Grade 7 Earth & space worksheet

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1. Space and the solar system: which term fits this description? The largest planet in our solar system.

   1. Revolution
   2. Jupiter
   3. Lunar eclipse
   4. Orbit

2. Why can a globe and lamp help explain day and night even though they are not to scale?

3. Space and the solar system: which term fits this description? The fourth planet from the Sun.

   1. Uranus
   2. Mars
   3. Lunar eclipse
   4. Comet

4. A rain gauge overflows. How should that limitation be recorded?

5. The main cause of Earth's seasons is

   1. Earth switching off sunlight
   2. Earth stopping its rotation
   3. the Moon changing temperature
   4. axial tilt during Earth's orbit

6. Space and the solar system: which term fits this description? The sixth planet from the Sun, well known for its bright ring system.

   1. Moon
   2. Venus
   3. Sun
   4. Saturn

7. Water vapour forming liquid droplets is

   1. erosion
   2. condensation
   3. freezing in every case
   4. evaporation

8. At full Moon, which description is approximately correct?

   1. The Moon's near side appears largely sunlit.
   2. Earth's shadow covers the visible Moon.
   3. The Moon has no far side.
   4. The Moon creates its own sunlight.

9. Which record best supports a local climate comparison?

   1. one photograph
   2. one opinion
   3. one lunchtime temperature
   4. many years of consistently measured observations

10. Rainfall on four days is 2, 0, 5 and 3 mm. Find the total rainfall in mm.

11. Space and the solar system: which term fits this description? A relatively small rocky or metallic body orbiting the Sun.

    1. Galaxy
    2. Revolution
    3. Mars
    4. Asteroid

12. Space and the solar system: which term fits this description? The star at the centre of our solar system.

    1. Orbit
    2. Revolution
    3. Uranus
    4. Sun

13. Water soaking into soil is called

    1. cloud reflection
    2. condensation
    3. infiltration
    4. melting

14. Why is Earth's shadow not the usual explanation for crescent Moon phases?

15. Space and the solar system: which term fits this description? A unit of distance equal to how far light travels in vacuum in one year.

    1. Light-year
    2. Mars
    3. Galaxy
    4. Revolution

16. Explain the difference between a rotation and a revolution using Earth.

17. Earth systems: which term fits this description? Rock formed from deposited material or chemical precipitation that becomes consolidated.

    1. Sedimentary rock
    2. Water cycle
    3. Mantle
    4. Metamorphic rock

18. Which is a place where water can be stored?

    1. a wind direction
    2. an aquifer
    3. a shadow
    4. a temperature scale

19. Space and the solar system: which term fits this description? Earth's natural satellite.

    1. Moon
    2. Lunar eclipse
    3. Venus
    4. Mercury

20. Space and the solar system: which term fits this description? A small icy solar-system body that can release gas and dust near the Sun.

    1. Moon
    2. Solar eclipse
    3. Comet
    4. Venus