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Solar System Review for grade 5
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1
What has no atmosphere?
the moon
Earth
the sun
both the sun and the moon
2
What is found between Mars and Jupiter?
comets
dwarf planets
stars
asteroids
3
What is Pluto considered?
planet
dwarf planet
meteor
comet
4
What does a solar system contain?
the planets, moons and asteroids around a star
a group of stars
a star and the planets that orbit it
a star and all the bodies that revolve around it
5
Why do the Northern and Southern Hemispheres never experience the same season at the same time?
Because the Southern Hemisphere always tilts toward the Sun.
Because of Earth's tilt.
Seasons are shorter in the Northern Hemisphere.
Seasons are longer in the Northern Hemisphere.
6
what characteristic do the four inner planets share?
rocky, solid surfaces
habitable planets
inhospitable planets
gas giants
7
Which of these objects is outside of our solar system?
Venus
sun
moon
Sirius
8
The moon is what fraction of the Earth's size?
1/4
1/3
1
1/2
9
Why do the stars look like tiny points of light?
Other galaxies absorb star light.
They are moving at the speed of light.
Space blocks most of their light.
The stars are located very far from Earth.
10
What do all four outer planets have in common?
evidence of life
cores of liquid metal and rock
surfaces of frozen rock and ice
largest diameters in the solar system
11
What takes approximately 27 days to move around Earth?
comet
the moon
the sun
meteor
12
What is an orbit?
turning of a planet on its axis
the distance of a planet from the sun
the speed at which a planet moves
path one object takes around another object in space
13
What is caused by the Earth's rotation?
seasons
tides
day and night
eclipse
14
What is the term for related to the Sun?
solar
width
lunar
area
15
What is one revolution around the Sun called?
week
month
year
day
16
Which objects in our solar system do NOT directly revolve around the Sun?
moons
comets
asteroids
planets
17
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is what season in the Southern Hemisphere?
winter
spring
fall
summer
