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Solar System (5th grade)
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The inner planets are made out of ......
liquid
gas
ice
rock
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Objects in space that enter Earth's atmosphere...
comets
asteroids
meteoroids
stars
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What makes the Sun different from the star Orion?
Is made of gas
Can make its own light
Is in our Solar System
Can be seen at night from Earth.
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What keeps planets in orbit around the sun?
Mass
Gravity
Density
Weight
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The outer planets are mainly made of
cheese
gas
liquid
rock
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What celestial body is at the center of our universe?
a star
a planet
a moon
a comet
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Why does the sun appear larger than other stars in the sky?
The sun is closer
The sun is the largest star
The sun is younger
The sun is hotter
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Mixtures of ice and dust that have highly elliptical orbits.
asteroids
starts
meteoroids
comets
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How would you describe our solar system?
a single star orbiting a single planet
A multi-star system orbiting a central star
a two-star system orbited by planets, moons and other satellites
a single star orbited by planets, moons, comets, and asteroids
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Which planet has the shortest year?
Mars
Earth
Mercury
Saturn
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Why does the moon and stars appear to move across the sky?
Earth is tilted
Earth rotates
Earth moves away from the sun
Earth orbits the sun
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The Earth ________________ around the sun in an elliptical orbit.
revolves
rotates
The Earth does not go around the sun.
spins
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What Earth does every 24 hours on its axis.
change seasons
revolution
orbit
rotate
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Which movement causes Earth to have day and night?
The sun's orbit around Earth
The sun's rotation on its axis
Earth's orbit around the sun
Earth's rotation on its axis
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What do we call rocky bodies that are too small to be planets?
meteorites
asteroids
stars
comets
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The asteroid belt is located between what two planets?
Uranus and Neptune
Venus and Mars
Mars and Jupiter
Mercury and Saturn
