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Review of Chapter 5 "Our Solar System" in the California Science Grade 3 Interactive Text

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1
What object in space might have a glowing tail?
a meteorite, a meteor that hits earth
a comet, a chunk of ice mixed with rocks and dust
a comet, a piece of ice or metal broken off an asteroid
An asteroid, a chunk of ice mixed with rock and dust
2
Which statement about constellations is not true?
Constellations are groups of stars that form a picture
People used to use constellations to tell time
Constellations are made of planets
3
Which word matches the definition?
TELESCOPE:tool to make far away thing look closer and larger
PLANET: large piece of rock or metal in space
LENS: a group of stars that forms a picture
COMET:a small piece that has broken off an asteroid
4
What is Pluto?
a dwarf planet
a planet
a comet
a star
5
Which planet is furthest away from the Sun?
Mercury
Earth
Uranus
Neptune
6
How many planets are in our Solar System?
10
6
7
8
7
Which is "a hot, glowing ball of gases"
planet
sun
Jupiter
comet
8
Which statement is not true?
Our solar system is in a group of stars called the Milky Way
The sun is the closest star to Earth
Stars and planets look alike in the night sky
Stars move in the same direction
9
What is a solar system?
the sun, the planets, and other objects
The sun and stars
planets and other objects
The sun and planets
10
What does Mars revolve around?
Earth
Sun
Venus
Mercury
11
Test Question
but not this one!
Or this one!
Pick this answer!
Or this one!
12
Which answer is true?
Galileo said the Earth revolved around the moon, was wrong
Copernicus said Sun is center of the solar system, was right
Copernicus, said Earth revolved around Sun, was right
Galileo said Earth revolved around the Sun, was right