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6th Grade Solar System Review
6th Grade Solar System Review
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1
What is a rocket's primary function?
To overcome the gravity in space.
To overcome the Sun's gravity.
To overcome the gravity in Earth's atmosphere.
To overcome the gravity on Earth's surface.
2
Which best describes a comet's orbit?
Elliptical
Circular
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What was the goal of Project Apollo?
To practice maneuvering a craft in space.
To go to Mars
To go to the Moon
To get a man to space and back safely.
4
What is Earth doing here in relation to the sun?
Rotating
Revolving
5
What was the goal of Project Mercury?
To practice maneuvering crafts in space.
To get a man into space and back safely.
To go to Mars.
To go to the Moon.
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Which element is most abundant in the Sun?
Nitrogen
Helium
Oxygen
Hydrogen
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How long does one Earth orbit take?
1 night
24 hours
1 year
1 day
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What was the name of the first satellite launched by man?
Gemini
Mercury 7
Sputnik 1
Snoopy
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Around which planet do the Galilean Moons orbit?
Jupiter
Saturn
Earth
Mars
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What force holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?
Weightlessness
Inertia
Gravity
Friction
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What is the ISS?
The Soviet Union's first satellite
The name of the current space station
The name of the space shuttle that exploded.
The first lunar rover
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What is Earth doing here?
Revolving
Rotating
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Which statement is correct?
Planets rotate around stars.
Moons revolve around planets.
Moons revolve around stars.
Moons rotate around planets.
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What did scientists collect from the Moon to conduct research on?
Lava Samples
Rocks
Air Samples
Plants
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What was the goal of project Gemini?
To go to Mars
To go to the moon
To practice maneuvering a craft in space
To get a man to space and back safely
