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Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which action causes day to turn to night?
a)
The moon casts a shadow.
b)
The moon orbits earth.
c)
Earth orbits the sun.
d)
Earth rotates on its axis
2.
Seasons change because
a)
Earth's orbit is not round
b)
Earth's axis is tilted
c)
Earth's orbit changes speed
d)
Earth's revolution around its axis slows down
3.
One Earth day is required for one
a)
revolution
of the Earth
b)
rotation of the Earth.
c)
rotation of the sun.
d)
revolution of the sun.
4.
About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?
a)
65 days
b)
8 days
c)
365 days
d)
28 days
5.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
a)
none, quarter, half, three quarters, full
b)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
c)
dark, light, half, quarter, blue
d)
first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
6.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
New Moon
d)
Half Moon
7.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Old Moon
b)
Far Side of the Moon
c)
New Moon
d)
Waxing Gibbous
8.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
9.
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
a)
The equator rotates slower than the poles.
b)
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
c)
The equator always receives direct sunlight.
d)
The equator has 18 hour days.
10.
Which of the following statements is most accurate about the Movement of Earth and the Sun?
a)
The Sun revolves around the Earth
b)
The Earth rotates around the Sun
c)
The Earth revolves around the Sun
d)
The Earth rotates and revolves around the Sun
11.
What happens when there is a spring tide
a)
high tides
b)
really high tides
c)
low tides
12.
A body that travels around another body in space. 365 days=1year
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
13.
How is one year determined?
a)
Time for the Earth to rotate around the Sun
b)
Time for the Earth to revolve on its axis
c)
Time for the Earth to revolve around the Sun
d)
Time for the Earth to rotate around the Sun
14.
The tendency of a moving object to continue moving in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place is called
a)
orbital speed
b)
mass
c)
inertia
d)
gravity
15.
A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.
a)
static electricity
b)
rotation
c)
gravity
d)
orbit
16.
The two factors that combine to keep the planets in orbit are
a)
gravity and orbital speed
b)
orbital speed and mass
c)
mass and inertia
d)
gravity and inertia
17.
If there were no gravitational forces acting on the moon, which of the following would happen?
a)
the moon would quickly crash into the Earth.
b)
the moon would continue at a constant speed in a straight line through space.
c)
the moon would still orbit Earth as it does now.
d)
the moon would remain stationary, at a fixed distance from Earth.
18.
The phases of the moon you see depends on
a)
Where you are on Earth's surface
b)
How much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth
c)
How much of the moon's surface is lit by the sun
d)
whether or not an eclipse is occurring
19.
What type of eclipse is this?
a)
Solar
b)
Lunar
20.
What type of eclipse is this?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
21.
Almost Earth’s twin in size and mass, this planet has very thick atmosphere.
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Neptune
22.
Which planet is fifth from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Earth
23.
Which planet is seventh from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Earth
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
24.
which planet is the third from the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Neptune
c)
Pluto
d)
Earth
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