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Science: Solar System
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5th grade science review for Solar System
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1
Mercury is the ____________ inner planet.
biggest
coldest
darkest
smallest
2
Jupiter is the ______________ planet in our solar system.
lightest
biggest
smallest
coldest
3
What enters the Earth's atmosphere on a regular basis?
comets
meteors
supernovas
asteroids
4
This picture shows the moon as it travels around Earth. When the lighted part of the moon grows bigger it is _______.
waxing
the last quarter
waning
the first moon
5
Which planet lies on its side?
Jupiter
Saturn
Pluto
Uranus
6
What are the four
gas
giant planets?
Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Neptune
Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Venus
Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Venus
7
Approximately, how far is our Sun from Earth?
93 million miles
30 million miles
79 million miles
57 million miles
8
Where do most of the asteroids come from?
planet of Hoth
around Pluto
asteroid belt
Kepler belt
9
Unlike Earth, the moon has no _____.
atmosphere
surface
landforms
gravity
10
Earth revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit at an average speed of
100,000 miles per hour
20,000 miles per hour
67,000 miles per hour
58,000 miles per hour
11
Which planet has the most moons of any planet?
Uranus
Neptune
Mars
Saturn
12
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Earth
Mercury
Venus
Mars
13
Which planet is NOT included in the INNER Planets?
Mars
Earth
Venus
Neptune
14
Which object in the solar system is considered a dwarf planet?
Neptune
Earth
Uranus
Pluto
15
If you could fit Saturn in a pool of water, it what ____________.
float
break apart
sink
absorb the water
16
What keeps Earth and other planets in their orbits around the Sun?
dark matter
air
gravity
dark energy
17
Earth completes one full ___ on its axis every 24 hours.
reservation
revolution
orbit
rotation
18
How many planets are there in our solar system?
More than 9
9
8
7
19
What is the name of an exploding star?
nebula
white dwarf
black hole
supernova
20
Saturn's rings are composed of _____.
sulpher
gas and dust
ice and rock
water and nitrogen