Year 7 Space Multiple Choice Quiz

what is The Moon?

• Collection of stars and planets.

• Billions

  of galaxies.

• The Earth’s natural satellite.

• A bit of dust or rock that usually burns up.

• The path an object takes around another (like the Earth around the Sun).

what is an orbit?

• Collection of stars and planets.

• Billions

  of galaxies.

• The Earth’s natural satellite.

• A bit of dust or rock that usually burns up.

• The path an object takes around another (like the Earth around the Sun).

why do we get day and night

• because the sun spins on its axis

• because the moon spins on its axis

• because the earth spins on its axis

why do we have seasons?

• because the sun moves closer and further away from the earth

• because the earth is tilted on its axis

• because of the greenhouse effect

in the summer, the sun light hits the earth's surface at

• an angle the spreads out the light

• an angle that focuses the light on a small area

• the equator only

• the poles only

in the winter

• the sun is in the sky for a long time

• the sun is in the sky for 12 hours or more

• the sun is in the sky for a short time

which things do not orbit our sun?

• the earth

• mars

• pluto

• other stars

which letter represents the full moon

• R

• M

• K

• V

• S

which letter represents the new moon

• R

• M

• K

• V

• S

which letter represents cresent moon

• R

• M

• K

• V

• S