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Science: Solar System
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5th grade science review for Solar System
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1
Mercury is the ____________ inner planet.
smallest
darkest
biggest
coldest
2
What are the four
gas
giant planets?
Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Neptune
Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Venus
Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Venus
3
What is the
first
stage of the "
Life Cycle of a Star"
?
Protostar
Planetary Nebula
Nebula
4
How old is the Universe in billions of years?
13.5
13.8
14.3
14
5
If you could fit Saturn in a pool of water, it what ____________.
absorb the water
float
sink
break apart
6
What does
geocentric
mean?
Belief the Earth is at the end of the Universe
Belief the planets go around the Sun
Belief the Earth is at the middle of the Universe
Belief you could fall off the Earth
7
Where do most of the asteroids come from?
planet of Hoth
around Pluto
Kepler belt
asteroid belt
8
What keeps Earth and other planets in their orbits around the Sun?
gravity
dark matter
air
dark energy
9
Approximately, how hot is the Sun's core?
27 million Fahrenheit
45 million Fahrenheit
32 million Fahrenheit
None of the above
10
Approximately, how far is our Sun from Earth?
30 million miles
93 million miles
79 million miles
57 million miles
11
What does
heliocentric
mean?
Belief the Earth went around the Sun
Belief the solar system went around the Milky Way Galaxy
Belief the Earth went around the Milky Way Galaxy
Belief the Sun went around the Earth
12
Jupiter is the ______________ planet in our solar system.
lightest
coldest
smallest
biggest
13
How long does it take light to reach the Earth from our Sun?
8 minutes 45 secs
8 minutes 20 secs
7 minutes 20 secs
8 minutes 10 secs
14
How many planets are there in our solar system?
7
9
8
More than 9
15
Which planet lies on its side?
Uranus
Jupiter
Pluto
Saturn
16
What enters the Earth's atmosphere on a regular basis?
supernovas
comets
asteroids
meteors
17
Sunspots occur in cycles that peak every __________ years.
None of the answers
7
9
11
