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Interactive Science, Ch. 6: Earth and Space
Interactive Science, Ch. 6: Earth and Space
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Solar System for 5th grade.
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1
What is a frozen mass of ice and dust orbiting the sun?
comet
asteroid
meteor
dwarf planet
2
Earth's orbit is oval, or ________________________.
fast
circular
elliptical
short
3
Earth has four seasons because of its ____________________.
revolution
moon
equator
rotation
4
These look like shooting stars, and are meteoroids that burn upon entering Earth's atmosphere
comet
meteor
asteroid
dwarf planet
5
What is a rocky mass that orbits the sun?
meteor
dwarf planet
comet
asteroid
6
What are groups of stars that make patterns?
stars
constellations
sun spots
solar flares
7
What is a natural object that orbits a body bigger than itself?
comet
meteor
moon
dwarf planet
8
The outer planets--Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune--are mostly _________________
rocky
gaseous
liquid
cloudy
9
How long does it take for earth to complete one
rotation
on its
axis
?
2 weeks
1 year
24 hours
365 days
10
Earth's day and night happen because of Earth's ________________________.
orbit
rotation
tilt
revolution
11
The inner plants--Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars--are mostly _______________
liquid
rocky
cloudy
gaseous
12
Earth moves in
orbit
around the sun. One full orbit is called a _____________.
axis
spin
rotation
revolution
13
What are eruptions on the sun that are similar to volcanoes on Earth are called?
constellations
stars
solar flares
sun spots