True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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1.
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Gravity pulls an object down an incline plane.
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2.
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Our Moon rotates around the
Earth.
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3.
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The weight of an object is determined by the gravitational
pull on the mass of the object.
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4.
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The Moon’s gravity is stronger than the Earth gravity.
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5.
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Heat travels through empty space to reach our planet Earth.
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6.
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The Moon is smaller than the Earth.
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7.
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The mass of an object changes when you travel from the Earth to the Moon.
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8.
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All objects have gravity.
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9.
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A hammer is not a simple machine.
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10.
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The Moon is the only reason ocean tides occur on Earth.
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11.
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The Moon has an atmosphere.
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12.
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The planets produce their own light.
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13.
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The Sun’s gravitational force keeps the Earth shaped like a round
ball.
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14.
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All objects have inertia.
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15.
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The two forces that keep our Solar System in it shape are gravity and
inertia.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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16.
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How many planets in our Solar System are gas planets?
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17.
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Which word is used to describe how the Earth spins on its axis?
a. | revolve | c. | rotate | b. | orbit | d. | turn |
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18.
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How many planets in our solar system are terrestrial planets?
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19.
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Our Sun is made of:
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20.
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Which of these objects is considered an simple machine?
a. | pulley | c. | tractor | b. | car | d. | roller coaster |
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21.
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Which word describes what the moon is doing in the picture above?
a. | revolves around the Earth | c. | rotates around the
Earth | b. | spins around the Earth | d. | turns around the Earth |
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22.
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Which planet is closest to the Sun?
a. | Venus | c. | Earth | b. | Mercury | d. | Neptune |
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23.
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Which of these would be a model of how the Sun’s energy warms the
Earth?
a. | a pot of boiling water | c. | a oven baking bread | b. | a microwave keeping food
hot | d. | a spoon getting hot
when stirring soup |
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24.
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What force comes from the Sun and keeps our Solar System in its
shape?
a. | gravity | c. | pressure | b. | inertia | d. | solar |
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25.
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What energy causes the object above to make a noise?
a. | it is vibrating | c. | it is growing | b. | it is moving | d. | none of these |
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26.
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How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun one time?
a. | 24 hours | c. | 12 hours | b. | 7 days | d. | 365 days |
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27.
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How much of the Earth is in darkness (night) and how much is in daylight
(day)?
a. | 1/3 each side | c. | all | b. | 1/4 each side | d. | 1/2 each side |
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28.
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Which word describe the path the Earth takes when it travels around the Sun one
time?
a. | revolves | c. | turns | b. | rotates | d. | spins |
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29.
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How many times do ocean tides occur on Earth?
a. | 5 times | c. | twice | b. | 3 times | d. | 8 times |
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30.
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If a rock is taken from the Earth to the surface of the Moon what is different
about the rock?
a. | the rock changed shape | c. | the rock changed its mass | b. | the rock changed
color | d. | the rocks weight
changed |
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31.
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Which of these causes day and night on Earth?
a. | the Sun revolving around the Earth | c. | the Earth rotating on its
axis | b. | the Moon revolving around the Earth | d. | the Earth revolving around the
Sun |
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32.
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How long does it take the Earth to rotate on its axis one time.
a. | 48 hours | c. | 12 hours | b. | 24 hours | d. | 365 hours |
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33.
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The surface of the Sun is made of:
a. | liquid | c. | gas | b. | rock | d. | solids |
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34.
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What force keeps an object moving in a straight line?
a. | gravity | c. | inertia | b. | pressure | d. | solar |
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35.
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Which of these are the mediums sound and heat must travel
through?
a. | earth, wind, fire | c. | solid, liquid, gas | b. | water, space, liquids | d. | space, rain,
rocks |
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Matching
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a. | inertia | e. | revolve | b. | weight | f. | gravity | c. | mass | g. | gasses | d. | rotate | h. | terrestrial |
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36.
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the substance that the sun is made of
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37.
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a word that describes the path the Earth takes around the Sun
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38.
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a force that keeps an object moving in a straight line
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39.
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determined by the mass of an object.
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40.
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a word that describes planets that are made of dirt, rock, and ice.
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41.
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a force that pull on object towards the center of another object
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42.
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a word that describes the Earth spinning on its axis
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43.
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the amount of matter an object contains
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