5th Grade Science STAAR vocabulary review Earth & Space Day 7

Question 1

the 5th planet in the solar system

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Jupiter

Question 2

the 8th planet in the solar system

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Neptune

Question 3

a representation of a system to show something complex in a simple form

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model

Question 4

closest planet to the sun and the 1st planet in the Solar System

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Mercury

Question 5

the time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution

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1 year

Question 6

the 6th planet in our solar system

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saturn

Question 7

the center of the solar system

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sun

Question 8

The layer of a gas that surrounds a body in space

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atmosphere

Question 9

quarterly period changes in the year due to the Earth's tilting axis

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seasons

Question 10

an object spinning on its axis

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rotation

Question 11

the time it takes for the moon to complete one revolution around the Earth

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28 days

Question 12

the 2nd planet in the solar system

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Venus

Question 13

The time it takes for the Earth to complete one rotation

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1 day

Question 14

an explanation of how or why something happens based on observations and data

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theory

Question 15

the 4th planet in the solar system

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Mars

Question 16

the path of an orbit around a larger object in space

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revolution

Question 17

a statement that can be tested by an investigation

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Hypothesis

Question 18

the 7th planet in our solar system

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uranus

Question 19

the 3rd planet in the solar system

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Earth

Questions 19