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5th grade science review for Solar System
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1
Mercury is the ____________ inner planet.
biggest
darkest
coldest
smallest
2
How many planets are there in our solar system?
7
9
More than 9
8
3
What does
heliocentric
mean?
Belief the solar system went around the Milky Way Galaxy
Belief the Sun went around the Earth
Belief the Earth went around the Milky Way Galaxy
Belief the Earth went around the Sun
4
What is the
first
stage of the "
Life Cycle of a Star"
?
Nebula
Protostar
Planetary Nebula
5
Jupiter is the ______________ planet in our solar system.
biggest
smallest
lightest
coldest
6
What enters the Earth's atmosphere on a regular basis?
comets
meteors
asteroids
supernovas
7
How long does it take light to reach the Earth from our Sun?
15 minutes 45 secs
8 hours 10 secs
8 minutes 20 secs
3 minutes 20 secs
8
What are the four
gas
giant planets?
Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Venus
Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Neptune
Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Venus
9
Sunspots occur in cycles that peak every __________ years.
7
9
11
None of the answers
10
If you could fit Saturn in a pool of water, it what ____________.
sink
absorb the water
break apart
float
11
What keeps Earth and other planets in their orbits around the Sun?
air
gravity
dark energy
dark matter
12
What does
geocentric
mean?
Belief you could fall off the Earth
Belief the Earth is at the middle of the Universe
Belief the Earth is at the end of the Universe
Belief the planets go around the Sun
13
Which planet lies on its side?
Saturn
Jupiter
Pluto
Uranus
