Which is a true statement about the sun?

A huge hot ball of gases with no solid surface

What cause the apparent movement of the sun across the sky of the Earth?

Rotation approximately every 24 hours

Which is these statements best explains why Ganymede (a moon of Jupiter) is a moon rather than a planet?

It orbits Jupiter instead of the sun

Why is the sun considered the center of the solar system?

Everything in the solar system revolves around it

Which model accurately shows the Earth, Sun and moon from biggest to smallest?

Earth=Baseball Moon=Golf ball Sun=Soccer ball

Group 1= Mercury, Mars, Venus Group 2=Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter How are the planet divided?

Small Diameters and Large Diameters

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The Solar System (Part 1)

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Review for Lessons 1 and 2 of Unit 3 (The Solar System and Universe) from 5th grade Science Fusion.

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1
It is difficult to see the surface of Venus. Which feature best explains why?
It does NOT produce light of its own
It's too far from Earth
It has thick clouds
Its covered by water
2
How much of a model of the Earth should be blue to represent water on the surface?
One-quarter
Very little
Half
Most
3
Which is a true statement about the sun?
A huge hot ball of gases with a surface covered in water
A huge hot ball of gases with a rocky surface
A huge hot ball of gases with no solid surface
A huge hot ball of gases without an atmosphere
4
What cause the apparent movement of the sun across the sky of the Earth?
Revolution approximately every year
Revolution approximately every 24 hours
Rotation approximately every year
Rotation approximately every 24 hours
5
Which is these statements best explains why Ganymede (a moon of Jupiter) is a moon rather than a planet?
It is too large to be called a planet
Its properties are different from Jupiter's
It is farther from the sun than Mercury
It orbits Jupiter instead of the sun
6
Why is the sun considered the center of the solar system?
The sun is the largest object that can be seen
It is closer to Earth than other stars
The sun produces light and energy
Everything in the solar system revolves around it
7
Which model accurately shows the Earth, Sun and moon from biggest to smallest?
Earth=Golf ball Moon=Soccer ball Sun=Baseball
Earth=Soccer ball Moon=Golf ball Sun=Baseball
Earth=Baseball Moon=Golf ball Sun=Soccer ball
Earth=Baseball Moon=Soccer ball Sun=Golf ball
8
Group 1= Mercury, Mars, Venus Group 2=Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter How are the planet divided?
Small Diameters and Large Diameters
Planets and Dwarf Planets
Orbit the Sun and Orbit other bodies
Moon and without Moons
9
Which of these details is most accurate of this model of the solar system?
The distances between the planets
The number of moons shown
The ordered of the planets
The size of the planets and the sun
10
Which of these share the characteristics of being made up of iron, oxygen, silicon and magnesium?
Earth and Sun
Earth and Moon
Earth, Sun and Moon
Sun and Moon

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