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Solar System Review for 5th grade
Solar System Review for 5th grade
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Review of all things solar!
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1
The Atmosphere does all of the following except:
Keeps us from floating away
Helps us breathe.
protect the Earth from harmful UV rays
Protect the Earth from meteors.
2
Name this moon phase:
full
waning crescent
new
waxing gibbous
3
At the start of the month, the moon is new. What phase would it be in two weeks?
1st quarter
3rd quarter
new
full
4
Why do all objects in the solar system revolve around the sun?
The sun has a lot of energy.
The sun is burning gas.
The sun is really old.
The sun is huge and has massive gravity.
5
One Earth revolution takes:
One day
365 days
365.25 days
24 hours
6
Name this moon phase:
waning gibbous
3rd quarter
waning crescent
1st quarter
7
What causes the moon to change shape each night?
The sun's gravity
The earth's rotation
The moon's revolution around earth
The earth's revolution
8
How many parts are there in the earth's atmosphere?
2
3
5
4
9
Which planet is the only planet with life as far as we know it?
Mars
Venus
Earth
Jupiter
10
Name this moon phase:
waxing crescent
waning gibbous
waning crescent
waxing gibbous
11
The moon is waning when...
The moon is full
The moon is a first quarter.
the illuminated part is getting smaller
The illuminated part is getting bigger
12
A revolution is...
one complete trip around the sun
one complete turn on its axis by an object
part of my favorite video game
a revolt by the people of a nation
13
The Earth's seasons are caused by:
The sun moving closer and further away
The tilt of the Earth on its axis
The atmosphere
The distance of the Earth from the sun
14
How far is the moon from the earth?
how am I supposed to know that?
2,000,000 miles
832,000 miles
238,000 miles
15
Name this moon phase:
waning crescent
waxing gibbous
waning gibbous
waxing crescent
16
What are the first 4 planets known as?
terrestrial
gas giants
17
What are the last four planets known as?
terrestrial
gas giants
18
The moon is a 1st quarter moon at the beginning of the month.What phase would it be in a month?
full
new
first quarter
third quarter
19
How long does it take the moon to go through all its phases?
one month
one week
one year
one day
20
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Mars
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
21
What planet is closest to the sun?
Venus
Mercury
Pluto
Earth
22
One Earth rotation takes:
24 minutes
365 minutes
365 days
24 hours
23
Name this moon phase:
1st quarter
waxing crescent
waxing gibbous
3rd quarter
24
How many full moons are there in a year?
12
24
60
6
25
Name this moon phase:
full
first quarter
new
third quarter
26
The sun "sets" in the _______________ each night.
west
east
south
north
27
How far from the sun is the earth?
930,000 miles
93,000 miles
9,300,000 miles
93,000,000 miles
28
Why do all celestial objects appear to move across the sky?
The earth is rotating.
The earth is revolving.
The sun is rotating.
The sky is moving.
29
Name the planets in order from the sun.
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
Mercury Earth Venus Mars Jupiter Neptune Saturn Uranus
Neptune Uranus Saturn Jupiter Mars Earth Venus Mercury
Mars Venus Earth Mercury Jupiter Neptune Saturn Uranus
30
Name this moon phase:
new
full
3rd quarter
1st quarter
31
The moon is waxing when:
The moon is full
The illuminated part is getting smaller
The moon is "new"
The illuminated part is getting bigger
32
The sun "rises" in this direction each morning:
east
west
south
north
33
A rotation is...
a lineup used for basketball
one complete turn on its axis by an object
one complete trip around the sun
a cheese dip!
34
Name this moon phase:
waxing cresecent
waning crescent
waxing gibbous
waning gibbous
35
The Earth has night and day because:
Someone is turning a huge light switch off and on
The Earth is revolving around the sun
The earth is tilted on its axis
The earth is rotating
