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6th Grade Solar System Unit 6 Test Review
6th Grade Solar System Unit 6 Test Review
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1
What is the shape of the planets orbits?
round
circular
elliptical
spherical
2
Weight depends on gravity on mass. On which of the following planets would you weight the least
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
3
If you have a model of the solar system with Earth in the middle, what is wrong with the model?
Sun not in the center
too many planets
Sun moving in wrong direction
Earth moving in the wrong direction
4
Which of the following causes tides
ocean's gravity
moon's gravity
waves causes by storms
Earth's gravity
5
What do comets, meteoroids, planets, moons, asteroids have in common?
all closer to the Sun than another star
all have atmospheres
all spherical in shape
all orbit the Sun
6
If a planet's temp depends on its distance from the Sun, which of the following be least hot?
Earth
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
7
Of the objects shown, which could represent Earth?
pingpong ball
marble
basketball
beach ball
8
Moon is the closest object to Earth. What is the next closest
Mercury
Sun
Venus
Mars
9
What is the Northern hemisphere experiencing when the Sun and Earth are in this position?
winter
eclipse
summer
night
10
What statement about scientific theories is true?
rarely change
never questioned
not testable
change as new evidence is discovered
11
What kind of tide is illustrated?
spring tide
neap tide
noon tide
red tide
12
What daytime event is shown in the diagram?
new moon
tide
lunar eclipse
solar eclipse
13
Why does Mercury does not have an atmosphere?
Too new
not large enough to hold one
too cold
not close enough to the Sun
14
What happens when an astronomical body blocks our view of the Sun from Earth?
summer
eclipse
night
high tide
15
Why is Venus hotter than Mercury?
rotates very slowly
revolves opposite to Mercury
thick atmosphere
solid surface and Mercury does not
16
Which of the following objects is fartherst from Earth?
Neptune
Andromeda galaxy
Sun
North Star
17
In a geocentric model, what is in the middle?
Earth
Mercury
galaxy
Venus
18
Why does the moon has more craters than Earth?
one side facing away from Earth
orbits between Earth and Sun
rotates slower than Earth
No atmosphere