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Solar System and Universe: Unit 2 Science Fusion
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Science Fusion Unit 2 5th Grade Science #sciencefusionunit25thgradescience
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1
Our solar system..Which of these objects would
most likely
be found between Mars and Jupiter?
dwarf planets
comets
asteroids
stars
2
Galaxies are classified by their shapes. This is the shape of the galaxy: Andromeda.
barred spiral
spinning
spiral
elliptical
3
Jacob is doing a report on the galaxy in which Earth is found. Which galaxy should he choose?
Maffei 1
Milky Way
Andromeda
Ursa Minor
4
Venus and Mars are the two planets closest to Earth. Which of these statements is
true
?
They both have a large solid core.
Their orbits are the same size.
Their surfaces are covered with water.
They have the same number of moons.
5
All the planets in the solar system orbit the sun. What is the
main
difference between..
Only inner planets have almost round orbits.
Outer planets rotate and orbit the sun-inner planets don't
Inner planets travel greater distance than outer planets
Outer planets’ orbits are longer than the inner planets
6
The sun is a medium-size star, but it appears much larger than other stars.
The sun is hotter than other stars.
The sun is much closer to Earth than other stars.
The sun produces more light than other stars.
The sun is affected by Earth’s gravity more than other stars
7
Which of these characteristics distinguishes the outer planets from the inner planets?
The outer planets have smaller diameters.
The outer planets have many moons.
The outer planets have higher densities.
The outer planets orbit in a different direction.
8
One night Tom saw a streak of light in the sky made by a small chunk of rock in the atmosphere.
comet
meteorite
asteroid
meteor
9
Even though the sun is yellow, stars have many colors. What color are the
coldest
stars?
red
white
orange
blue
10
The sun is a star. Why is the sun considered the center of the solar system?
It is closer to Earth than other stars.
The sun is the largest object that can be seen.
Everything in the solar system revolves around the sun.
The sun produces light and energy.
11
Yellow stars are hotter than some stars and cooler than others. What color is the
hottest
?
red
orange
blue
white
12
There are many different colors of stars. Which characteristic determines the color of a star?
actual brightness
temperature
size and shape
distance from Earth
13
A galaxy is composed of billions of stars held together by gravity. Name the type of galaxy
spinning
elliptical
spiral
barred spiral
14
The picture below shows the Great Dark Spot. Which of these planets is shown in the picture?
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
Uranus
15
Almost all stars are many times larger than Earth. Why do they look like tiny points of light?
The stars visible at night are located very far from Earth.
Most of the light from stars is absorbed so they look small.
The atmosphere blocks most of their light.
They are moving very fast.
16
Stars make their own light and glow very brightly. Stars are made
mostly
of what material?
extremely hot rock
glowing, hot gases
very hot metal
carbon and oxygen
