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SPACE

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, which hemisphere is in the summer?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

2.

Name a continent that will have summer when the Northern hemisphere is in winter (Select all that apply)

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Asia

3.

Which of the following degrees latitude makes the most sense for Howell, NJ

a)

40 Degrees North

b)

40 Degrees South

c)

87 Degrees North

d)

87 Degrees South

4.

What is the approximate tilt of the Earth's Axis?

a)

23.5 Degrees

b)

30 Degrees

c)

60 Degrees

d)

10 Degrees

5.

Name a planet in the solar system with a runaway greenhouse effect

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Neptune

d)

Alderaan

6.

Which of the following best explains the graph (select two)

a)

Average Temperatures have cooled down significantly since 1951

b)

Average Temperatures have risen significantly since 1951

c)

From 2015 onwards we are more likely to see colder weather than hotter weather

d)

From 2015 onwards we are more likely to see extremely hot weather than colder weather

7.

Which of the following gasses are major contributors to climate change? (Select all that apply)

a)

Methane

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Nitrous Oxide

d)

Xenon

8.

Increased production of greenhouse gasses has lead to (Select two)

a)

No major change in Earth's climate

b)

Poorer health conditions for people in areas of higher pollution

c)

An increase of approximately 1.5 degrees celcius on a global scale

d)

Better harvesting conditions for food

9.

Which of the following will have an effect on human populations due to climate change? (Select all that apply)

a)

Extreme Weather patterns due to fluxuations in climate

b)

Agriculture failing due to dry seasons

c)

Marine life dying due to rising temperatures in the ocean and salinity issues from melting ice caps

d)

Refugees fleeing low lying areas that are succumbing to rising waters

10.

Which type of organism will have issues reproducing due to rising temperatures in the ocean? Use the provided graph for information.

a)

Marine life by coastal areas

b)

terrestrial life

c)

Human being

d)

wookies

11.

Match the text and the correct word.


A natural community of plants, animals, and other organisms and the physical environment in which they live and interact

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Habitat

12.

Match the text and the correct word.


A mixture of gases, such as nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide, that surrounds the Earth

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Habitat

13.

Match the text and the correct word.


Weather patterns for about 30 years can be used to describe the climate of a particular place.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Climate

c)

Fossil fuel

14.

Match the text and the correct word.


Any moisture that falls to Earth, such as rain, snow, hail, sleet, or mist

a)

Precipitation

b)

Climate

c)

Fossil fuel

15.

Match the text and the correct word.


An energy-rich substance type of fuel that is created from dead plant and animal material trapped between layers of rock deep within the Earth

a)

Precipitation

b)

Climate

c)

Fossil fuel

16.

Match the text and the correct word.


A natural or human-made gas that traps heat in the atmosphere

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Greenhouse Gas

c)

Ozone

17.

Match the text and the correct word.


A gas made up of three atoms of oxygen bonded together

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Greenhouse Gas

c)

Ozone

18.

Match the text and the correct word.


A colorless, odorless gas that is released from the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and natural gas

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Greenhouse Gas

c)

Ozone

19.

Match the text and the correct word.

The total amount of greenhouse gases released by a person, family, building, organization, or company each year

a)

Carbon footprint

b)

Mitigation

c)

Renewable Resource

20.

Match the text and the correct word.

Taking actions in order to decrease the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

a)

Carbon footprint

b)

Mitigation

c)

Renewable Resource

21.

Match the text and the correct word.

A natural resource that can be made or regrown as fast as it is being used

a)

Carbon footprint

b)

Mitigation

c)

Renewable Resource

22.

Match the text and the correct word.

A substance that contaminates the air or water

a)

Pollutant

b)

Mitigation

c)

Renewable Resource

23.

1.What does the picture represent?

a)

Lines of latitude

b)

Greenhouse effect

c)

Climatic zones

d)

Weather patterns

24.

Why are forests important in reducing climate change? Trees ____

a)

use Carbon Dioxide to make food

b)

provide building materials

c)

are an important food source

d)

reflect all sunlight away from the Earth

25.

Which shows the effect of climate change on human health? It ____

a)

causes illnesses such as heat stress

b)

increases respiratory illnesses such as asthma

c)

helps to spread diseases such as dengue fever

d)

all of the above

26.
What are greenhouse gases?
a)
gases that cause climate change
b)
gases that emit green smoke
c)
gases that are used to make green colored glass
27.
Things you can do to help decrease global warming include:
a)
Eat more ice cream.
b)
Keep your freezer door open.
c)
Keep your air conditioner on high.
d)
Turn off your lights when you’re not using them.
28.
Increasing quantities of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere will cause air temperatures to be _____. 
a)
warmer
b)
cooler
29.

What will you do to decrease greenhouses gas?

4 lines
30.
Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
a)
Fishing
b)
Breathing
c)
Burning Fossil Fuels
d)
Farming
31.

The path that the planets travel around the sun

a)

Orbit

b)

Revolution

c)

Rotation

d)

Circuit

32.

The spinning of a planet or moon on its axis

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Tides

d)

Axis

33.

The first four planets closest to the Sun

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

c)

Asteroid belt

d)

Orbit

34.

The four planets farthest from the Sun

a)

Inner planets

b)

Outer planets

c)

Asteroid belt

d)

Orbit

35.

Only planet known to support life

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Moon

d)

Venus

36.

Revolves around the sun in 365 days

a)

Earth

b)

Revolution

c)

Moon

d)

Rotation

37.

Closest star to Earth

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

38.

The movement of the Earth around the Sun

a)

Revolution

b)

Rotation

c)

Satellite

d)

Spinning

39.

How many planets do we have in our solar system?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

7

d)

6

40.

The ______ is the center of our solar system.

a)

Sky

b)

Earth

c)

Sun

d)

Moon

41.

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

a)

365 days

b)

60 seconds

c)

24 hours

d)

365 seconds

42.

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

43.

What causes a shadow?

a)

The suns rays shining down

b)

A solid object allow the light from the light source to pass through

c)

A solid object blocking the light from the light source.

d)

A black colour behind an object

44.

Order these from smallest to largest

a)

moon, earth, sun

b)

sun, moon, earth

c)

moon,earth, sun

d)

sun, earth, moon

45.

What causes the day and night on the Earth?

a)

rotation

b)

evolution

c)

light rays

d)

north pole

46.

How many hours does the Earth take to make one rotation?

a)

1600

b)

12

c)

24

d)

72

47.

The Earth rotates on its ...............

a)

day and night

b)

axis

c)

north pole

d)

south pole

48.

Which is true about the diagram above?

a)

In the Northern Hemisphere it is fall, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is spring.

b)

In the Northern Hemisphere it is winter, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is spring.

c)

In the Northern Hemisphere it is spring, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is summer.

d)

In the Northern Hemisphere it is summer, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is winter.

49.

If you walked outside one night and the moon looked like the diagram, but a week later you looked and it appeared larger, what caused this?

a)

The moon became larger

b)

The moon became brighter

c)

Earth and moon moved closer together

d)

You would be seeing more of the side of the moon that was lighted

50.

According to the diagram, which of the following correctly states the season for the given location?

a)

It is spring at location G

b)

It is winter at location H

c)

It is fall at location J

d)

It is summer at location K

51.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
52.

How many earths can fit in our sun?

a)

111,000

b)

222,000

c)

333,000

d)

444,000

53.

What is the distance between Earth and Moon?

a)

368000 Km

b)

386000 Km

c)

308000 Km

d)

306000 Km

54.

How many moons can fit in earth?

a)

10

b)

30

c)

50

d)

100

55.
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
56.
What is the name of the force holding us to the Earth?
a)
Sun
b)
Star
c)
Gravity
d)
Titan
57.

Which of the following is responsible for Earth's seasons?

a)

the orbit of the Earth around the Sun and Earth's rotation

b)

the orbit of the Earth around the Sun and rotation of the Sun

c)

the rotation of the Earth and the Sun

d)

the tilt of Earth's axis and its orbit around the Sun

58.

What object(s) contains more than 99% of the mass in our Solar System?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Sun

c)

Uranus

d)

The Asteroid Belt

59.

How big is space?

a)

6 light years

b)

Infinite

c)

100 light years

60.

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

a)

365 days

b)

60 seconds

c)

24 hours

d)

365 seconds

61.

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

62.
Is the sun a star?
a)
yes
b)
no
63.
Because the Earth is 93 million mies from the Sun, the light from this star takes_____ to reach us.
a)
8 hours
b)
1 hour
c)
8 minutes
64.
A light year is...
a)
The speed light travels
b)
How long it takes light to get to you from the sun
c)
The distance light can travel in a year
d)
How many years it takes light to be emitted
65.

How many planets are in the milky way?

a)

4 million

b)

10 million

c)

100 billion

d)

5 gazillion