SPACE REVIEW 1. The time it takes for the Earth to around the sun is one year. a. rotate b. revolve 2. Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"? a. Earth b. Mars c. Uranus d. Venus 3. One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about a. one rotation. b. one season. c. one year. d. one eclipse. 4. When the north end of the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun, North America will experience a. more indirect rays and shorter days b. more indirect rays and longer days c. more direct rays and shorter days d. more direct rays and longer days 5. The phase 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. 6. For a solar eclipse to occur, a. the sun must be directly between the Earth and the moon b. the moon must be directly between the Earth and the sun c. the moon must be directly behind the sun d. Earth must be directly between the sun and the moon 7. During what phase can a lunar eclipse occur? a. new moon b. first quarter c. waxing gibbous d. full moon 8. When are tides highest? a. during the moon's first quarter phase b. when the sun, Earth, and moon are nearly in a line c. during the moon's third quarter d. when the moon is at a right angle to the sun 1 of 9
9. What shape is the Earth? a. Square b. Sphere c. Oval d. Octagon 10. Which planet is closest to the sun? a. Earth b. Venus c. Pluto d. Mercury 11. The position of the axis on Earth is important for which reason? a. night and day b. length of a year c. seasons d. position in the solar system 12. Which is NOT a characteristic of Mercury? a. smallest planet b. closeset to the sun c. dwarf planet d. named after the Roman messenger god 13. Pluto is considered what type of celestial body? a. moon b. gas giant c. dwarf planet d. terrestrial planet 14. The spinning of the Earth is called its. a. ellipse b. orbit c. axis d. rotation 15. Tides that occur during full moon phases are called. a. neap tides b. spring tides c. full tides 16. Earth's axis is tilted with respect to Earth's orbit at an angle of. a. 90 degrees b. 45 degrees c. 23.5 degrees 2 of 9
17. The asteroid belt is located between which two objects on the solar system diagram below? a. A and B b. C and D c. E and F d. H and I 18. Describe three ways in which the inner and outer planets are different from each other. The inner planets are more closely than the outer planets. The inner planets are like because they're small, dense, and rocky. The outer planets are much larger and made mostly of. 19. A small rock in space is called a. a. meteor b. meteoroid 20. Which of these planets does not have any moons? a. Mercury b. Mars c. Uranus d. none of the above 21. What color is Uranus? a. Red b. White c. Blue d. Black 3 of 9
22. This planet is second from the Sun. It is named after the Roman god of beauty. Considered for a long time as Earth's "twin". Is covered in clouds. a. Mars b. Mercury c. Venus d. Jupiter 23. The phase of the moon that follows the waning gibbous is called the. a. first quarter b. new moon c. third quarter 24. The phase of the moon that follows the waning crescent is called the. a. full moon b. new moon c. third quarter 25. Name the 4 gaseous planets in our solar system. 26. Waxing means to get. 27. The sun reaches its highest point in the sky in the Northern Hemisphere during. a. June b. December c. March 28. Why and how often do we have a Leap Year? 29. How many days does it take for the Earth to travel around the sun? 30. How many days is it from one full moon to the next full moon? 31. Solstice is when a. day is shorter than night b. night is shorter than day c. two days a year when the sun is directly overhead d. all of the above 4 of 9
32. Equinox a. means equal night. b. happens when the noon sun is directly over the equator. c. all the earth has 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night. d. all of the above 33. State the Big Bang Theory. 34. List the names of the planets in the order they orbit the sun. Word Bank: Earth, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Uranus 35. Who proved that galaxies exist? a. Edwin Hubble b. Isaac Newton c. Tyro Brahe d. Charles Messier 36. List the color of stars from hottest to coolest 37. The path an object takes around the sun is called. a. Universe b. Nebulae c. Orbit d. Star 38. An oval shaped, like a flat circle is? a. Meteor b. Universe c. Star d. Elliptical 39. A huge group of stars that are fairly close to each other in space? a. Universe b. Galaxy c. Planet d. Model 5 of 9
40. Which word means the spinning of an object, such as a planet? a. energy b. rotation c. universe d. astronaut 41. The diagram shows our. a. galaxy b. universe c. solar system 42. Inertia and combine to keep Earth in orbit around the sun. a. gravity b. distance c. universal 43. your weight is constant anywhere in the universe. a. True b. False 44. The most common phase of matter in the universe found in all stars is a. a. Solid b. Liquid c. Gas d. Plasma 45. The English mathematician and scientist who formulated the law of universal gravitation was a. Galileo b. Newton c. Huygens d. Cavendish 6 of 9
46. Why do galaxies appear to move away from each other? a. Galaxies are spinning. b. The universe is expanding. c. Others move closer together. d. Stars still are being born. 47. Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation states that the strength of between two depends on their and the between them. 48. The length of daylight and darkness varies depending on the a. weather b. precipitation c. climate d. season 49. The climate change that causes heavier than normal precipitation in the United States and drought in Australia and Africa is. a. seasons b. El Nino c. sun spots 50. What are the seasons in order? a. Summer, Spring, Winter, Fall b. Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter c. Summer, Winter, Fall, Spring d. Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring 7 of 9
51. The diagrams below show the positions of the Sun (A), Earth (B), and Moon (C). Circle the diagram that represents when a full moon would be observed from Earth. 8 of 9
52. The diagram below shows the moon in different positions as it orbits the Earth. Write "solar eclipse" on the line(s) by the moon's position(s) where a solar eclipse may possibly be seen from Earth. Write "lunar eclipse" on the line(s) where a lunar eclipse may possibly be viewed from Earth. 53. The Earth is tilted on its axis. This causesa. day and night b. phases of the moon c. the seasons d. a year 9 of 9