makes distant objects in space look closer.
a)
Telescopes
b)
North Star
c)
South Pole
d)
Gregorian Calendar
33.
Also known as the North Star, it helps you find the direction of the North Pole.
a)
Polaris
b)
Planetariums
c)
Navigation
d)
Universe
34.
A famous group of stars that can help you find the South Pole.
a)
Observations
b)
Navigation
c)
Orion
d)
Planetariums
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