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This Quiz! goes along with Chapter 6 of Interactive Science for 5th grade.
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1
The sun in the center of the solar system.
False
True
2
What do you call one whole spin of an object around its axis?
orbit
rotation
revolution
axis
3
Comets cause meteor showers.
False
True
4
How many planets are in the solar system?
7
8
10
9
5
What do you call the imaginary line Earth rotates around?
The sun
The moon
An axis
The solar system
6
Earth and other planets revolve around the sun.
False
True
7
Which of the following is NOT a gas giant?
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
8
What do you call the area where most asteroids in our solar system can be found?
outer space
the milky way
the universe
the asteroid belt
9
The sun is mostly made of gas.
False
True
10
What is a shooting star?
an asteroid
a star that is falling
a meteor
a comet flying past Earth
11
What do you call an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?
meteoroid
comet
dwarf planet
moon
12
Which of the following lists the inner planets in the correct order?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars
Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars
Neptune, Mars, Earth, Jupiter
13
What do you call a group of stars that forms a picture in the sky?
a galaxy
a constellation
a solar system
the universe
14
The sun is so bright because it is the largest star.
True
False
15
A planet's rotation tells us how long a day is.
True
False
16
A planet's orbit tells us how long a year is.
False
True
17
An orbit is the path an object takes.
False
True
18
The 4 outer planets are also called...
the gas giants
rocky planets
the ice giants
dwarf planets
19
Which of the following planets is NOT an inner planet?
Venus
Neptune
Mars
Earth
20
How many hours does it take for Earth to complete a rotation?
365 hours
52 hours
24 hours
7 hours
21
What do you call one full orbit of an object around another object?
a revolution
a spin
a rotation
an axis
22
How many days does it take for Earth to revolve around the sun?
52 days
365 days
7 days
24 days
23
The four closest planets to the sun are called the inner or rocky planets?
True
False
24
The asteroid belt separates the inner and outer planets.
False
True
25
Which of the following correctly lists the outer planets in order?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Pluto
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
