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Pearson Realize 5th Grade Chapter 6 Test Review including Vocabulary Words.
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What does Earth rotate around?
the sun
the moon
stars
an axis
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Which of these planets is most like Earth?
Jupiter
Venus
Neptune
Mars
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What is a moon?
A large round of cheese in the sky.
Something a cow can jump over.
A self-generated light source in our night sky.
A natural object that revolves around a planet.
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What is an asteroid belt?
The region between Mars & Jupiter where most asteroids orbit.
A ring of asteroids encircling Saturn.
A feature the constellation Asteroid.
A solar fashion accessory.
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What is an axis?
A rod passing through the center of a wheel
A measurement between points on a circle that passes through its center.
An elliptical orbit
An imaginary line around which an object spins.
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What is a space probe?
a blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring
a rod carried by astronauts to stick into dark places.
a spacecraft that gathers data without a crew
a type of drone used to attack aliens.
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Which is an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?
an asteroid
a comet
a moon
a planet
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What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?
They all appear to be made of rock and ice.
They all appear to be similar to Earth.
They all are gaseous planets.
They all have rocky surfaces.
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Which planet has a rocky surface?
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
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What is a comet?
A frozen mass of different types of ice and dust.
A large, round object that revolves around a star.
A rocky mass, up to several hundred km wide.
A large round object that hasn't cleared its orbit.
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What is an orbit?
One full turn on an axis.
A brand of chewing gum.
The path of an object as it revolves around a star/planet/moon
A creature related to a Hobbit.
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What is an asteroid?
Minions of John Jacob Astor.
Small space rocks that have landed on the moon's surface.
An Astronaut disease.
A rocky mass up to several hundred km wide.
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What is a revolution? (in solar science)
One full orbit around the sun.
One full turn on its axis.
A 24hr period on Earth.
The West to East motion of the Earth's spin.
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Which is true about planets and asteroids?
They are round.
They have cleared their orbit.
They have an atmosphere.
They revolve around the sun.
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Which choice below lists the correct order of the planets from the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Mars, Venus, Earth, Saturn
Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn
Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter
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What is a planet?
A store where you can get a smoothie.
A large, round object that has cleared it's orbit.
An icy ball with a tail of small particles.
A leafy, green, item in your garden.
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What can be described as "a shower of shooting stars".
satellites
fireworks
a meteor shower
a hail storm
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What is an outer planet?
A planet outside of our solar system.
A planet that enjoys the outdoors.
A planet with crust on the outside.
Any of the 4 planets in our solar system beyond Mars.
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Which is NOT a layer of the sun?
photosphere
chromosphere
solar flare
corona
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What is a dwarf planet?
a teeny, tiny speck of dust with a lint tail.
a planet from the Wizard of Oz.
a natural object that revolves around another planet.
a large , round object that hasn't cleared its orbit.
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How does Earth's revolution around the sun cause seasons?
The sun is blocked by the moon as Earth revolves.
Revolving on it's axis, Earth has different seasons.
With Earth's tilt, parts of Earth receive more or less direct sunlight.
Earth's revolution causes cold wind storms at the Equator during winter.
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What is an inner planet?
A planet on the inside of the Milky Way galaxy.
One of four rocky planets orbiting closest to the sun.
A planet on the inernet, Y'all.
A planet inside of Jupiter.
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What is a solar flare?
A feature of Venus' hot surface.
An explosive eruption of waves and particles into space.
An item used to alert drivers of a roadside emergency.
A welding tool.
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What is a constellation?
A group of stars that form a pattern.
Star patterns including The Little Dipper and Polaris
All 3 answers above.
Patterns of stars used to locate individual stars in the sky.
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What is a meteorite?
The opposite of a meteorong.
A meteoroid when it hits Earth's atmosphere.
A small piece of rock moving in space.
A piece of a meteor that lands on Earth.
