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6th grade Solar System Review
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Questions based on the Virginia 6th grade Solar System SOL
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1
Which planet seems to be tipped on its side?
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
2
What is a meteoroid?
a meteoroid that is burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
a chunk of ice and dust that orbits the sun
a rock almost planet sized that orbits the sun
a small chunk of rock or dust in space
3
What is a meteor?
a small chunk of rock or dust in space
a meteoroid that isburning up in Earth’s atmosphere
a rock almost planetsized that orbits the sun
a chunk of ice anddust that orbits the sun
4
The sun is a ball of hydrogen and helium gases.
FALSE
TRUE
5
What is the smallest planet?
Earth
Mercury
Mars
Venus
6
Which planet has water in solid, liquid, and gas states?
Mars
Mercury
Earth
Venus
7
What planet is NOT considered an INNER planet?
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
Earth
8
What is Revolution?
Orbit around a central point
spinning in place
The turn on an axis
moving in a straight line toward something
9
What does ROTATE mean?
to turn on its own axis
to go around a central point
to move in a straight line
10
What occurs when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun?
New Moon
Solar Eclipse
Full Moon
Lunar Eclipse
11
What causes Mars to have a reddish surface?
mostly made of iron oxide (rust)
mostly made of helium
mostly made of oxygen
mostly made of rock
12
The moon has no atmosphere, no weather, and only 1/2 of Earth gravity.
TRUE
FALSE
13
Early Greeks said that the _____ was the center of the universe.
Jupiter
Moon
Earth
Sun
14
What is the only object in our solar system that produces its own light?
Earth
Comet
Moon
Sun
15
What causes tides?
the moons gravitational pull
the suns gravitational pull
Earths gravitational pull on itself
the moon phases
16
What is the shape of the orbits of the planets?
straight
zig zag
nuclear
ellipitical
17
The sun gets its energy from _________.
nuclear fusion
gravity
nuclear air
nuclear fission
18
The sun, planets, moons, comets, meteors, and ________ are all included in our Solar System
meteroids
asteroids
Fision
meteorites
19
What planet is NOT one of the OUTER gaseous planets
Jupiter
Neptune
Mars
Saturn
20
What do we call the huge loop of gases on sun's surface?
prominence
corona
sunspot
photosphere
21
Planets and their moons stay in orbit because of
Fusion
Air
Fission
Gravity
22
What is a comet?
a rock almost planet sized that orbits the sun
a chunk of ice and dust that orbits the sun
a small chunk of rock or dust in space
a meteoroid that is burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
23
Name the natural satellite of Earth
Venus
the Moon
Mars
a meteor
24
The phases of the moon, eclipses, and tides are caused by
The position of the sun
The position of the Earth
The position of the moon
The position of the Earth, Sun, and Moon
25
Which planet has a reddish surface?
Mercury
Earth
Venus
Mars
26
What country sent the first man into space?
England
Soviet Union
U.S.A
27
What is an asteroid?
a rock almost planet sized that orbits the sun
a meteoroid that is burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
a chunk of ice and dust that orbits the sun
a small chunk of rock or dust in space
28
How long does it take for the Earth to ROTATE on its axis?
24 hours
28 days
2 days
1 year
29
Which planet has a rotation backwards from all the other planets?
Earth
Venus
Mercury
Mars
30
What is Day and night is caused by?
The rotation of the Earth
The revolution of the moon
The revolution of the Earth
The rotation of the moon
31
Which country was the first to launch an artificial satellite?
U.S.A
England
Soviet Union
32
What is the largest planet?
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
33
Copernicus later said that the __ was the center of the planets?
Earth
Moons
Sun
Jupiter
34
How long does it take for the Earth to REVOLVE around the Sun?
2 days
1 year
24 hours
28 days
35
Where is the asteroid belt located?
between Mars and Jupiter
between Earth and Mars
between Jupiter and Saturn
between Uranus and Neptune
