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5th grade Earth and Space Science Test Review
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Meteorite is when.......
Is when it looks like a shooting star
When it has come into Earth's atmosphere
When it hits Earth and leaves an impact
it is traveling in space
2
Dwarf planets are unique because they do not have a normal.....
sun they revolve around
atmosphere
orbit
rotation
3
What is one major difference between comets and asteroids?
Asteroids are rocky and Comets are foamy
Asteroids are in space and Comets are not
Asteroids are rocky and Comets are icy
4
Revolution is....
Causes Day and Night
One full spin
One full orbit of an object around another object
Causes the months
5
What causes the seasons?
How close the Earth is to the Sun
The rotation of Earth
The tilt of the Earth on its axis
6
What is one characteristic of an outer planet?
They have rocky surfaces
They all are very small
They are much more colorful
They have rings
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What causes the sun to appear to move across the sky every day?
The sun just moves
The rotation of the Earth on it's axis
The revolution of the Earth
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Which planets are called "The Gas Giants?"
The Outer Planets
The Inner Planets
9
Having an elliptical orbit means....
Spherical
Circular
Oval
Round
10
Which season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing in this image?
Winter
Summer
Spring
Fall
11
Which is the largest planet in our solar system?
Saturn
Jupiter!
SUN!!!
EARTH
12
A constellation is...
A frozen mass of different types of ice orbiting the sun
Group of stars that form a pattern
An imaginary line that Earth spins on
a spacecraft that gathers data without a crew.
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One rotation is.....
A spin of an object on its axis
When the orbit crosses another orbit
When we have a full year
When we are orbiting
14
Which season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing?
Fall
Spring
Winter
Summer
15
Why do most meteors never hit Earth?
They freeze
They burn up in our atmosphere
They are too small to hit Earth
They never come near Earth
16
One way we could describe a moon is....
An object that does not have a clear, normal orbit
a natural object that revolves around a planet
a spherical object that revolves around the sun only
17
What gathers data in space without a crew.
astronaut
space probe
spaceship
telescope
18
Where is the asteroid belt found?
Between Mercury and Venus
Between Mars and Jupiter
Between Jupiter and Saturn
Between Mars and Earth
19
What orbits around the Earth?
The moon!
The Sun!!!
The other planets
20
What REALLY is a shooting star?
A comet
A Meteor
An Asteroid
A star
21
Why does the Sun seem to be bigger than other stars?
It Sun is hotter than others
Other stars are farther away than the Sun
The Sun moves closer to earth as the day goes by
Other stars give of less light
22
What is one characteristic of the inner planets?
The are MUCH larger
They all have an atmosphere
They have rocky surfaces
They have rings
23
What is keeping all the planets in their positions? HINT: What are these people lacking?
Gravity
Weight
Mass
Earth's force
24
The Sun appears to rise in the ______ and set in the _________.
East, West
West, North
West, East
North, South
