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Unit 8 Solar System Review
Unit 8 Solar System Review
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When a planet spins all the way around, it ___________.
rotates
twirls
orbits
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What causes sunrise and sunset?
earth orbits
sun moving around the earth
earth rotates
3
A group of stars that forms a pattern is called a _________.
constellation
planet
sun
star
4
When are shadows the shortest?
when the sun is close
when the sun is high in the sky
when the sun is low in the sky
5
How many planets are there in the solar system?
8
7
100
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What planet is the arrow pointing to?
Jupiter
Earth
Venus
Mercury
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What happens to shadows in the late afternoon?
It doesn't change
They get longer
They get shorter
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What rotates like the Earth does?
a wheel spinning
a boat floating
a plane flying
a pencil writing
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What is a planet?
a large ball of rock or gas
a large ball of hot gas
a group of stars
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What does this arrow show?
how many times the Earth rotates
the direction that Earth rotates
how fast Earth moves around the sun
11
You want to make a model of night and day. What happens when you model?
You put things into groups
You use one thing to stand for something else
You say what you think will happen
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What happens when your part of Earth faces away from the sun?
it is afternoon
it is evening
it is morning
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How long does it take the earth to orbit the sun?
1 second
1 year
1 week
1 minute
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When are shadows the longest?
when the sun is in the sky
when the sun is high in the sky
when the sun is low in the sky
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John wants to show what causes night and day. He uses a lamp in his model. What does the lamp
most likely
model?
the moon
the sun
the earth
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What is the largest planet?
Jupiter
Earth
Uranus
Neptune
