Fifth Grade Solar System Review

Question 1

This picture shows . . .

Accepted Answer

low tide

Question 2

The brightest object in our solar system is . . .

Accepted Answer

the Sun

Question 3

What are the marks all over the Moon's surface?

Accepted Answer

craters

Question 4

Sunlight reflected by the Moon covering more and more of the surface is . . .

Accepted Answer

waxing

Question 5

Which is NOT a part of the Sun?

Accepted Answer

bald spot

Question 6

Gravitational forces on earth caused by the Moon and Sun make the oceans' . . .

Accepted Answer

tides

Question 7

Footprints left on the Moon by astronauts are permanent.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 8

Identify the teacher in the red spandex.

Accepted Answer

Mr. Greer

Question 9

A region of space with intense gravity from which light cannot escape is a . . .

Accepted Answer

black hole

Question 10

Which of these is a moon phase?

Accepted Answer

full moon

Question 11

According to scientists, every galaxy has at least one of these at its center.

Accepted Answer

black hole

Question 12

The amount of material that something has is its . . .

Accepted Answer

mass

Question 13

Which is the third planet from the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 14

A piece of an asteroid or comet or space debris that burns up in the atmosphere is a . . .

Accepted Answer

shooting star, meteor

Question 15

The regular flow of particles moving outward from the Sun.

Accepted Answer

solar wind

Question 16

Which layer of the Sun is a dense layer of plasma that photons take 100,000 years to escape?

Accepted Answer

radiative zone

Question 17

The Sun is made of . . .

Accepted Answer

gaseous plasma

Question 18

How many miles is the Sun from Earth?

Accepted Answer

93,000,000

Questions 18