Sun, Moon, and Stars Unit Test
Name: _____________________ Date: _______________
1. What color is the hottest type of star? _______________________
2. What is the imaginary line that the Earth spins around called? ____________________
3. What is the circle around the globe that separates the hemispheres called?
_______________________
4. Where does the moon get its light from? ___________
5. How many planets are in our solar system? ______
Match the characteristic to the planet that best fits:
6. Mercury ____ a. The largest planet
7. Venus ____ b. The planet on its side
8. Earth ____ c. The planet closest to the sun
9. Mars ____ d. The planet farthest from the sun
10. Jupiter ____ e. The planet with rings
11. Saturn ____ f. The red planet
12. Uranus ____ g. Earth’s sister planet
13. Neptune ____ h. The only planet with liquid water
14. If it is Autumn in the United States, what season is it in Australia?
1. Summer
2. Spring
3. Autumn
4. Winter
15. How many time zones are there in the United States?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
16. What phase of the moon is represented by the following diagram?
a. New moon
b. Full moon
c. Waning crescent
d. First quarter
17. What are the two types of lenses in a telescope (2 pts), and what are the differences
between them? (2 pts)
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Sun, Moon, and Stars Unit Test
Name: ____ANSWER KEY___ Date: _______________
1. What color is the hottest type of star? ___BLUE______
2. What is the imaginary line that the Earth spins around called? __THE AXIS___
3. What is the circle around the globe that separates the hemispheres called?
____EQUATOR______
4. Where does the moon get its light from? __THE SUN____
5. How many planets are in our solar system? __8__
Match the characteristic to the planet that best fits:
6. Mercury _c__ a. The largest planet
7. Venus __g_ b. The planet on its side
8. Earth _h__ c. The planet closest to the sun
9. Mars _f__ d. The planet farthest from the sun
10. Jupiter _a__ e. The planet with rings
11. Saturn _e__ f. The red planet
12. Uranus _b__ g. Earth’s sister planet
13. Neptune _d__ h. The only planet with liquid water
14. If it is Autumn in the United States, what season is it in Australia?
a. Summer
b. Spring
c. Autumn
d. Winter
15. How many time zones are there in the United States?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
16. What phase of the moon is represented by the following diagram?
a. New moon
b. Full moon
c. Waning crescent
d. First quarter
17. What are the two types of lenses in a telescope (2 pts), and what are the differences
between them? (2 pts)
The two types of lenses in a telescope are convex and concave. Convex lens looks
like the outside of a bowl and makes things look bigger. The concave lens looks like the
inside of a bowl and makes things look smaller._________________________________
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